Amit Sukhija

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi is well renowned worldwide for his various ideologies. From his non-violence ideology to Ahimsa, from Swabalambi to cleanliness. All of his teachings were not only relevant during his era, but are pertinent even today. With the following few principles of Gandhiji, I present to you, their relevance applicable even today and in the future times to come.  1.  Cleanliness is next to Godliness This is the primary and the basic principle MK Gandhi preached. Whereas, this principle is not only applicable to a certain era but appropriate for every single day in the centuries to come. With the cleanliness matter, our current Prime Minister Sri Narendra Modi Ji launched the ‘Swachh Bharat’ campaign on the birth anniversary of MK Gandhi thereby dedicating it to him. Under this initiative, there have been several projects taken up by the state governments and the central government like ‘Namami Gange’ to realize the dual purposes of effective cut of pollution...

One of the many lessons what the Sanatana Dharma educates us is to remain ‘ Swabalambi ’ – self-sufficient and being ‘Atmanirbhar’ – self-dependent. Today when our nation is battling to recover our economy through various ways as a lockdown was imposed due to the incursion of COVID – 19, it is time we rotate our wallet’s flow towards the local vendors, manufacturers, artisans, handloom weavers and many more domestic traders. We as citizens of this nation can revive the economy in very simple ways. Buy Swadesi Products from indigenous dealers: We have fed the foreign companies enough for them to feed their next few generations without struggling much. But are our domestic firms strong enough to sustain this kind of economic slowdown? Owing to the lockdown and invasion of foreign retailers, many businesses have wound up their business and are looking for alternatives. Being a socially responsible citizen, it is our duty to help, motivate and encourage local businesses and help them...