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Gandhiji’s theory of Trusteeship, or social ownership, was the most definitive doctrine of his political economy. It was his alternative to the capitalist order, which leads to inequality, deprivation and violence, as well as to state ownership under communism, which leads to the loss of individual freedom and initiative. He paraphrased the basic concept from the Ishopanishad thus: “Earn your crores by all means. But understand that your wealth is not yours, it belongs to the people. Take what you require for your legitimate needs, and use the remainder for the society.”
Under trusteeship, the character of production will be determined by social necessity and not by personal whim or greed. It is a means of transforming the present capital ist order into an egalitarian one, in which a decent minimum wage is assured to all. It is best summed up in Gandhiji’s own words: “Give all, gain all. Keep all, lose all.”
Mahatma Program Notes by Y.P.Anand
Devised and Designed by Kamalini Dutt
Project Director L.D. Mandloi
Associates: Ved M. Rao and Irfan
From Doordarshan Archives
On October 11, 1906, Mahatma Gandhi had first propounded his philosophy and technique of Satyagraha (“holding on to Truth”) in his address to the 3,000 Indians assembled at Johannesburg in South Africa to protest against the “Black” Ordinance, which sought to severely curtail their rights as citizens. The year 2006-07 marks the centenary of the birth of Gandhiji’s Satyagraha.
In order to commemorate this historic occasion, Doordarshan Archives presents here a serial entitled MAHATMA, covering selected aspects of Gandhiji’s philosophy and message under the headings of Non-violence (Ahimsa), Harmony, Simplicity, Discipline, Co-operation, and Trusteeship. The serial has been compiled by Shri Brijendra Rehi, and the presentation has been made mainly through the inspirational anecdotes as expressed by a wide range of scholars, workers and followers of Gandhiji’s teachings and precepts, always remembering that Gandhiji had said, “My life is my message.”
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