These examinations will be conducted in the jails of Arthur Road in Mumbai, Thane, Ratnagiri, Osmanabad, Dhule, Jalgaon, Bhandara, Nagpur, Bhusawal, Chandrapur and Aurangabad.
It is mostly the violent act that puts one behind bars but repentance can dilute it, and it seems true for the 852 inmates of the 11 prisons of Maharashtra who will appear for the examination of Gandhian thought during the Gandhi Jayanti on October 2.
These examinations will be conducted in the jails of Arthur Road in Mumbai, Thane, Ratnagiri, Osmanabad, Dhule, Jalgaon, Bhandara, Nagpur, Bhusawal, Chandrapur and Aurangabad, TKR Somaiya of the Bombay Sarvoday Mandal said.
Books written by Mahatma Gandhi and that on his thoughts are made available to the inmates free of charge, he said. Along with books, compact discs of films like Lage Raho Munnabhai, Gandhi, Bapu Ne Kaha Tha and Do Ankhe Barah Hath are also being sent to teach the inmates Gandhian principles, Somaiya said.
"We shall conduct an examination of 80 marks in which the inmates would have to answer 80 objective type questions. Those who pass the exam will receive Certificate and Khadi clothes as a price," the Gandhian said.
On the whole the movement carried out by the Mandal to spread the message of Bapu and reform the prisioners has worked wonders and is having the desired effects," he said.
The preacher of non-violence, Mahatma Gandhi devoted his life for spreading the non-violence and he proved that it is an effective weapon. The movement carried out by the Mandal to spread the message of Bapu and reform the prisoners has worked wonders and is having the desired effects, Somaiya said.
Laxman Gole, a dreaded criminal confessed his crimes before the judge after reading Autobiography of Mahatma Gandhi in Thane jail, and now is an an active volunteer of the Mandal and visits various jails inspiring the prisoners to accept Gandhi's teachings, he said.
The inmates serving imprisonment under various crimes expressed their desire to give Gandhian Thought Examinations, Somaiya added.
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