Aarti bajaj biography of mahatma gandhi
Jamnalal Bajaj Death Anniversary: Remembering the true patriot and Mahatma Gandhi's 'fifth child'
Jamnalal Bajaj was a humanitarian, philanthropist, social reformer, freedom fighter of India and a close associate of Mahatma Gandhi. He passed away on 11th February, 1942.
Jamnalal was born to small-time Marwari money lenders in a village in Rajasthan on 4 November, 1889. At 5, he was adopted by a business family in Wardha, said the journal Marwar. After a brief schooling period, he was married off at the age of 12 to the daughter of a well-off merchant from Jaora. He took over the family business of his adoptive parents in Wardha at 17 and went on to establish several factories and companies.
After Mahatma Gandhi returned to India from South Africa, Bajaj took an instant liking to his teachings. Looking to get Gandhi to make Wardha a centre of his freedom movement, Bajaj donated 20 acres of land to Gandhi, who later adopted him as a son.
Fondly considered by Gandhi as his fifth child, the story of Jamnalal Bajaj is no short of unbelievable exploits. Bajaj who founded the Bajaj group of companies was a rare mix of ethical entrepreneurship. He owned properties but did not let this dilute him from the truth of life and continued to prioritise values even when his business was seeing a surge. Bajaj really took into his own the Gandhian way of life and principles. He was very close to Gandhi and played a very important role in persuading Gandhi to come to Wardha, which emerged as the capital centre of our freedom struggle.
Giving up his claim on the inherited property at an age of 17 were already signs enough to show he was not an ordinary business blood. Jamnalal started early from his home, by opening their house’s temple to everyone including Harijans. He was actively involved in freedom struggle in smaller pockets and princely states like Sikar, Bijolia and Jaipur (1939).
Managing and growing his empire, heading voluntary roles like those of head of All In New Delhi–RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat will release a book hailing Mahatma Gandhi as the “biggest Hindu patriot” on the first day of the new year. On January 1, Modi government ministers Prahlad Patel and V. Muraleedharan will participate in the release ceremony of this book titled ‘Making of a Hindu Patriot’ by authors J.K. Bajaj and M.D. Srinivas, at Rajghat here. Bhagwat had also released a book in February this year, appealing to build Gandhi’s dream of India. Bhagwat had said, “Gandhiji had many times described himself as a staunch ‘Sanatani Hindu’. He was never ashamed of being a Hindu himself. J.K.Bajaj is the founding director of the Centre for Policy Studies and a member of the Indian Council of Social Science Research, and is also a member of the commission constituted by the central government to subclass the OBCs. M.D. Srinivas is the founder president of the Centre for Policy Studies. Bajaj told IANS, “Gandhiji was a born Hindu, but he became a strong Hindu in the days of his experience in South Africa. What is it like to be a Hindu? He learned this during his struggle in South Africa. Gandhiji openly used to say – ‘My patriotism is increasing and this patriotism originates from my religion’.” Bajaj said that Mahatma Gandhi refused when Christian and Muslim friends tried to convert him while living in South Africa. During this time he started an in-depth study about Sanatan Dharma which further strengthened his Hindu identity. The book gives the background of Gandhi’s ‘Hind Swaraj’. There are many interesting details ranging from the development of Gandhiji’s personality and the campaigns he undertook during his stay in South Africa. The book also narrates the story of how Gandhi’s developed ‘Satyagraha’ at the historic meeting on September 11, 1906 at the Empire Theatre in Johannesburg. The chapter t Aarti Bajaj is the creative director of groundbreaking production company, Wild Dreamer Productions. Bajaj recently rejected the words “white” and “brown” on the set of her major stage production, believing the terms to inhibit inclusiveness and diversity. She said her aim is to offer actors, dancers, singers and composers a platform to showcase their talent, without being hindered by their ethnicity. In this interview, Bajaj shares experiences from her career in production, and her views on the representation of ethnicity on screen. Every creative is a storyteller. Productions are a great platform where raw, uncut versions of various human efforts, emotions and expressions are brought together in a form of a story which then transcends in the atmosphere among the audience that is palpable. And to bring all this to life is the reason that instigated my interest and passion to create productions. Time has taught me more about what NOT to do than what TO DO. The main intention and purpose for Arts in my life was to find the sustainability of arts and with time I have evolved to understand that just passion, dreams, desire and intentions to walk on the path of Arts and Creativity isn’t sufficient. If a sustainability factor needs to be incorporated in Arts, then the marriage of commerce and arts is essential. The interest to create, produce and reach to the wider global audience has only intensified with time but with a better understanding of commerce and much more concise agendas and expectations. The portrayal of ethnicity on screens is more like a flavour, a preconceived idea about certain humans with certain ethnic backgrounds will only be shown in specific colours and roles. There are deeply rooted prejudices and stereotypes in human thinking patterns, which then also transc .