Click to play videoSevagram Ashram (Maharashtra): When a 57-year-old Australian, Grace Musumeci set foot on Sevagram two years ago, little did she know that the Ashram would become home for her.
So what is it that makes the Mahatma, special for Grace?
“What I admire most in him is that he was able to see something or be inspired by something and then put it into practice. Oh! It is wonderful that he did it,” says Grace.
Deeply influenced by the Mahatma's vision to see the underprivileged get their due, Grace has set up a small school for poor children.
Gandhi himself wanted to emulate Italian educationist Maria Montessori's revolutionary teaching methods in India.
“Gandhi met Montessori in London in 1931 and he gave a speech where he said he would love to introduce this to the children of his country but his country is so poor they could not afford the material and things. I have taken up that as my mission to try and give this to the children who are poor,” says Grace.
The historic Bharat Chodo Andolan took shape here. And people who come here are so driven by Gandhian principles that they don't want to leave.
“I want to live in this place. I don't want to go home. For me, this is my place,” says a resident of France, Michelle.
Gandhiji is not history as he is still present. No wonder his principles, values and deep vision make people like Grace leave her world and come to Bapu's home to try and instill some of his wonderful ways.
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