THIRTY EIGTH DAY REPORT
GANDHI SWARAJ PADYATRA
by Jeff Knaebel, sojourner free
25 September 2009
Today, machinery merely helps a few ride on the backs of millions. (Mahatma Gandhi in Tendulkar 1960)…
No man can look upon another as his enemy, unless he first becomes his own enemy…
I believe in the absolute oneness of God, and therefore necessarily of humanity…
Speed […]

THIRTY SEVENTH DAY REPORT
GANDHI SWARAJ PADYATRA
by Jeff Knaebel, sojourner free
24 September 2009
Woman is the incarnation of Ahimsa.  Ahimsa means infinite love, which means infinite capacity for suffering…
Woman is more fit than man to explore and take bolder action in Ahimsa. (Mahatma Gandhi in Tendulkar 1960)…
Women are special custodians of all that is pure & religious […]

THIRTY SIXTH DAY REPORT
GANDHI SWARAJ PADYATRA
by Jeff Knaebel, sojourner free
23 September 2009
Unless our hands go hand in hand with our heads, we can do nothing whatsoever…
Useful manual labor, intelligently performed, is the excellent means for developing intellect…
The rich cannot accumulate wealth without cooperation of the poor. (Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi).
Jesus lived & died in […]

THIRTY FIFTH DAY REPORT
GANDHI SWARAJ PADYATRA
by Jeff Knaebel, sojourner free
22 August 2009
The real India is not military, but peace-loving…
For India to enter the race for armaments is to court suicide (Mahatma Gandhi in Tendulkar,1960).
If India becomes slave of the machine, then I say heaven save the world…
In the true democracy of India, the unit is […]

THIRTY SECOND DAY REPORTGANDHI SWARAJ PADYATRAby Jeff Knaebel, sojourner free19 September 2009No government on earth can make men who have realized freedom in their hearts salute against their will (Mahatma Gandhi inTendulkar, 1960)…No society can be built on a denial of individual freedom…When freedom is in jeopardy, non-cooperation is a duty and prison may be […]

TWENTY SEVENTH DAY REPORT
GANDHI SWARAJ PADYATRA
by Jeff Knaebel, sojourner free
14 September 2009
Civilization is that mode of conduct which points the path of duty…
Economics that hurt the moral well being of an individual or a nation are immoral and sinful (Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi).
Today we were awakened at 0330 hrs by a loudspeaker Hindi sermon, […]

TWENTY SIXTH DAY REPORT
GANDHI SWARAJ PADYATRA
by Jeff Knaebel, sojourner free
13 September 2009
Democracy become mobocracy is autocracy multiplied a million times…
Civil disobedience is the inherent right of a citizen (Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi)).
Today we left Kheri at 0423 hrs for destination Sanolikala.
Our most loyal and dedicated Niraj-ji had worked with our U.S. webmaster until 0200 […]

TWENTY FIFTH DAY REPORT
GANDHI SWARAJ PADYATRA
by Jeff Knaebel, sojourner free
12 September 2009
Through the deliverance of India, I seek to deliver the races of earth from the crushing heels of Western exploitation (Mahatma Gandhi in Tendulkar, 1960).
To get rid of the infatuation for English is essential for Swaraj (Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi).
Let us learn from […]

TWENTY THIRD DAY REPORT
GANDHI SWARAJ PADYATRA
by Jeff Knaebel , sojourner free
10 September 2009
Democracy that depends on military and police is no democracy – democracy is not a state in which people act like sheep (Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi).
Last night we slept in the motorcycle garage of our Rai host.  Jeff was next to the […]

TWENTIETH DAY REPORT
GANDHI SWARAJ PADYATRA
by Jeff Knaebel, sojourner free
7 September 2009
Real civilization consists not in the multiplication, but in the deliberate & voluntary reduction of wants (Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi).
Today we got underway from Chhara toward Nayabas at 0416 hrs.
Wavy strands of morning mist sparkled in the beams of our flashlights as we walked […]

NINETEENTH  DAY REPORT
GANDHI SWARAJ PADYATRA
by Jeff Knaebel, sojourner free
6 September 2009
The highest moral law is that we should work unremittingly for the good of mankind.”  ~ Mahatma Gandhi, 1930, Madras
Today we got underway from Raiya toward Jondhi at 0406 hrs.
Under a bright moon our flashlights were required only for traffic control to prevent being run […]

EIGHTEENTH  DAY REPORT
GANDHI SWARAJ PADYATRA
by Jeff Knaebel, sojourner free
5 September 2009
If there was any teacher who insisted on the inexorable Law of Cause & Effect, it was Gautama Buddha – and yet the (modern) Buddhists try to avoid the effects of their own acts. (Mahatma Gandhi in Tendulkar, 1960).
Today we got underway from Dharoli at […]

SIXTEENTH DAY REPORT
GANDHI SWARAJ PADYATRA
by Jeff Knaebel, sojourner free
3 September 2009
Today we got underway from Village Koka at 0431 hrs.
The night had been sleepless for Jeff, with his face swollen and seemingly on fire from insect bite.
We start out on a sandy dirt track under a full moon so bright that the stars could not […]

FIFTEEENTH DAY REPORT
GANDHI SWARAJ PADYATRA
by Jeff Knaebel, sojourner free
2 September 2009
Today we got underway from Sihma at 0420 hrs.
The sky is heavily laden with moisture from rain last night and the stars are obscured.
We arrive Bewal at 0653 hrs.  Our host is Sri Bhagwan, son of Sri Banwari Lal.
After introductions by Principal Sri Kirsan Singh, […]

FOURTEENTH  DAY REPORT
GANDHI SWARAJ PADYATRA
by Jeff Knaebel, sojourner free
1 September 2009
We departed from the home of our host Bholaram Arya at 0438.  With Mahavir Tyagiji’s guidance, we navigated through the dark streets of Narnaul to find the road to Looni.
We stopped at Chhapra-Salimpur for a scheduled address to villagers.  First we bathed and swam in […]

THIRTEENTH  DAY  REPORT
GANDHI SWARAJ PADYATRA
by Jeff Knaebel, sojourner free
31 August 2009
We got underway from Tanhot toward Narnaul at 0455 hrs.
Arriving Narnaul at 0720 hrs, we walked to our host’s home by 0755.
Our host today is Sri Bholaram Arya, manager of Khat Mandi Narnaul, together with his brother professor B.D. Sharma, PhD and their families.
By the […]

ELEVENTH DAY REPORT
GANDHI SWARAJ PADYATRA
by Jeff knaebel, sojourner free
29 August 2009
Last night at Patan we slept under the stars in the courtyard of the home of our gracious host Sri Madanlal Diwan.  We were awakened at 0400 by loudspeaker blasts of morning prayers.
Today’s planned early morning departure from Patan was delayed by further snags in […]

NINTH DAY REPORT
GANDHI SWARAJ PADYATRA
by Jeff Knaebel, sojourner free of state
27 August 2009
This day found us delayed in Neemkathana by logistical problems beyond our control.
We were graciously hosted and superbly supported by Keshav Deo Modi and his wife and magnificent family.
We unpacked, organized, inventoried and repacked our clothing and supplies.  We did a pile of […]

SEVENTH DAY REPORT
GANDHI SWARAJ PADYATRA
by Jeff Knaebel, sojourner free
25 August 2009
We get underway from Chiplata toward Ganshwar at 0444 hrs.
Approaching Ganshwar, we are enthusiastically greeted by Sarpanch Ram Narayan Sharma and teacher Sumant Kumar Sharma.
We move immediately to the Senior Secondary School and address more than 500 students for about an hour.  The basic themes […]

GANDHI SWARAJ PADYATRA
FIFTH DAY REPORT, 23 August 2009
by Jeff Knaebel, sojourner free of state
Today we are bound for Raipur Jaghir via Triveni Dhamm and Barijodri.
After morning meditation, we begin pack-up at 0440.  We get underway at 0505.
Reaching Triveni Dhamm at 0645, we have breakfast of dried fruit, banana and kakra while awaiting the darshan of […]