Ramjee Singh

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Prof. Ramjee Singh at Harijan Sevak Sangh

Ramjee Singh (born 1927, India) is a former Member of Parliament and vice-chancellor of

Gandhian and is the author of a number of books on him. He was also the director of Gandhian Institute of Studies, Varanasi, India.[2]
In January 2020 he was awarded the fourth highest civilian award in the country: The Padma Shri for Social Work.[3][4] His life has been a blend of being a Gandhian academician as well as an activist.[5] Singh has declared Mahatma Gandhi as the Bodhisattva of the 20th century.[6]

Education and achievements

Towards his academic achievements, he has earned three doctorate degrees, a PhD in

Political Science in Gandhism and was awarded emeritus fellowship.[7]
He is a prolific writer and has authored and edited about 50 books, mostly on Gandhism and Indian philosophy and culture both in English and Hindi.[8] He was also vice-chancellor of the Jain University, and a panel speaker at the International Philosophical Congress (Brighton) and Parliament of the World's Religions (Chicago, 1993), and Cape Town, 2001.[9] He was secretary and president of All India Philosophical Association for about 12 years and is currently the vice-president of Afro-Asian Philosophical Association.[10]

He has served as the secretary of Akhil Bharatiya Darshan Parishad for 9 years and its chairman for 6 years and the secretary of

Bhagalpur University, where he served as its chairman for 10 years.[13] He has combined academics with social activism.[14]

Freedom movement and social activism

As a social activist he participated in freedom movement of India in 1942 under Gandhi's leadership and also suffered imprisonment for 21 months when the Indian government had suppressed all civil and political rights and imposed emergency in 1975–77.

Public Interest Litigation in the High Court for the protection of the rights of the landless people.[17] As a Gandhian peace activist he has organised about 70 youth peace camps and helped to set up departments of Gandhian Studies and peace research throughout the country from the time he was president of the Indian Society of Gandhian Studies.[18] He still continues to be the president of the Indian Society of Gandhian Studies.[19]
He has taught philosophy and Gandhian thought for 50 years and he is still an emeritus fellow of the University Grants Commission. .[20]

International representation

Associations with educational, social and cultural bodies

Books

Books edited

  • Gandhi
    , Raj Hans Publications, New Delhi, 1984.
  • World Perspective in Philosophy, Religion and Culture, Bharti Bhawan, Patna, 1960.
  • Gandhi's relevance from modern times,
    Bhagalpur University
    , 1968.
  • Sant-mat ki paramparaye (Hindi) 2009.
  • Essential unity of all religions, Bhagalpur University, 1968.
  • Relevance of satyagraha for modern times, Bhagalpur University, 1971.
  • Gandhi's centenary number, T.N.B . college, Bhagalpur University, 1970.
  • Vinoba-Satsang (Hindi), N.B. College, Bhagalpur University, 1968.
  • Sa-Vidyana-Vimuktaye, GPF, Bhagalpur, 1968.
  • Sarvodaya OF
    Gandhi
    , Rajhans Publications, Delhi, 1984.
  • Gandhi
    jyoti, Quarterly journal of Gandhian Thought, (1986–92).
  • Mehi janmashanti abhinandan granths, Bhagalpur, 1983.
  • Satsang piyush, Munger, 1994.
  • Sarsang Gandhi, Munger, 1995.
  • Mahatma Gandhi:125 years, S.S. prakashan, Varanasi, 1996.
  • Gandhi
    and the world order, Radiant Publication, Delhi, 1996.
  • Gandhi
    and the future of humanity, Manak Publication, Delhi, 1997.
  • Kasturba
    : bhartiya stree-shakti ki Pratika, GIS, 1997.
  • Sradha and Samarpan, Varanasi, 1999.
  • Manas Mangalam, Indrukh Manas Samiti, 2002.

See also

References

  1. ^ "'Solve land dispute to restore peace'". The Hindu. 26 September 2003. Archived from the original on 19 February 2009. Retrieved 4 November 2008.
  2. ISBN 978-0-8248-1926-2
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  3. ^ "Padma Awards 2020 Announced". pib.gov.in.
  4. ^ The Hindu Net Desk (26 January 2020). "Full list of 2020 Padma awardees". The Hindu.
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  20. ISBN 978-81-7169-635-2
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  21. ^ "Welcome To Harijan Sevak Sangh". www.gandhicreationhss.org. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
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