Book Title: Prabuddha Jivan 2016 02 Mahatma Gandhijina Hajyatrio Visheshank
Author(s): Dhanvant Shah
Publisher: Mumbai Jain Yuvak Sangh
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PRABUDHH JEEVAN: MAHATMA GANDHI NA SAHYATRO VISHESHSNK
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Be મહાત્મા ગાંધીજીના સહયાત્રીઓ વિશેષાંક : મહાત્મા ગાંધીજીના સહયાત્રીઓ વિશેષાંક BE મહાત્મા Bણ મહાત્મા ગાંધીજીના સહયાત્રીઓ વિશેષાંક : મહાત્મા ગાંધીજીના સભ્યાત્રીઓ વિશેષાંક
reading the book, Madeleine experienced infinite. It was astonishing that Gandhi's whiff was 3 mystical joy once being a child in the arms of nature. consequently numinous and prevailing. Such that a She then realized what this mystical attraction was. girl coming from a completely different contextual and It was a call to go to Mahatma Gandhi. This call ethos, who lived heaps away from Mahatma Gandhi was so prevailing and unconditional that she and never ever experienced an acquaintance with
approached her parents and put forth her wish to him, was paranormally swayed by this legendary 2 visit India and Mahatma Gandhi. But this was not personal.
just enough. Madeleine realized it was a hasty As she entered the Ashram, a mystic figure came decision and was although skeptical of the fact if forward. Madeline encountered nothing else but just
she would be accepted by Mahatma Gandhi as his a luminous bright sense of light. She fell on her knees. u disciple. Hence she made all the possible efforts to Two hands gently upraised her. It was none other
train herself that there would be no room left for not than Gandhiji who said "You shall be my daughter". being accepted. She went through all the errands Since then Madeleine became Mira, Gandhi's of spinning, became a vegetarian, learnt the daughter and Gandhi, her Bapu. She was completely language, taught herself squatting and sleeping on driven by Bapu's qualities and virtues. During her g the floor. Her desire had spread wings. She travelled stay at Ashram, she would wait for the moment when E to Paris, where she read Bhagvad Gita and some she could crystalize her eyes on Bapu. This father of the Rigveda, both in French. After reaching back figure's presence lifted her soul and emotions out of
to London from Paris, Madeleine learnt the news oneself. There was a sense of spiritual bond abound 8€ about Mahatma Gandhi's fast for Hindu-Muslim between Bapu and Mira that appealed to Madeleine
unity. His condition was getting more and more and her stay in India lasted for almost thirty-four į apprehensive every day. During these days, years. She followed a strict regimen at Ashram which &
Madeleine never experienced a single moment of included cooking, spinning, cleaning, learning Hindi, '5 amity. Her soul was fidgety and jittery all through at times travelling with Bapu or else staying back at those twenty-one days. But eventually when ashram and conducting her work. She profoundly Mahatma Gandhi's fasts ended with success, she learnt that Gandhi Bapu had two main streams of got her breath back. She was at peace and blissful. his life. One was his Ashram where he would be with
It was then when Madeleine urged the wish to persons, who would follow his principles of truth and * express her gratitude by means of thanks giving non-violence and second was Indian National
offering. She was left with no money though. Her Congress where he would thrive for independence Z financial crises didn't make things easy for her. of India. Miraben had decided that she would be well Z
Although, the priceless gift of a diamond brooch, acquainted with both of Gandhi's accomplishments given to Madeline by her grandfather on her twenty- and she soon accurately attained the same. It was first birthday showed her a ray of hope. She decided although not an easy task for Madeleine, to be living to sell that brooch and her expression of recognition the community life of Ashram and adjust to the took contour in the form of twenty pounds which climate of India. But her devotion, desirability and was sent to Mahatma Gandhi. Finally this sparked dedication to Gandhibapu was so enigmatic, that Š the chain of conversation between Mahatma Gandhi nothing stopped her and opportunely stayed in India. e and Madeleine. When Madeleine expressed her Miraben lived a life of abstinent which itself
deep desire to visit Mahatma Gandhi and be a part illuminated the society with her selfless amenity of Sabarmati Ashram, there was no looking behind. towards humanity. Despite of reflecting the mirror of hard work,
XXXX difficulties and physical strain by Gandhi, Hermann Kallenbach known as Gandhi's white Madeleine's resilient aspiration to be part of brother has it's own majestic antiquity allied with it. Gandhi's revolution and Ashram, deified her to leave Kallenbach was charmed and fascinated by this Š for India-Sabarmati Ashram without any delay. young Indian lawyer who dressed like an Englishman
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