Gandhi Peace Prize for Gita Press will get Congress outraged: Is it as a result of it’s a Hindu group

On 18 June, PM Modi tweeted to congratulate Gorakhpur-based Gita Press for being conferred with the Gandhi Peace Prize for the yr 2021. He praised the group for its commendable work over the past 100 years towards furthering social and cultural transformations among the many individuals.

I congratulate Gita Press, Gorakhpur on being conferred the Gandhi Peace Prize 2021. They have performed commendable work over the past 100 years in direction of furthering social and cultural transformations among the many individuals. @GitaPress https://t.co/B9DmkE9AvS

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) June 18, 2023

The Centre introduced on 18 June that the Gandhi Peace Prize for 2021 shall be awarded to Gita Press, the group that has devoted itself for the only function of taking Hindu non secular scriptures and books to each family. As per the PIB notification, the award carries an quantity of Rs. 1 crore, a quotation, a plaque, and beautiful conventional handicraft/handloom objects.

The Prize is given for excellent contribution in direction of social, financial, and political transformation via non-violent and different Gandhian strategies.

The Government of India introduced the Gandhi Peace Prize in 1995, on the event of the a hundred and twenty fifth Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi as a tribute to the beliefs espoused by Mahatma Gandhi. The award is open to all individuals no matter nationality, race, language, caste, creed, or gender.

ISRO, Ramakrishna Mission, Akshaya Patra, Grameen Bank of Bangladesh, Sulabh International, Dr. Nelson Mandela, and Archbishop Desmond Tutu are a few of the organizations and people who’ve acquired the Gandhi Peace Prize prior to now.

In 2020, the prize was given to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman of Bangladesh.

Congress and different assorted ‘secular liberals’ begin outraging

The announcement of the Gandhi Peace Prize for Gita Press has precipitated sudden outrage amongst Congress leaders and so-called ‘secular, liberals’.

Congress spokesperson Jairam Ramesh took to Twitter to sentence the choice and asserted that giving the Gandhi Peace Prize to Gita Press is similar as giving it to Godse, or Savarkar.

The Gandhi Peace Prize for 2021 has been conferred on the Gita Press at Gorakhpur which is celebrating its centenary this yr. There is a really nice biography from 2015 of this organisation by Akshaya Mukul through which he reveals the stormy relations it had with the Mahatma and the… pic.twitter.com/PqoOXa90e6

— Jairam Ramesh (@Jairam_Ramesh) June 18, 2023

RJD spokesperson Manoj Jha has attacked the middle too. “Don’t expect things which this government does not. They are fundamentally anti-Gandhi,” Jha informed PTI.

VIDEO | “Don’t expect things which this government does not. They are fundamentally anti-Gandhi,” RJD spokesperson Manoj Jha assaults Centre for conferring Gandhi Peace Prize 2021 to Gita Press. pic.twitter.com/8ZcsJvuIGN

— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) June 19, 2023

Opposition leaders, and plenty of ‘secular-liberals’ have been outraged by the choice. One Saib Bilaval wrote, “Gita Press was responsible for some of the most rabidly communal, casteist & anti-women discourse. While Kalyan’s editor Poddar did correspond with & admire Gandhi, the overall role of the magazine & Press was absolutely un-Gandhian & anti-peace during partition.”

Gita Press was liable for a few of the most rabidly communal, casteist & anti-women discourse.

While Kalyan’s editor Poddar did correspond with & admire Gandhi, the general position of the journal & Press was completely un-Gandhian & anti-peace throughout partition.@Akshayamukul pic.twitter.com/W1eGZvU5zl

— Saib Bilaval (@SaibBilaval) June 18, 2023
Gandhi and Tagore had been the article contributors within the first challenge of ‘Kalyan’ journal

Though the Congress leaders and others are outraging over Gita Press getting the Gandhi Peace Prize, it’s notable right here that the ‘Kalyan’ journal revealed by Gita Press, in its first challenge in 1926, had featured articles by Mahatma Gandhi himself and Rabindranath Tagore.

Gita Press accomplished 100 years in 2023

Gita Press was began precisely 100 years in the past in 1923. Established by a Marwari businessman and Hindu spiritualist Jayadayalji Goendka, it is likely one of the world’s largest publishing homes. Hanuman Prasad Poddar, one other distinguished Hindu chief, was Gita Press’ co-editor. Though initially began with contributions by distinguished Hindu businessmen and leaders, Gita Press now proudly insists that they don’t want donations or assist, and don’t even settle for ads of their revealed works.

In a time when most publication homes are struggling losses, Gita Press thrives, solely primarily based on its Dharmic beliefs and its mission of constructing Hindu non secular books accessible to Hindus at a nominal worth. So far, the group has revealed 41.7 crore books in 14 languages, together with 16.21 crore copies of the Shrimad Bhagavad Gita and 1173 lakh copies of Ramacharitmanas.

It churns out 70000 books in a day.

Gita Press books are present in each single Hindu family. Hindus carry small ‘pocket’ variations of Gita and Hanuman Chalisa with them and the title ‘Gita Press, Gorakhpur’ is a well-recognized time period for billions of Hindus worldwide.

Cruelty-free follow and enterprise rooted in Dharma

Gita Press by no means makes use of adhesives or chemical compounds which are derived from animals. Though their printing practices have developed in recent times to utilizing imported equipment from Japan and Germany, the workers adhere to the ideas of Sanatan Dharma all through the manufacturing and packaging course of. The Dharmic books, as soon as prepared, are by no means positioned on the bottom.

Why are Congress leaders and pseudo-liberals outraged

Congress is primarily outraged as a result of Gita Press is a Hindu group and it has the phrase ‘Gita’ in it. Just as a result of the group publishes Hindu non secular books, and had voiced help for Hindus in its previous publications, Congress has most likely determined that it shouldn’t exist.

However, Muslim League is a ‘secular’ group’ as per Congress. By selectively citing situations the place the stand taken by Kalyan journal appears regressive, the naysayers try to disregard the revolution that Gita Press has introduced not simply in Hindi publishing however the immense cultural contributions that the Press has made within the 100 years of its existence.