Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, Known as the Mahatma all over the world, was a great leader endowed with a spiritual yearning for truth. The quintessence of his philosophy of life was the realization of Satya and Ahimsa (non violence). His purpose of life was as he says, “To achieve self-realization, to see God face to face, to obtain Moksha (Salvation).†But his approach was different from that of other seekers. His endeavours for self-realization were through strict observance of truth. He moulded his actions on the basis of truth, only the truth that he perceived within. The world truth ordinarily connotes not to tell lies. But for Gandhi it implied much more. Even hiding the truth from someone was deemed as untruth by him. He considered that the narrow implication of the term had belied its magnitude. Defining truth he writes, “The root of Satya lies in Sat.†Gandhi was born to serve humanity through Satya. He was a practical man; he chose the path of practice and the path of renunciation of the fruits of action. Absolute faith in God and surrender to His Will became his object of observance and the constant thought of the truth-practice. His mind was always occupied with truth in all walks of life-personal, social or political. In this volume there is a collection of articles by eminent Gandhian scholars and subject-specialists from India and abroad who, through their valuable contributions, have thrown light on various aspects of gandhian philosophy and thoughts, that are fully within the scope of Satya, and their relevance in the Twenty-First Century. No doubt this volume, edited with extra care by universally renowned Gandhian Scholar Dr. Ravindra Kumar, will add to the knowledge of those interested in Mahatma Gandhi’s life, views and works.
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