Tag: Mahatma Gandhi

Happy Birthday Bapuji

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Many people world over love him. Some people in his own country hate him. Those who once hated him now use him for their own political benefits. Some say he was a showman. Some say he was the new age messiah of peace. Whatever he was, there is one thing that nobody can deny. When the whole of this country needed a leader so badly – a leader who could bring the people of diverse languages and cultures in India under one roof and lead them together in a fight against colonialism – there was no one else, but Mohandas Gandhi.

He is truly missed not just on this 141st birthday of his, but through the entirety of the independent India.

Business & Politics Over Mahatma Gandhi

 

James Otis: First of all was to try to increase the GDP from 1 per cent to 3 per cent to the poorest of Indians. Gandhi would have deeply supported that proposal because the Indian Government since the Mumbai attacks have shifted more of its focus on the military and reduced on the GDP. [Source]

Anand Sharma: Gandhi himself would not have agreed to the conditions. Government of India who has to protect the sovereignty of the people cannot entail to such conditions. [Source]

For Gandhi’s descendants, the sale seemed to contradict his aversion to materialism. Gandhi himself had given away several of the items. [Source]

PS: Meanwhile, Congress party has spent some money for buying the rights of Jai Ho, the Oscar winning song by A R Rahman.

PPS: Why do our nationalistic pride remain in materials and symbols, and not in action?

(Image courtesy: Sky News)