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attempted to remove the violence implicit in the idea of majority-rule. It has followed a political process
without indulging into party-politics or power-politics. It has thus presented a practical expression of

lokniti. Consensus decision making, participatory democracy, local self-governance, sustainable
ecological management and knowledge-sharing are not only contemporary processes but also universal

ones. The significance of Mendha lies in the fact that it has shown that Vinoba’s philosophy and politics
is not utopian but one that could be easily put into practice. This is a lesson not only for villages in India

but also for the whole world. Scores of villages in India are now being endowed with community
forestry rights and Mendha’s example would illuminate their path.

References:
1. http://speakola.com/political/bal-gangadhar-tilak-freedom-is-my-birthright-1917

2. This book-Swaraj and Lokniti-combines Swarajya-Shastra and Lokniti. It is translated
into English by Parag Cholkar.

3. Ibid: 72
4. Ibid: 73

5. Ibid: 93
6. Ibid: 100-101

7. Mohan H. H. n.d. ‘Vinoba’s Swarajya-Shastra and Mendha’s Quest for Self-Rule’ in
Devaji Tofa and Mohan Hirabai Hiralal (eds), Mendha (Lekha). Vrikshamitra, Chandrapur-

Gadchiroli, p. 17-25.

Bibliography:
· Bokil, Milind. 2012. Gosht Mendha Gavachi (Marathi). Mendha-Lekha Gramsabha and

Mouj Vitaran, Mumbai.
· Bokil, Milind. 2013. Kahani Mendha Gavki (Hindi). National Book Trust, New Delhi.

· Gandhi, M. K. 1938. Hind Swaraj or Indian Home Rule. Navjivan Publishing House,
Ahmedabad.

· Vinoba. 1989. Sarvodaya Vichar ani Swarajya-Shastra (Marathi). Paramdham Prakashan,
Pavnar (Wardha).

· Vinoba. 2014. Swaraj and Lokniti. Sarva Sewa Sangh Prakashan, Varanasi.

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