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On 30th January, Martyr’s Day, I attended a gathering of senior citizens, some of them really senior who sang beautiful bhajans and patriotic songs in various languages. This was followed by a short discourse by the lead singer of the troupe, an octogenarian Gandhian who enlightened us about Acharya Vinobha Bhave, the spiritual heir of Gandhiji who started the Land Reform |
| Movement in 1951 called ‘Bhoodan’. He travelled by foot across the country asking rich landlords to gift land to the poor peasants. Such was his conviction and convincing powers that the first donation came from Ramachandra Reddy, a landlord from Poochampally village in Andhra Pradesh who willingly donated 100 acres. Several others followed. There were no television cameras and reporters falling over each other during those times to capture the moment and claim it as breaking news. No press conferences, no facebook updates, no follow up sessions on the ‘Art of Giving’ unlike the Warren Buffets and Bill Gates of today giving gyaan to us Indians about giving, gifting and donating. Giving is in our blood, our psyche, our culture in many different ways. It is only that we don’t tom tom about it. I remember my mother telling me that giving must always be discrete. Left hand must not know what the right hand has given. Whether one has mastered the art of giving or not, give whole heartedly and it will surely come back. You will be richer eventually. |
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