Gandhiji Paintings by Indian Artist

The Birth of Gandhiji – God’s Gift to

World - paintings by Vinod Raval

Humanity is fundamental to the progress of mankind. Nature and its resources are God’s gifts. Even all living beings including man are God’s gifts or creations. Why then should we have thoughts and emotions like greed, envy, anger, hatred, revenge, ownership etc? it is such thoughts and emotions that lead to violence and lack of peace in society.

To have happy and peaceful world, as our creator would desire it to be, we need to live with love and justice with all our fellow beings. This is what humanity is. This is what Mahatma Gandhi preached and practiced.

A man of Simple living and High thinking, Gandhiji dedicated his life to the selfless cause of promoting love and justice in society. He fought for the rights of those whom the society looked down upon. He fought for the freedom of India considering it to be the basic right of the people of

India

against the unjust foreign rule imposed on them. The prime elements visible in his actions were selflessness and non-violence. He also believed that communal harmony is an important need for humanity.

The physical hardships that he had to bear in his struggles are evidence of the degree of conviction that he had in truth. It is for this reason that the great physicist Albert Einstein said the following words for him:

“ Generation to come….will scarcely believe that such a one as this ever in flesh and blood walked upon this earth.”

Three bullets killed physical Gandhiji, but till today his spirit is living and its relevant for the guidance of the mankind.

This is my humble attempt to express the life and work of this great Mahatma through the medium of full-tone charcoal drawing on paper.

[1] The Birth of Gandhi - God's gift to India and the World.

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[2] Porbandar - The Birth Place of Gandhi - where he contemplated for the

freedom of India.

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[3] Gandhi - inspired by the thoughts and ideas of the Bhagvad Gita, Tolstoy,

Ruskin and Shrimad Ramchandraji.

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[4] Gandhi and Karmayoga - selfless Thinking and selfless Action for the freedom and peace of India.

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[9] Gandhi - a messenger of God - a living evidence of the conquest of non-violence and humanity over violence.

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[10] Gandhi - Simple living high thinking and hard-working.

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[11] Attempts of foreign rules to retain power by arresting Gandhi foiled by his awakening of India for freedom.

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[14] Gandhi's programme of change of clothes - a message of challenge to foreign rule.

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[ 15 ] Gandhi - unprecedented courage and resolve in revolt against law - an outcome of complete conviction in justice. [ salt march picture ]

gandhiji salt satyagraha conviction in justice

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[ 16 ] Gandhi - a Karmayogi - undeterred in his selfless karma even when Kasturba passed away.

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[ 17 ] Gandhi - These hands and legs never rested till India got freedom.

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[ 19 ] Modern machines like bicycle, phone and microscope are useful in human life but charkha will active your mind and body and be useful in day -to-day life.