Gandhian Values and NSS
- 1. “GANDHIAN VALUES AND NSS” PRESENTED BY : NATIONAL SERVICE SCHEME, SHAHEED BHAGAT SINGH COLLEGE, (UNIVERSITY OF DELHI)
- 2. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF NSS AND ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH GANDHIJI ❑ It was in the year 1958, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru took initiative and advised the academicians to suggest the programme to involve student Youth in Social Service activities. ❑ The Education Commission was appointed under the Chairmanship of Dr. B.S. Kothari, (1964) ❑ the NSS programme was started on 24th September, 1969, during the Mahatma Gandhiji Centenary years. Since Gandhiji had inspired the Youth to participate in the National Movement such as Non Cooperation, Civil disobedience and Quit India Movements for the Independence of India and for the Social upliftment of the downtrodden masses. INHERENT RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN GANDHIJI AND NSS
- 3. INFLUENCE OF MAHATMA GANDHI BEHIND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF NSS “Manava Seva ya Madhava Seva” - MAHATMA GANDHI Service to man is service to god... ❑ The National Service Scheme was started to establish a meaningful linkage between the Campus and the Community. ❑ For the national reconstruction and national resurgence it was deemed fit that the student youth, teachers and intellectuals should be properly sensitized and utilized for strengthening the Indian Society, as particular emphasis on rural community, who are living in poverty, illiteracy, with social backwardness.
- 4. HOW ARE GANDHIAN VALUES REFLECTED IN NSS ? PURPOSE OF NSS : “ EDUCATION THROUGH SERVICE” MOTTO OF NSS : “ NOT ME, BUT YOU” INSPIRED BY THE IDEALS OF MAHATMA GANDHI OTHER VALUES: ❖ Self development by getting social leadership skills and a sense of fraternity. ❖ Grassroot development. ❖ Sadbhavana. ❖ Emphasis on awareness and discipline. ❖ Sharirk Shram.
- 5. Gandhian Persona in NSS Values: Mahatma Gandhi’s long struggle for independence NSS VALUES ❑ Collective conscience of all humanity as a whole. ❑ His technique of mobilizing people. ❑ Value-based education. ❑ Love, tolerance, truth, nonviolence and service of
- 6. GANDHIAN VALUE OF NATION BUILDING AND ITS RELATION WITH THE AIMS OF NSS Aims of NSS Activities with regards To Nation Building: ▪ Awareness on Environmental Protection ▪ Health Awareness Programme ▪ Literacy Programme ▪ Community Development ▪ Student Development
- 7. LIFE SKILLS GAINED THROUGH NSS HAS AN INHERENT CONNECTION TO GANDHIAN VALUES !!- -build one’s personality and ultimately reform the society ▪ Self Actualisation ▪ Empathy ▪ Interpersonal Skills ▪ Effective Communication ▪ Problem Solving ▪ Decision Making ▪ Creative Thinking ▪ Coping with Stress ▪ Coping with emotions
- 8. ▪ GANDHIAN AND NSS VALUES IN CONTEXT TO PRESENT SITUATION OF YOUTH “ YOUNG MIND IS LIKE A CLEAN SLATE” Gandhian values are inculcated among the youth in earnest: ▪ So as to make them more vivacious and active for nation-building. ▪ Inculcated good values in youth and make them healthy partners in nation- building ▪ Gandhian philosophy is best suited for the present-day situation and needs to be epitomized among the youth. ▪ Will lead to positive nation building with trust, prosperity, harmony and happiness.
- 9. SOME RECENT EXAMPLES OF GANDHIAN VALUES AND PRINCIPLES ADOPTED IN NSS ACTIVITIES GANDHIAN PRINCIPLE OF SELF DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION ARTICLE 45 OF THE INDIAN CONSTITUTION NSS volunteers helping children in villages and slums in providing education ARTICLE 47 OF THE INDIAN CONSTITUTION NSS Volunteers inviting doctors for health camps and blood donation camps Gandhiji ‘s ‘Swacchta Hi Seva’ also led to Adoption of cleanliness drives By NSS Volunteers
- 10. THANK YOU !
- 11. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT We are extremely grateful to our respected sir, Dr. Rajeev Ranjan Sinha, NSS Programme Officer, Shaheed Bhagat Singh College for his immense help and guidance for completing this presentation. We would also like thank the organizers for providing us a platform for expressing our views on this much important topic.
- 12. Presented by : 1. SHREEYON DAS 2. SAMIKSHA KAPUR 3. YASH RAJ 4. ADARSH DAS SHAHEED BHAGAT SINGH COLLEGE UNIVERSITY OF DELHI