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3 07 Inspirations of
DR JAGDISH GANDHI
for World Unity through meaningful education

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Mahatma Gandhi Victor Hugo Nelson Mandela Abdul Baha, Albert Einstein Jan Tinbergen Vinoba Bhave
son of Baha'u'llah
1. Inspired by Mahatma Gandhi, Dr Jagdish Gandhi, besides imparting 4. Inspired by Albert Einstein's thought that "Only World Law can ensure
quality education, has been trying to inculcate universal values of progress towards a Civilized peaceful community", he has been running a
Truth, Non-violence and Love for Whole Humanity in the minds of campaign by calling all nations of the world to empower the International
over 63,000 students of his school – the City Montessori School Court of Justice for peaceful resolution of international disputes, which will
(CMS)Lucknow,India. alsoobviatetheneedforarmedconflicts.
2. Drawing inspiration from Victor Hugo who said "there is one thing 5. Inspired by Nobel Laureate Jan Tinbergen's observation that world’s
stronger than all the armies of the world and that is AN IDEA whose problems can be solved onlybystrengtheningtheUnitedNationsSystem,Dr
time has come" and from the continuous struggle of Nelson Mandela Jagdish Gandhi approached Kofi Annan, the then Secretary General, United
for justice, Dr Gandhi came up with the IDEA that "Enforceable Nations on behalf of two billion children of the world, requesting him to
International Law and Empowering the International Court of Justice safeguardthefutureofworld'stwobillionchildren by initiating steps to make
is 'THE IDEA' whose time has come". With this IDEA in mind, he called InternationalLawenforceableandbinding uponallthenationsoftheworld.
upon the World Judiciary on the need of Enforceable International 6. Walking on the footsteps of Vinoba Bhave, he is making tireless efforts to
Law to safeguard the future of world’s two billion children and instil his concept of Jai Jagat (victory to the world) in the hearts & minds of
generations yet-to-be-born. For the last nine years he has been his students who greet each other with the call, 'Jai Jagat' and have imbibed
organi ing International Conferences of Chief Justices of the Worlds the spirit of global unity. He is raising his voice for the safe future of world's
astheself-appointedguardianofworld'stwobillionchildren. two billion children and generations yet to be born which has attracted
3. Baha'u'llah had taught that 'Earth is but one country and mankind its worldwideattention.
citizens' and that the world will not survive without unity of hearts. He 7. Another person who according to him has saved his spiritual life, is his
said that remedy for all the ills of 'This Day' is 'UNITY OF HEARTS'. daughter Geeta Gandhi Kingdon. Dr Gandhi regards his second daughter as
Inspired by His teachings, Dr Gandhi propagates His concept of Unity his'SpiritualMother'becauseshepreventedhimfromcontestingforasecond
of Hearts, 'Oneness of God', 'Oneness of Religion' and 'Oneness of terminstatelegislativeassemblyelectionsandbeinvolvedindivisivepolitics,
Mankind', through manifold daily school activities and also through since the family had now accepted the Baha'i Faith for spiritual regeneration
26 annual international events, to over 63,000 CMS students, their andthefaithprohibitsitsfollowersfromparticipatinginDivisivePoliticswhich
parentsandglobalsocietyatlarge. itbelievesisahindranceinspiritualprogress.

DR JAGDISH GANDHI Unique endeavours towards World Unity through Meaningful Education

Dr Jagdish Gandhi was a visionary and a far-sighted impart the best quality education but also to inculcate in children an intense
person, who had been making incessant efforts to feeling for international understanding for political unity and economic
make the vision of One World into a reality. His equality of the world that would bring to an end all disputes arising out of
courage and fighting spirit, not against persons, but borders or border encroachments or arising out of economic disparity
against all odds and impediments in the path of among nations, which have been the principal cause of wars including
realization of his vision, bound by sound reasoning, is world wars in the past. According to him eternal peace can be established in
exceptional. His vision is World Unity, which, he the world only by following one world order in which the political and
believed can be attained by a two-pronged strategy. economic system is one and the same and in which there are no racial or
Dr Gandhi firmly believed that 'Jai-Jagat' based religiousorregionalsquabbles.
quality education to children and inculcating in young Impressed by the success of his vibrant educational system based on
impressionable minds the ideas of World Unity: and the other one is to make globalprioritiesthepresentstrength ofstudentshasgrownto63,000.
efforts at global level by approaching the World Judiciary, for making efforts He had launched a parallel campaign for uniting the world by convening
to make this world a better place to live in, so as to bequeath to the next International Conferences of Chief Justices of the World every year in
generation and generations yet-to-be born, a safer and brighter inheritance November, in which, ways and means are discussed to convince the
thanthatwasbequeathedtous.
statesmen and rulers of different nations to unite the world under one
Convinced that human progress springs from education he established City political and economic system as a permanent means of putting to an end
Montessori School (CMS) in 1959 at the age of 23 years with initial theongoingdisputesintheworld.
enrollment of only 5 children. His aim to establish CMS was not only to
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