Rajni Bakshi: Stories of Modern Day Gandhians
Rajni Bakshi is a Mumbai-based freelance journalist and storyteller who writes about social and political movements in contemporary India. Two of her well-known books include ‘Bapu Kuti: Journeys in Rediscovery of Gandhi’, chronicling the work and lives of activists engaged in social transformation rooted in the philosophy of Gandhi, and ‘Bazaars, Conversations and Freedom: for a market culture beyond greed and fear’ that looks at the history, philosophy and anthropology of market-systems. In this free-ranging Awakin Call with Rajni Bakshi, a wide range of diverse and thought-provoking themes are illuminated. Some examples include what being a child of Partition means, what journalism done with complete integrity aims to accomplish, the key elements of Gandhian transformation, what alternatives to the dominant market-systems exist, and the spiritual truths hidden in the ‘Ram-charit-manas’, a poetic narration of the Ramayana by Goswami Thulasidas, a 16th century Indian saint and poet. What follows is the edited transcript of the call. { read more }
Be The Change
Rajni Bakshi in this interview mentions two important alternatives to the dominant market-systems as including local, organic agriculture and local, complementary currency. See if you can engage with local businesses more this week, whether it’s a farmers market or a local bakery or a local hardware store. Are there ways to engage in or encourage local currency in your town or neighborhood? |
Sangha of Auspicious Companions 