A growing environmental crisis and the increasing inequality between the rich and the poor now constitute major risks to global economic and social stability. Societies around the world are struggling to address these issues. Mahatma Gandhi’s idea of Trusteeship is one such approach that can provide the basis for a creative new solution
On February 21, Gateway House hosted a Google Hangout with Rajni Bakshi, Senior Gandhi Peace Fellow, Gateway House, in conversation with Aashni Biyani, Chief Ideator and Director, Future Ideas, on Gandhian trusteeship and non-violence: The basis for a creative society.
Rajni Bakshi is a Mumbai-based author, and the Gandhi Peace Fellow at Gateway House. She published a Research paper in October 2012 titled ‘Civilizational Gandhi.’ Rajni serves on the Boards of Child Rights and You (CRY) and Citizens for Peace. Her literary works include the celebrated ‘Bazaars, Conversations and Freedom: For a market culture beyond greed and fear,’ which won two Vodafone-Crossword Awards, ‘Bapu Kuti: Journeys in Rediscovery of Gandhi,’ and ‘Long Haul: The Bombay Textile Workers Strike 1982-83 (1986),’ among others.
Ashni Biyani is associated with Future Group, a business house in India that operates retail chains such as Big Bazaar, Pantaloons, Central and Home Town. She is the Director of Future Ideas, a consultancy for strategic thought for business and society. She leads a team that maps the behavioral shifts of consumers and communities. She has also led the conceptualisation and launch of a number of the group’s retail formats. Ashni’s team is currently working on an assessment study for the Ministry of Social Welfare and Empowerment.
To listen to the hangout, click here.
To read the transcript, click here.
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