Video Gallery
Women’s Empowerment through SHG Federation and FPO in Banke Bazar block, Gaya Dt, Bihar.
Coolie Begaar Andolan was a Popular agitation during the 1920s against unpaid labor enforced by the British. This agitation became the beginning of the Independence movement in the hills. The role of Shri Krishna Mohan Upreti of Hudeti village near Pithoragarh is the focus.
This video is about Kanchan Devi, a successful entrepreneur from Jharkhand AME program.
Bihar Entrepreneurship Video Series | Md. Jahangir | Agricultural Entrepreneur
Bihar Entrepreneurship Video Series | Laliya Devi
Bihar Entrepreneurship Video Series | Md. Bilayat
Living Gandhians talking about JC Kumarappa
Living Gandhians talking about JC Kumarappa | In Tamil with English Subtitles
The Living Gandhians – Prof. Ragupathy talking about Kumarappa
The Living Gandhians – Shri Murali Lal
The Living Gandhians – Ramesh Sharama
The Living Gandhians – Jill Carr Harris
Sada-e-Azadi
Sanitation as Business
Custard Apple Story
The Tendu Leaves Story Amravati
Legislative Theatre
The Living Gandhians – Thiru K Vaidyanathan
Spread a smile this Diwali
Manuel Scavengers
Self Help Group | A Story of Achievements | Muzaffarpur | Bihar
Living Gandhians – Thiru K Vaidyanathan
न तेरा है न मेरा है ये हिंदुस्तान सबका है – कर्नल उदयप्रताप सिंह
Rakhi Ka Tohfa
Generation Next Science, Technology and Entrepreneurship Practice (GeNext STEP)
Rashtriya Sadbhavana Yatra | Interview with Dr. Ravi Chopra
Rashtriya Sadbhavana Yatra | Uttarakhand
Sadbhavana Live Tree Plantation Drive 2022
The Role of the Press in India’s Freedom Movement
Save the Constitution- Cycle Yatra from Nagapattinam to Chennai
Each Utterance has a Meaning- A Poem by Nilamani Phukan
Rajiv Gandhi Foundation is extremely proud to announce the Sadbhavana Abhiyan Run to celebrate the 77th Birth Anniversary of Late Shri Rajiv Gandhi ji. This Sadbhavana Abhiyan Run will be led by Sufia- The Ultra Runner. This run will start from 15th August 2021 from Dehradun from where Rajiv ji completed his education. The route of Sadbhavana Abhiyan Run will be- Dehdradun – Roorkee – Muzaffarnagar – Meerut – Ghaziabad – Delhi The culmination Day of Sadbhavana Abhiyan Run will be on the birth anniversary of Late Shri Rajiv Gandhi ji on 20th August, 2021 in New Delhi.
This video describes a project that promotes poultry bird rearing by poor women in their households, as a way to enhance their income. Started in 1985 by a livelihood promotion NGO, PRADAN, it has now grown into Central India’s largest poultry enterprise, with 14,000 women producers and a turnover in 2020 of Rs 525 crore.
Mr GK Swamy- Founder, Pukral Youth Development Society (PYDS), Dehradun, Uttarakhand
Dr. Ravi Chopra- Development and Environment Activist Founder, People’s Science Institute, Dehradun.
Interview with Padam Shri Aloysius Prakash Fernandez
Padma Shri Aloysius Prakash Fernandez is an Indian economist, social worker.
Interview with Ram Esteves
Ram Esteves, Development Activist began work with Father Vincent Ferrer SJ at the Rayalseema Development Trust, Anantpur from 1971 to 1977.
MYRADA: A non-government organisation working in backward and drought-prone areas.
MYRADA began in 1967 as the Mysore Resettlement and Development Agency to resettle Tibetan refugees in South India. By the late 1970s, this work was completed.
The Coolie Sangha-A membership-based people’s organisation formed by small and poor peasant families
The Coolie Sangha was initiated by ADATS four decades ago. It’s a membership-based people’s organisation formed by small and poor peasant families in their respective villages of Chikkaballapur district of Karnataka. A people’s organisation that strives towards social transformation through collective action.
Odisha Shanti Sadbhavana Yatra 2019-2020- Odia Version
Odisha Shanti Sadbhavana Yatra 2019-2020- Celebrating 150 years of Mahatma Gandhi.
Odisha Shanti Sadbhavana Yatra 2019-2020
Odisha Shanti Sadbhavana Yatra 2019-2020 Celebrating 150 years of Mahatma Gandhi.
Sadbhavana Tree Plantation Drive
पेड़ों का हमारे जीवन में क्या महत्व होता है आओ मिलकर सबको बताते हैं ।
We asked random people about Sadbhavana, and this is what they shared.
Farming with Sadbhavana – What does it entail? We went out to understand how natural farming is different from commercial farming and what are the benefits… Not only to human beings but to nature as a whole! Watch to know more.
Shri David Blake Willis, Professor of Anthropology and Education, Fielding Graduate University, California, USA
David H Albert is the Global Chairman, Friendly Water for the World, USA. Friendly Water for the World, mission is to expand global access to low-cost clean water technologies and information about health and sanitation through knowledge-sharing, training,
Sri Nishakar Das is a Tribal Right activist from Koraput district of Odisha. He is associated with Sadbhavana Yatra, and is currently travelling all over Odisha to make spread Gandhian philosophy.
A dramatic performance with live music based on a short story by Khwaja Ahmed Abbas about an unknown man who enters Banaras and proceeds to question all the rules of the city.
Shri Vikram Amarawat is a faculty member at Gujarat Vidyapith. He draws his inspiration from the philosophy of Mahatma Gandhi and directs his energy to fostering college students in Gujarat Vidyapith. This series is in commemoration of Gandhi ji during his 150th birth anniversary year.
Reading from the Pradeep Bose latest Anthology. Pradeep Bose has spent his formative years in punjab in the company of well known punjabi poets of today and now he himself is a well known punjabi poet.
Poetry recitation by Dr. Gauhar Raza and conversation with Dr. Syeda Hameed on current issue.
I-Parliament is an initiative that brings together students from schools across India to discuss, debate, design and enact law in a simulated parliamentary session. I-Parliament has hosted seven sessions and has been a platform for over 1500 students from all across India to voice their opinion on critical issues.
Mullai Vatara Kalanjiam (MVK), a federation of 503 Self Help Groups for women started in 2001 in Salem district of Tamil Nadu. MVK has empowered women of these groups and they have come out of poverty by strengthening their means of livelihoods. RGF is supporting MVK to carry out its various social activities. It works with around 6000 children, conduct awareness initiatives, track their health issues, run a hospital, work for harmony in society and spreading Sadbhavana.
Aankda is a dance puppet choreography portraying the life and struggles of farmers in India. This is an attempt to give a voice to the farmers who produce food for the country but remain hungry themselves and face hardships forcing them to commit suicide. This is directed and choreographed by Mr Avinash Kumar. This was performed at the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation, during the Yuva Sadbhavana Month (August 2019) to mark the 75th anniversary of Shri Rajiv Gandhi.
Commemorating Gandhi ji on his 150th birth anniversary. The Great Trial – A play designed and directed by Mr MK Raina, was staged in Rajiv Gandhi Foundation during on 23rd August, 2019 as a part of Yuva Sadbhavana Month (August 2019).
Smt Sonia Gandhi, Chairperson and Shri Rahul Gandhi, Trustee of the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation inaugurated the Rajiv SKILLAB (Rajiv Socio-Technical, Knowledge, Innovation & Learning Lab); Sadbhavana Media Lab and MARG (Memories & Archives of Shri Raji Gandhi), a public gallery on the occasion of 75th birth anniversary of Shri Rajiv Gandhi on 20th August, 2019, at Jawahar Bhawan. They also met and congratulated 75 physically challenged beneficiaries who were provided specially designed vehicles by the Foundation.
Dr Ashok Khosla is one of the world’s leading experts on the environment and sustainable development. In this video, he talks about how he was outraged by seeing poverty and massive destruction of natural resources in India, and how he worked towards strengthening civil society with efficiency of business methods and bring a change in the society.
Shri Gautam Bandhopadhyay is a prominent Social Activist in Chattisgarh, working in the state since 1983. He has always been the voice of poor, tribals, dalits and other disadvantaged sections of the state. He has worked in various areas of development including wildlife protected areas, rights of forest dwellers, rights to rivers, right to education, strengthening of school management committees, street vendors in urban areas and so on.
Shri Rajiv Gandhi: Contribution to Panchayati Raj
Shri Rajiv Gandhi: Contribution to Women Reservation
Shri Rajiv Gandhi: Formed National Wasteland Development Board
Shri Rajiv Gandhi: Introducing IT in Govt
Shri Rajiv Gandhi: Signed Accords- Punjab, Assam & Mizoram
Shri Rajiv Gandhi: Formed Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya
Shri Rajiv Gandhi: Decentralisation of Govt
Shri Rajiv Gandhi: Contribution to Telecom
Shri Rajiv Gandhi: Launch of KBK Project
Shri Rajiv Gandhi: Technology Missions
Shri Rajiv Gandhi: Rebuilding Relations with China
Rajiv Gandhi: Reduced Voting Age to 18
Shri Rajiv Gandhi: Sadbhavana Yatra
Shri Rajiv Gandhi: Contribution to Telecom
Living Gandhians: Interview with Shri Ram Chandra Rahi, President of Central Gandhi Smarak Nidhi Rahi ji has been a disciple of Shri Vinoba Bhave and has followed Gandhi ji throughout his life. He urges the youth today, to reflect and follow Gandhi in whatever they do and create a better world for mankind. He is serving as the President of Central Gandhi Smarak Nidhi which was established by the Indian National Congress after the martyrdom of Gandhi ji in 1948. The key objective of this fund was to preserve and propagate the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi ji.
Smt Ela Bhatt is a Gandhian, a social worker, cooperative organizer, and also the founder of the Self-Employed Women’s Association of India (SEWA). Ela Ben is fondly known as the ‘Gentle Revolutionist’. She has dedicated her life to improving the lives of India’s poorest and most oppressed women workers in addition to becoming India’s most well-known and prominent women’s rights activists. She was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 1986. Ela ben is also the author of the book – Anubandh: Building Hundred Mile Communities. It is essentially a book that talks about Sadbhavana between people and with our mother Earth.
Shri E P Menon is an ardent follower of Gandhi ji and a disciple of Vinoba Bhave. Inspired by “The Story of My Experiments with Truth”, he began exploring Gandhi and his practices. Menon joined Vinoba Bhave ji in Bhoodan Movement and walked with him for 3 years in different states. World Peace Walk for Nuclear Disarmament: At the age of 26, Menon walked for 8000 miles with another friend, without a penny, on foot and boat from New Delhi spanning Islamabad, Kabul, Moscow, Paris, London, New York, Washington, and Hiroshima.
Shri S. Loganathan graduated in History from the Madurai University. He joined in Bhoodan (land gift) Movement of Vinoba Bhave in 1960s and in the Gandhi Centenary year 1969, he began a project for socio-economic assistance to Bhoodan land farmers. This work spread to several states and became the Association for Sarva Seva Farms (ASSEFA), founded in 1979. Annachi, as he is fondly called, draws his inspiration from the philosophy of Mahatma Gandhi, and directs his energy to fostering local self reliance. ASSEFA is one of India’s largest NGOs working in eight states.
INTERACT Alumni Scholars and Partners Meet-Delhi
Access to Opportunities: Vehicle Distribution Program (Sadbhavana Vahan Pradan Karyakram) 2018
Ganga Sadbhavana Yatra English
Shanti se Sadbhavana
Sadbhavana Children Mela
Sadbhavna Saptah Story telling by children and professional trainers
Dastangoi on Gandhi by Fouzia & Team during Sadbhavana Saptah (14-21 Aug 2018)
The Bhagwad Maa Ganga Dhyayati
Bharat Ek Khoj Part-1
Sadbhavana Se Sanskriti
Shanti Se Shakti Sadbhavana
Wonderoom childern are getting exposed to future technology
The Rajiv Gandhi Foundation believes that the increased mobility of a physically challenged person greatly enhances their access to education and employment. Based on this belief, the Foundation launched the Rajiv Gandhi Access to Opportunities (RGATO) programme in 1992.
Shabi and Shabana got the motorized triwheeler from the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation under the Rajiv Gandhi Access to Opportunities program. With the increased mobility they formed the Koshish welfare society in their home town Meerut and are working for the disabled in the city. Both Shabi and Shabana have been felicitated by the Uttar Pradesh government for their efforts.
Mateen lost his leg in a bomb blast at the flea market behind the Red Fort. He got the vehicle in 1994. The transformation that the vehicle brought about in his life is a must-watch.
A resident of Sultanpur, Mohd. Haqiq Khan shares how the motorised tri-wheeler given to him by the Foundation has made him self-reliant to the extent that he managed to open a school in his village.
The INTERACT scholarships have supported over 2000 scholars realise their dreams in 11 states. Watch children from our Manipur Workshop 2016 share their feelings.
Ritu and Sunil, both are physically challenged. They got the vehicle in 2002. They speak about how increased mobility has transformed their life.
Venkatesh is an INTERACT scholar. He scored 93% marks in his class XII examinations. Presently he is pursuing a degree in economics (hons) from Sri Ram College of Commerce, Delhi University.
The story of Zohaib Bin Javeed, an INTERACT scholar from Lal Bazar, Kashmir. Zohaib lost his father in a militant attack in 1995. He has been supported by the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation to complete his education.
Mrinalini got the Rajiv Gandhi Cambridge Scholarship to get a Ph.D from Cambridge in the year 2016. Listen to her sharing her journey.
Meghna’s interest in Maths kept growing with time. Listen to her story to know why she believes the Rajiv Gandhi Cambridge Scholarship has been a blessing for her…
Deepak has been a member of the Wonderoom for the past two years and loves the transformation it has brought to his life.
Nirali and her siblings are regular members of the Wonderoom. From being indifferent to the very existence of Wonderoom, now they say that the Wonderoom has become a wonderful part of their lives. Listen them narrate their story.
Wonderoom kids are making us proud with their talents. Adding another feather to the Wonderoom, the kids this time have come up with their own song “School Time” as part of their latest production, Par Hume Khelna Hai.
Wonderoom kids are making us proud with their talents. Adding another feather to the Wonderoom, the kids this time have come up with their own song “Sang Sang Khelna Hai” as part of their latest production, Par Hume Khelna Hai.
Tawheeda Bano, a resident of village Kawpora, throws light on the effort put in by the Foundation to provide purified water and organise medical camps after the tragic flood in Kashmir in 2014.
The Gram Gaurav Sansthan built a ‘Taal’ in the Maharajpura village in 2012 when a total of 712 acres of land was sown and in no time the farms were filled with fresh harvest. The next year the village produced a total of 1840 quintal mustard, 3378.80 quintal wheat and 20 quintal of barley.
A student from the Wonderoom, Neha, shares her experience there and how it makes her different from the others.
Haji Mir from Tengan village gives us an insight into the relief work done by the Foundation during the Kashmir floods in 2014.
Aijaz Ahmed Sofi from Razwen expresses his gratitude towards the Foundation for placing service before self by providing door-to-door help during the Kashmir floods in 2014.
The Gram Gaurav Sansthan with help from the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation built a Pokhar near Chaurji’s farm. Watch how the increased availability of water transformed Chaurji’s life.
The Rajiv Gandhi Foundation is helping the Gram Gaurav Sansthan progress its work in the 114 villages of Dang region, Rajasthan to create water harvesting and land management structures, to improve the livelihoods of the people of Dang. See their story.
Launch of Mobile Sadbhavna kendra (Van)
Deepak has been a member of the Wonderoom for the past two years and loves the transformation it has brought to his life.