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{{Short description|Indian organisation}}
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| formation = {{start date and age|1958}}
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| founder = [[R. R. Diwakar]], [[Rajendra Prasad]], [[Jawaharlal Nehru]]
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The '''Gandhi Peace Foundation''' is an Indian organisation that studies and develops [[Gandhi|Mahatma Gandhi]]'s thought.<ref>{{cite book | title = Gandhi: Il risveglio degli umiliati | first = Jaques | last = Attali | publisher = Fazi Editore | year = 2013  | chapter = L'India, senza Gandhi | chapter-url = https://books.google.com/books?id=AUgNAAAAQBAJ&q=%22Gandhi+Peace+Foundation%22&pg=PT462 | language  = it | accessdate = 2018-09-24}}</ref>
The '''Gandhi Peace Foundation''' is an Indian organisation that studies and develops [[Mahatma Gandhi]]'s thought.<ref>{{cite book | title = Gandhi: Il risveglio degli umiliati | first = Jacques | last = Attali | publisher = Fazi Editore | year = 2013  | chapter = L'India, senza Gandhi | isbn = 978-88-7625-292-1 | chapter-url = https://books.google.com/books?id=AUgNAAAAQBAJ&q=%22Gandhi+Peace+Foundation%22&pg=PT462 | language  = it | accessdate = 2018-09-24}}</ref>


== History ==
== History ==
The foundation was established 31 July 1958<ref name=intdir>{{cite book | language = en | pages = [https://archive.org/details/internationalfou0000unse/page/169 169] | title = The International Foundation Directory 2002 | publisher = Europa Publications | year =  2002  | url = https://archive.org/details/internationalfou0000unse | url-access = registration | quote = Gandhi Peace Foundation . | accessdate = 2018-09-24}}</ref> to preserve and spread Gandhi's thought. It began with  donation of 10 million [[rupee]]s from [[Gandhi Smarak Nidhi]].<ref>{{cite book | title = India Today: An Encyclopedia of Life in the Republic: an Encyclopedia of Life in the Republic | language = en | author = Arnold P. Kaminsky, Roger D. Long Ph.D. | publisher = ABC-CLIO  | pages = 281 | chapter = Gandhi Peace Foundation | year = 2011 | volume = 1  | chapter-url =https://books.google.com/books?id=VVxlfDHGTFYC&q=%22Gandhi+Peace+Foundation%22&pg=PA281 | accessdate = 2018-09-24}}</ref> Its first board was composed of notables including [[R. R. Diwakar]], [[Rajendra Prasad]] and [[Jawaharlal Nehru]].'''''<ref>{{cite news | title  = Custodian of Gandhian thoughts | newspaper = [[The Times of India]] | date = 27 September 2004 | url = https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/education/news/Custodian-of-Gandhian-thoughts/articleshow/863968.cms  | accessdate = 2018-09-24}}</ref>'''''
The foundation was established on 31 July 1958<ref name=intdir>{{cite book | language = en | pages = [https://archive.org/details/internationalfou0000unse/page/169 169] | title = The International Foundation Directory 2002 | publisher = Europa Publications | year =  2002  | isbn = 978-1-85743-127-8 | url = https://archive.org/details/internationalfou0000unse | url-access = registration | quote = Gandhi Peace Foundation . | accessdate = 2018-09-24}}</ref> to preserve and spread Gandhi's thought. It began with  donation of 10 million [[rupee]]s from [[Gandhi Smarak Nidhi]].<ref>{{cite book | title = India Today: An Encyclopedia of Life in the Republic: an Encyclopedia of Life in the Republic | language = en | author = Arnold P. Kaminsky, Roger D. Long Ph.D. | publisher = ABC-CLIO  | pages = 281 | chapter = Gandhi Peace Foundation | year = 2011 | volume = 1  | isbn = 978-0-313-37463-0 | chapter-url =https://books.google.com/books?id=VVxlfDHGTFYC&q=%22Gandhi+Peace+Foundation%22&pg=PA281 | accessdate = 2018-09-24}}</ref> Its first board was composed of notables including [[R. R. Diwakar]], [[Rajendra Prasad]] and [[Jawaharlal Nehru]].'''''<ref>{{cite news | title  = Custodian of Gandhian thoughts | newspaper = [[The Times of India]] | date = 27 September 2004 | url = https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/education/news/Custodian-of-Gandhian-thoughts/articleshow/863968.cms  | accessdate = 2018-09-24}}</ref>'''''


===Presidents===
===Presidents===
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* [[R. R. Diwakar]] (founder) 1958&nbsp;– 1989,
* [[R. R. Diwakar]] (founder) 1958&nbsp;– 1989,
* [[Ravindra Varma]] 1989&nbsp;– 2006,
* [[Ravindra Varma]] 1989&nbsp;– 2006,
* Ms. Radha Bhatt from 2006<ref>{{cite news | newspaper = The Tribune | title = Radha Bhatt chose social service over married life | date = 24 August 2015 | url = https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/uttarakhand/community/radha-bhatt-chose-social-service-over-married-life/123525.html   | accessdate = 2018-09-24}}.</ref>
* Ms. Radha Bhatt from 2006<ref>{{cite news | newspaper = The Tribune | title = Radha Bhatt chose social service over married life | date = 24 August 2015 | url = https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/uttarakhand/community/radha-bhatt-chose-social-service-over-married-life/123525.html | accessdate = 2018-09-24 | archive-date = 24 September 2018 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180924224751/https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/uttarakhand/community/radha-bhatt-chose-social-service-over-married-life/123525.html | url-status = dead }}.</ref>


==''Gandhi Marg''==
==''Gandhi Marg''==
''Gandhi Marg'' is a magazine launched in 1957<ref>{{Cite book  | title = A Comprehensive, Annotated Bibliography on Mahatma Gandhi: Books and pamphlets about Mahatma Gandhi | publisher = Greenwood Publishing Group | year =  1995| pages = 160 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=_935ZKVzjW0C&q=%22Gandhi+Marg%22++%221957%22+%22peace+foundation%22&pg=PA160  | accessdate = 2018-10-11}}</ref> by S.K. George. He was later replaced by [[G. Ramachandran (social reformer)|G. Ramachadran]]. Until 1965 the journal was published by [[Gandhi Smarak Nidhi]] and from its 10th annual year, it was sponsored by the Gandhi Peace Foundation. From 1973 to 1979 the magazine was not published, thereafter resuming on a monthly basis. After 1989 ''Gandhi Marg'' returned to a [[quarterly]] schedule.
''Gandhi Marg'' is a magazine launched in 1957<ref>{{Cite book  | title = A Comprehensive, Annotated Bibliography on Mahatma Gandhi: Books and pamphlets about Mahatma Gandhi | publisher = Greenwood Publishing Group | year =  1995| pages = 160 | isbn = 978-0-313-08900-8 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=_935ZKVzjW0C&q=%22Gandhi+Marg%22++%221957%22+%22peace+foundation%22&pg=PA160  | accessdate = 2018-10-11}}</ref> by S. K. George. He was later replaced by [[G. Ramachandran (social reformer)|G. Ramachadran]]. Until 1965, the journal was published by [[Gandhi Smarak Nidhi]] and from its 10th annual year, it was sponsored by the Gandhi Peace Foundation. From 1973 to 1979, the magazine was not published, thereafter resuming on a monthly basis. After 1989, ''Gandhi Marg'' returned to a [[quarterly]] schedule. Since 2005 John S. Moolakkattu is the editor.


==See also==
==See also==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* History of the foundation on [http://gandhipeace.foundation/books/GPF%201964-2017.pdf gandhipeace.foundation]
* History of the foundation on [http://gandhipeace.foundation/books/GPF%201964-2017.pdf gandhipeace.foundation] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180925025331/http://gandhipeace.foundation/books/GPF%201964-2017.pdf |date=25 September 2018 }}


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Gandhi Peace Foundation
Formation1958; 68 years ago (1958)
Founder
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The Gandhi Peace Foundation is an Indian organisation that studies and develops Mahatma Gandhi's thought.[1]

History[edit | edit source]

The foundation was established on 31 July 1958[2] to preserve and spread Gandhi's thought. It began with donation of 10 million rupees from Gandhi Smarak Nidhi.[3] Its first board was composed of notables including R. R. Diwakar, Rajendra Prasad and Jawaharlal Nehru.[4]

Presidents[edit | edit source]

Ms. Radha Bhatt in 2012

Now Kumar Prashant is the president

Gandhi Marg[edit | edit source]

Gandhi Marg is a magazine launched in 1957[6] by S. K. George. He was later replaced by G. Ramachadran. Until 1965, the journal was published by Gandhi Smarak Nidhi and from its 10th annual year, it was sponsored by the Gandhi Peace Foundation. From 1973 to 1979, the magazine was not published, thereafter resuming on a monthly basis. After 1989, Gandhi Marg returned to a quarterly schedule. Since 2005 John S. Moolakkattu is the editor.

See also[edit | edit source]

Note[edit | edit source]

  1. Attali, Jacques (2013). "L'India, senza Gandhi". Gandhi: Il risveglio degli umiliati (in italiano). Fazi Editore. ISBN 978-88-7625-292-1. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  2. The International Foundation Directory 2002. Europa Publications. 2002. pp. 169. ISBN 978-1-85743-127-8. Retrieved 24 September 2018. Gandhi Peace Foundation .
  3. Arnold P. Kaminsky, Roger D. Long Ph.D. (2011). "Gandhi Peace Foundation". India Today: An Encyclopedia of Life in the Republic: an Encyclopedia of Life in the Republic. Vol. 1. ABC-CLIO. p. 281. ISBN 978-0-313-37463-0. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  4. "Custodian of Gandhian thoughts". The Times of India. 27 September 2004. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  5. "Radha Bhatt chose social service over married life". The Tribune. 24 August 2015. Archived from the original on 24 September 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2018..
  6. A Comprehensive, Annotated Bibliography on Mahatma Gandhi: Books and pamphlets about Mahatma Gandhi. Greenwood Publishing Group. 1995. p. 160. ISBN 978-0-313-08900-8. Retrieved 11 October 2018.

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