Intent on becoming one of India's largest research-intensive Gandhian Institutes, the GRF is committed to excellence in research, based on the highest national and international standards, and is concerned with integrating applied research in teaching curricula.
The GRF will function as a dynamic centre of Gandhian research and allied activities, to be initiated in stages within the next 3-5 years, in the following multi-dimensional way, by establishing:
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A Residential Research Fellowship Program
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A Student Internship Program
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A Biennial International Conference
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An Annual National Workshop
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A Founder's Day Annual Lecture
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GRF Research Journal & Publication Series (in English)
Inspired by Truth and nonviolence based life propounded by Gandhi, the Foundation has designed a number of applied training courses in the fields of peace, nonviolence, organic living and sustainable development. Notable among the courses offered are a Post Graduate Diploma in Sustainable Rural Reconstruction; an Annual Winter School on Gandhian Nonviolence; a Short-term Internship on Sustainable Development, as well as periodically organized soft-skill training workshops on Conflict Transformation, Peace Building, Stress Management and Gandhian Leadership.