Gandhi injected religion into politics for 3 decades by constantly advocating Hindu religious ideas like Ramrajya, goraksha, varnashram, brahmacharya, etc in public meetings and in his articles ( see my earlier posts and blogs e.g. 'Gandhi--a British agent', 'Gandhi and caste', etc ) This no doubt secured him power over the backward Hindu masses as he was perceived as a saint or baba ( and even today babas have a powerful hold among many ), but the price paid was Partition and its horrors, as the Muslims were inevitably driven towards the Muslim League.
Gandhi also successfully diverted the freedom struggle from the revolutionary direction towards which great and genuine freedom fighters like Bhagat Singh, Surya Sen, Chandrashekhar Azad, Ashfaqulla, Khudiram Bose, Rajguru, Bismil, etc taking it towards a harmless nonsensical channel called satyagrah.
This fake, who did so much harm to our country, has been called the ' Father of the Nation', and for exposing him I was condemned by Parliament without even giving me a hearing, which even murderers get.
Since I was denied a hearing by Parliament, I decided to go to the people, who are the highest Court in a democracy, through teehe press, to get a hearing
Op-Ed in Indian Express: http://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/unfair-house/
a revision of history lessons would do you good.....the presence of religion was already strong in indian politics....for example - tilak used it extensively in maharashtra even before mahatma entered the scene.moreover, gandhi was rejected by the 'babas' you are referring to....sir,for example - you would do well to remember the attacks gandhi faced when he fought untouchability.
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I was staying with Pakistan friends during my study abroad. I have watched various Pakistan youtube videos and discussion in which they said because of Gandhi freedom struggle, sometimes he forced Jinnah men to chant religious slogans and accept his feudals ideas. Jinnah compared to Gandhi was much educated and he believed Hindus and Muslims cannot coo exits because of ideology of Gandhi. Gandhi and Jinnah many times had heated argument and those were turbulent period. But I refuse to believe he was communal person like Bal Thackeray or his son or say VHP. In fact he said all religions are like beautiful flowers in the garden. The American leaders including Obama envied Gandhi and said he repeated those words in his Parliamentary speech. So many countries adopted Gandhi movement including Pakistan in their recent dharna, Singapore independence and people breaking on streets in egypt and libya including peaceful protest to not allow government to function.... This was non violent. Gandhi may be religious person, he had feudal ideas I may agree but if you call Gandhi british agent and communal you are mislead by some people or formed a perception which may be wrong. Gandhi is famous all over world. He did satyagrah in South Africa as well against injustice done to blacks there.
ReplyDeleteIf you really want to know who is communal who uses religion for their own use. It is Shiv Sena party and the thackeray family in Mumbai and VHP. Even RSS and BJP are moderate version of right wing and have nationalistic views. You can count Bukhari, others in kerala too on communal side.
Now I will give you live examples of how many famous people got inspiration from Gandhi without following non violent movement. You said armed movement is real instrument to get freedom and satyagrah and salt march and beating chest is drama....
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Malala Yousafzai, who was shot by Taliban for advocating education for girls in Pakistan, said that she is inspired by Mahatama Gandhi's path of non-violence at Youth Assembly at UN headquarters in New York on Friday. The evil Taliban group could not stop her determination to promote modern education. Result who won? world knows.
Obama on Gandhi
"I am mindful that I might not be standing before you today, as president of the United States, had it not been for Gandhi and the message he shared with America and the world," Obama told Indian MPs to thunderous applause. After making his pilgrimage to India half as century ago, King called Gandhi's philosophy of non-violence resistance 'the only logical and moral approach in the struggle for justice and progress'."
Singapore giant Lee Kuan Yew on Gandhi
Had it not been for Gandhi compassionate freedom struggle against Britishers and showing the world the real alternative to fight for justice, Singapore would not have got independence from British Raj. But Gandhi as a reformer did not exists. He was right, Gandhi did not had qualities to reform India with his feudal ideologies but he cannot be termed as villain.
Throughout his life, Mahatma Gandhi inspired countless Indians to lead a simple and principled life free of vices and desires. His message of non-violence that he practiced against the British rule in India has inspired many important world personalities
Neldon Mandela,
Martin Luther King
Albert Einstein once called Gandhi "a role model for the generations of his time
But one leader did not had kind words for Gandhi.. Willston Churchil
It is alarming and also nauseating to see half naked Mr. Gandhi, a seditious Middle Temple lawyer of the type well-known in the East, now posing as a fakir, striding half naked up the steps of the Viceregal palace to parley on equal terms with the representative of the King-Emperor.
Well said
Deleteacademics and armchair leaders should confine themselves to their neat 9-5 jobs kind of work rather than start commenting on politics and be a politician and leaders.look at the aap party and their leaders, fighting like cats and dogs.the cheapest and naïve,inflexible among them is kejriwal.feel sorry for delhites who has to bear these simpleton academics for next 5yrs.
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