The path of non-co-operation and Mahatma Gandhi

[Prof. Dr. Yogendra Yadav]

Prof. Dr. Yogendra Yadav

Senior Gandhian Scholar, Professor, Editor and Linguist

Gandhi International Study and Research Institute, Jalgaon, Maharashtra, India

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The path of non-co-operation and Mahatma Gandhi

 

 

The path of non-co-operation is both easy and difficult. It is easy for those who understand it. For the others, it is difficult; for, not understanding it; they get confused again and again. Problems do not get solved by our trying to put them out of sight. The path of non-co-operation will be the easier if we solve a problem the moment it arises. Unless we co-operate among ourselves, we shall not acquire the strength to employ non-co-operation against the Government. We shall not succeed if we look upon six crores of Antyajas as Dheds despise them. An Empire which has set the Hindus and the Muslims against each other will not hesitate to create enmity between the Antyajas and the rest of the Hindus. 1 

We have followed the opposite course here. We followed the path of non-co-operation and achieved our aim through non-violence and truth. This in itself was Nayee Talim. When I called upon students to come out of their educational institutions I hardly had an idea about what was to be done with them. When we attained power, which was hardly of any use, I thought about our course of action and then we hit upon Nayee Talim and it came into being. The most wonderful thing about Nayee Talim is that under this scheme the students have to spend nothing on their training. Another remarkable thing is that it is self-supporting, i.e., it does not need funds from outside to run it. I shall elaborate on this point tomorrow. Only if everyone understands the importance of Nayee Talim, it can become true training. It does not need investment of crores of rupees. It is said that we would require crores of rupees if we try to train everyone in the country. But, in my view, it is futile to talk in terms of millions and billions of rupees. That is not the way to go about training 400 million people. From where are we going to get so much money? Nayee Talim has so many possibilities that it costs nothing to carry it on. These days education costs a lot, but true Nayee Talim is one which would be self-supporting. 2

 

References:

 

1. Navajivan, 19-12-1920
2. Bihar Samachar, 24-4-1947