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orientations, goals, and modes of conduct. The responsibility of achieving these lies with the individual and also with the organizations, institutions, governments, and other structures. All of them have work concertedly to correct existing problems and bring a happy and satisfying living environment. A sense of equality, fairness, and justice have to prevail and love and compassion have to guide various aspects of the societal functioning. Differences have to be respected and views of others have to be included in all aspects of welfare planning and policy-making. Solutions to the problems have to be non-exploitive, persuasive, and nonviolent and the focus has to be on both short-range and long-range problems. Gandhi demonstrated that no problem was too big to be handled and that massive changes were possible through the nonviolent strategies. Though the times and contexts have changed since Gandhi lived, yet his ideas are fresh and as relevant today as then. Gandhi serves as a good role model for all those who wish to follow his footsteps to bring peace and happiness to all.
This appendix is based on the following works by M. K. Gandhi (all published by Navajivan Publishing House, Ahmedabad): An Autobiography: The Story of My Experiments With Truth (1927); Satyagraha in South Africa (1928); From Yervada Mandir (1932); Hind Swaraj (1938; original version 1909); Constructive Programme (1941); Nonviolence in Peace and War (1942); Sarvodaya (1954); Ashram Observances in Action (1955); Unto This Last (1956); Character and Nation Building (1959); My Socialism (1959); Village Industries (1960); and Bread Labour (1960).
Other related works are: Gandhi, M. K., All Men are Brothers. Paris: UNESCO, 1958; Gandhi, M. K., Satyagraha. New York: Schocken, 1951; Kripalani, K., Gandhi's Life in His Own Words. Ahmedabad: Navajivan Publishing House, 1983; Fischer, Louis, The Life of Mahatma Gandhi. New York: Harper & Row, 1983; Fischer, Louis, Gandhi: His Life and Message for the World. New York: Mentor, 1982; Nanda,
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