Its very painful to read the comments about Great Mahatma Gandhi. Many of us would not have born (in most people's cases, even their fathers were not born at the time we got independence). Though there could be merit in the argument that British quit India because they didn't have the governance power at that time to run another country, it cannot be used to undermine the Indian freedom movement spearheaded by Gandhi. If we think that India should have won the freedom struggle by defeating British in war, we definitely have a problem. Its a wrong assumption that just because we won our struggle through Ahimsa, we appear to look like a passive civilization. Being non-violent requires more mental strength than being violent. Compare a parent that employs violence to discipline a child vs a parent that employs intelligence to groom a child. One uses physical strength and another uses the mental strength. Even for our country to move forward, we would be lot better off if we invest in our personal competency primarily(and of course improve our physical competency by learning essential life skills that teaches us self defense), that only would make us better individuals and make our country better country. We would be progressing backwards as a country if we develop an attitude of blaming people who struggled for the country and quote as the reason for today's situation and do nothing, we are for sure heading towards disaster.
Re: Regarding Mahatma Gandhi
by Dhiru Mistry on Jan 04, 2014 01:50 PM
I totally agree with you. I was fortunate to see Gandhiji at Vadodara station. I was 5 years and my mother took me to the railway station and lifted me from the footboard and I could see the great man. The frame is imprinted in my mind. Dhiru Mistry
Re: Regarding Mahatma Gandhi
by Rajendra Rao on Oct 03, 2013 01:31 AM
Gandhi was a great man, sacrificed so much of his life but for what? He chose the wrong man Nehru as his legacy carrier, now see where India is with pseudoGandhi dynasty ruling. On the other side, JaganRIZEbagREDDY is acting like a savior of India. All looters- and this is what India is now. Would Gandhi be happy to see modern India?
Re: Regarding Mahatma Gandhi
by somiran malakar on Oct 03, 2013 10:18 AM
You old guy wont understand the the logic, cause you lived a dream life in the past. Never read a book thoroughly and till got employment, Never worked hard till got paid by government. So, what is your burden? In 1947, ALL renown historian knew that British were in a shock stage, they did not have the power to control the people of huge country like India. So, it was obvious that India will be freed. I would support Gandhi if he could do it in 1942, but he knew that if India get freed at 1942, he will not be regarded as the father of nation, he just put Indian into slavery for another 5 years. So what is the benefit ? Our Constitution is the largest one but also the weakest one. So, what did he do? If you talk about peace, then what did Nehru and its dynasy did to Inidan since freedom. What about the riots? Who were responsible for those riots? If MG and Nehru share some power with Md Zinnah, there would be no division, no riots, but instead these two men Gandhi and Nehru were never ready to share a pinch of power with the Md Zinnah. Till he had the option not to choose the division of India, but he accepted that with excuse of peace. His so called peace division has created a country which have taken so many lives of Indians and Indian army men. What about them? Do you have answer. All the violance happening today is consequence of Division of INDIA, and who accepted it? That's This man. You do not have logic, and you wantted show that your old age has make you wise.
Re: Re: Regarding Mahatma Gandhi
by Pratik shah on Aug 15, 2014 01:08 AM
first - gandhi was never in favour of partition, that is the wrong perception we all have. second - if you giving a excuse that country which was created has taken so many lives, what about the lives which are gone after 1947 in india due to communal riots. if pakistan was not created, the population of india with percentage of muslims would be close to 35=40 percent. and that is a dangerous sign.
CRITICIZING, IGNORANCE TOWARDS OTHERS IS OUR INDIAN NATURE, BUT MALAKAR GROW UP... IT BECAUSE OF PEOPLE LIKE INDIA IS STILL CONSIDERED A BACKWARD COUNTRY.
Re: Re: Regarding Mahatma Gandhi
by Rajaram on Oct 03, 2013 12:05 PM
U R right. If Jinnah was made the first PM of undivided India, there would not have been any division. But Gandhi wanted JN to be the first PM because of JN big ambition, there was no alternative to division
"Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony." ~ Mahatma Gandhi
"A man is but the product of his thoughts. What he thinks, he becomes." ~ Mahatma Gandhi
"All the religions of the world, while they may differ in other respects, unitedly proclaim that nothing lives in this world but truth." ~ Mahatma Gandhi
"Those who know how to think need no teachers." ~ Mahatma Gandhi
'You must be the change you wish to see in the world.' ~ Mahatma Gandhi
'An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind.' ~ Mahatma Gandhi
"The main purpose of life is to live rightly, think rightly, act rightly. The soul must languish when we give all our thought to the body." ~ Mahatma Gandhi
Re: Best of 7 Mahatma Gandhi quotes
by Satya Alapati on Oct 03, 2013 07:18 PM
the best quote for me - 'You must be the change you wish to see in the world'
'There is more to life than simply increasing its speed.'
In very many ways, Gandhi could have led a comfortable life had he chosen to. The young Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi had a lot going for him -- he had, after all, a foreign degree, held a steady job and had seen the world so to say before that fateful night when he was thrown out of the first class train compartment at Pietermaritzburg in South Africa in spite of holding a valid ticket.
As he sat shivering in the winter night in the waiting room of the railway station, Gandhi could have well shrugged off and moved on with his life accepting discrimination as part of living and focussing rather on making two ends meet.
Instead, the night proved to be a turning point in his life as he decided to stay on in South Africa and fight the racial discrimination against Indians there. It was here that Gandhi would formulate the unique version of nonviolent resistance that would change the world for ever -- Satyagraha.
At a time when material benefits and personal gratification seem to be the call of the day, Gandhi's words ring truer than ever.
Re: BAPU JEE
by Ravi PV on Oct 03, 2013 10:25 AM
Of course you guys should be grateful to that old man. He went out of this way to ensure that you people stay here so that one day you can revive the glorious Mughal rule.
Name:- Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. Popularly called:- BAPUJI. Mohatma:- Added to his name with honour.(Mohan-Atma) PRESENTLY:- INDIA KEEP GANDHI BUT EAT AWAY MOHATMA. FEW KEEP THEIR SURNAME LEAVING ASIDE GENEALOGY.FEW MAKE MOCKERY OF GANDHI, LIKE GANDHI CLASS,GANDHI TICKET ETC. FEW LOVE BAPUJI,BUT NEVER GO IN HIS PHILOSOPHY,"KARAMCHAND"(GOOD WORK,WHICH SHINE LIKE MOON). FEW HONEST/DESCENT/PURE/PATRIOTIC/CITIZEN ARE SILENT OBSERVER GET PAIN WITHIN AND FEEL SORRY ABOUT THE CIRCUMSTANCES AND FOOLISHNESS OF MASS.
but the emphasis should have been more on the event or significance rather than on what date exactly in 1930. it's not a big deal if i don't remember if it is april 6th or april 7th. but i expect myself to know what was the movement about breaking salt act.
Re: Re: good quiz
by Satya Alapati on Oct 03, 2013 07:21 PM
typical indian mindset unfortunately. all about marks. there is something beyond ranks, marks, and money, you see.
Re: 100 pieces?
by Satya Alapati on Oct 02, 2013 07:30 PM
great, blame it on the guy who gave you freedom in the first place. if you people like you are critical about your own self, on how you made any difference to the society, we will not be having tainted politicians getting elected again and again.
Re: Re: 100 pieces?
by amuldongibaby on Oct 02, 2013 08:40 PM
well said and if ypu made any difference what it can be? dividing INDIA into another 10000 pieces???????????
Re: Re: 100 pieces?
by somiran malakar on Oct 02, 2013 09:36 PM
Great speech without logic has no value. It seems that you are a old guy trying to prove that division of India was right decision. You guys, pretend to be Indian, but you are like an anti-indian. A man who rared up in africa and then came to India to eastablish his career, what else can be done better than dividing India. Who gave him the power to accept the British decision of division ? British knew that it was obvious that India will freed within one or two year, and they played their last game "division of India". Gandhi accepted that for becoming famous father of India. This is selfishness not peace. If it was not 1947, then India would definitely be freed by 1950 without help of Gandhi, and that was obvious.
Re: Re: Re: 100 pieces?
by Satya Alapati on Oct 03, 2013 07:31 PM
may be by 2050, you will grow up. freedom is just a milestone, not the destiny. Gandhi said freedom is something when a woman can walk on streets fearless in the middle of the night. now we are in a state, where a woman can't walk in the broadlight even with a man around her. but somehow this is all the fault of your ancestors. better focus on the present and be the change that you want to see in the world (hope you know where it came from)
He wanted the Congress to disband after achieving Independence. But the power brokers thought otherwise and the result is what we see today - Alround looting the wealth of the country and the poor common people.
Re: Re: Re: Mahatma
by Pratik shah on Oct 02, 2013 08:06 PM
SUBHAS CHANDRA BOSE WAS A IDIOT, AND HE DESERVED to get resigned "muje khooh do main azazi dhooga" WHAT RUBBISH...
Re: Re: Re: Re: Mahatma
by Tapash Kumar Home on Oct 02, 2013 10:42 PM
The person who speaks like this is worse than a illiterate,ignorant and above all abnormal.
Re: Re: Mahatma
by Biman Basu on Oct 02, 2013 07:36 PM
WE WON'T UNDERVALUE HIS QUALITIES BUT FOR DEALINGS ON- FREEDOM, GOVT FORMATION , MAKING PEOOPLE HAPPY- His conbtribution is NIL b'coz he allowed nehru a free hand!
Re: Mahatma
by Satya Alapati on Oct 02, 2013 07:35 PM
you said it bhaskaran. but how many people know or bother to know these facts like Gandhi wanted to disband congress? his meaning of freedom is 'when a woman can walk on the street at midnight without any fear'. forget about midnight, even broad light with another man around, in the capital of our country, a girl is not safe. there you go people, now blame it on Gandhi for that.
