Mahatma Gandhi’s idea of the rich as trustees can make an effective, sustainable difference

Those of us who are privileged to be in leadership roles will realise that the power of position diminishes with time, whereas moral leadership endures.

Gandhi, Mahatma gandhi, gandhi on wealth, gandhi on business, gandhi on inequality, gandhi 150, gandhi jayanti, gandhi on income inquality

In addition to the idea of trusteeship, I think business and industry leaders can learn a lot more from the life of the Mahatma. (C R Sasikumar)

It was Mahatma Gandhi who, after my mother, most strongly influenced my thinking and actions on what I should do with the privilege of my wealth. My mother was one of the founder members of a charitable orthopaedic hospital for disabled children — one of the first in the country after Independence — which she ran for 50 years as the executive chairperson. I observed, through my childhood, what it took to do that, and the difference it made in the lives of people.