![]() The Story of My Experiments with Truth ( Gujarati: Satya Na Prayogo athva Atmakatha, lit. 'Experiments of Truth or Autobiography') is the autobiography of Mahatma Gandhi, covering his life from early childhood through to 1921. It was written in weekly installments and published in his journal Navjivan from 1925 to 1929. Its English translation also appeared in installments in his other journal Young India. It was initiated at the insistence of Swami Anand and other close co-workers of Gandhi, who encouraged him to explain the background of his public campaigns. In 1998, the book was designated as one of the "100 Best Spiritual Books of the 20th Century" by a committee of global spiritual and religious authorities. Without African slaves, international sugar companies in the 19th. Starting with his birth and parentage, Gandhi has given reminiscences of childhood, child marriage, relation with his wife and parents, experiences at the school, his study tour to London, efforts to be like the English gentleman, experiments in dietetics, his going to South Africa, his experiences of colour prejudice, his quest for dharma, social work in Africa, return to India, his slow and steady work for political awakening and social activities. Part 4, Back to Our Stories: New Workers, New Sugar, picks up with the end of slavery. The book ends abruptly after a discussion of the Nagpur session of the Indian National Congress in 1915. In the early 1920s Gandhi led several civil disobedience campaigns. Despite his intention that they be peaceful, on several occasions, incidents of violence broke out. The colonial authorities charged him in 1922 with incitement, and specifically of stirring up hatred against the government, and, the result was a six year term of imprisonment. He served only two years, being released early on the grounds of ill health. Soon after, in the winter of 1925 at 56, Gandhi began writing his autobiography, on the example set by Swami Anand. Ask how you can walk your talk.He serialized it in his own weekly Navajivan (lit. Ask what you can do to achieve your objectives. Do your actions uphold your objectives? Gather feedback from your people. At home or work, write down your objectives. Leaders quickly lose their credibility by failing to ‘walk the talk.’ Call for ActionĪudit yourself. Defining values and goals is often rather easy-conforming and getting others to conform to these initiatives is challenging. Clearly, Ian’s behavior was incongruent with his stated mission of appreciating his people.Īs the above example illustrates, frequently, leaders announce personal and organizational values and goals but fail to act on their words-their behaviors do not match their stated missions. ![]() The day she returned to work, Ian assigned her critical projects and demanded her full attention to these projects. Becoming a mother was the most significant event of her life to date. When one of Ian’s employees returned to work after a three-month maternity leave (she had had her first child,) Ian never enquired her about her child or her experiences. In his first staff meeting, he declared, “Our people are our greatest asset.” He asserted that his primary objective as the manager of the organization was to keep them engaged, motivated and happy. Ian joined a financial services company and assumed leadership of a group of analysts. ![]() ![]() ![]() … You must be the change you wish to see in the world.” Effective Leaders ‘Walk the Talk’Ĭonsider the following case. Why did you ask us to come back this week?” Gandhi answered, “ Ben (Sister,) last week, I, too, was eating a lot of sugar. She enquired, “ Bapu, you could have asked my son to stop eating sugar when we visited you last week. Gandhi smiled at the boy and directed him, “You must stop eating sugar.” The boy admitted, “Forgive me, bapu (father.) I will follow your advice.” The mother and her son revisited Gandhi the following week. Gandhi deliberated for a minute and replied, “Please come back after a week. The Mahatma (Great Soul) was highly revered across the country-perhaps his instruction could convince her son to cut back on sugar.Īt Gandhi’s ashram (hermitage,) the mother recounted her difficulty and requested Gandhi to direct her son. His mother failed to convince him to kick the habit. One of Mahatma Gandhi’s most popular quotations is, “You must be the change you wish to see in the world.” Here is a widely believed-although unverified-story of the origin of this quotation.ĭuring the 1930s, a young boy had become obsessed with eating sugar. Richard Attenborough’s much-admired motion picture ‘Gandhi’ narrates this event twice: once at the start of the movie illustrating the assassin walking towards Gandhi and a second time at the end of the movie depicting Gandhi walking out from the prayer meeting and facing the assassin. A few months after India secured her independence from Britain, an extremist shot Gandhi point-blank after a prayer meeting at the Birla House in Delhi. Today, (30-Jan-08,) is the 60th anniversary of the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi. ![]()
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