Gandhian Trusteeship & Non-Violence: The Basis for a Creative Society https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zdt6VRyOmY Rajni Bakshi,
Senior Gandhi Peace Fellow, Gateway House. She explains what Gandhi's philosophy of trusteeship really means and discusses its relevance in finding solutions to societal problems like income inequality and global crises like climate change.
Mahatma Gandhi's idea of Trusteeship provides the basis for a creative solution to problems of inequality and environmental crises.
The idea of Trusteeship is based on the premise that you are never really the 'owner' of wealth but rather its temporary holder, as a benevolent custodian. Gandhi was confident that eventually Trusteeship would offer an alternative to both capitalism and socialism. What was the reasoning behind Gandhi's idea of Trusteeship? How does it go beyond philanthropy and CSR? How can it serve as the foundation for a non-violent and creative society?
Trusteeship: business and the economics of well-being https://www.gatewayhouse.in/trusteeship-business-and-the-economics-of-well-being/
https://www.gatewayhouse.in/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Trusteeship_by_R-Bakshi_WebVersion.pdf
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZlScLrwpYw Gandhiji's theory of Trusteeship, or social ownership, was the most definitive doctrine of his political economy. It was his alternative to the capitalist order, which leads to inequality, deprivation and violence, as well as to state ownership under communism, which leads to the loss of individual freedom and initiative. He paraphrased the basic concept from the Ishopanishad thus: 'Earn your crores by all means. But understand that your wealth is not yours, it belongs to the people. Take what you require for your legitimate needs, and use the remainder for the society.'
Under trusteeship, the character of production will be determined by social necessity and not by personal whim or greed. It is a means of transforming the present capital ist order into an egalitarian one, in which a decent minimum wage is assured to all. It is best summed up in Gandhiji's own words: 'Give all, gain all. Keep all, lose all.'
Mahatma Program Notes by Y.P.Anand
The Theory of Trusteeship: Mahathma Gandhi https://youtu.be/EELBF8g-l1E?t=32 Consortium of Education Communications- inter University centre of UGC