Sarvodaya to Nurture Peace Communities: A Case Study of ASSEFA

Loganathan Kumar, Vinay Pillai () and Israr Qureshi ()
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Loganathan Kumar: Sarvodaya Action Research Centre (SARC)
Vinay Pillai: Indian Institute of Management Udaipur
Israr Qureshi: Australian National University

A chapter in Social Entrepreneurship and Gandhian Thoughts in the Post-COVID World, 2023, pp 111-130 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract In this chapter, we explore how organizations create and manage commons and build self-reliant communities through the case study of the Association for Sarva Seva Farms (ASSEFA), a social intermediary working in India. ASSEFA provides an exemplary case to understand these questions due to its leadership in the Bhoodan (land-gift) and Gramdan (village-gift) movements and its pioneer role in community-driven development. The Bhoodan and Gramdan movements were non-violent, voluntary, direct actions of land donations to enact the Gandhian principle of trusteeship in rural agrarian communities. While aspired to create social equality through equitable land distribution in rural communities, these movements faced multiple challenges in achieving their vision. The case study of ASSEFA helps in exploring and navigating these challenges and provides insights for practitioners and scholars working towards alternative organizing. We demonstrate how ASSEFA’s “trial and error” (muddling through) approach, its proactive long-term orientation, and its focus on creating non-violent, need-based solutions has enabled it to prefigure self-reliant, peaceful communities.

Keywords: Sarvodaya; Trusteeship; Constructive work; Vinobha Bhave; Prefiguration; Lichenism; Commoning; Technoficing; Muddling through (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1007/978-981-99-4008-0_6

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