Whatever stands against the freedom must be set aside, be it ritual or superstition or limitation in any form(from the book "Jonathan livingston seagull").
I believe that freedom is wrestled and you have to snatch it, it is not by fasting or compromising(at least not against the people who had enslaved us)
I used to wonder that how we got freedom by following truth and non violence(fasting), I used to laugh silently when my history teacher used to explain this principle of Gandhiji with pride. Seeing the current situation of India(65 years of self rule), I understand the blunder we did by following his principle, we had missed the last chance to rise and prosper.
I don't feel that Gandhiji was a serious threat to British, but he screwed up Indian minds, we wanted someone who could have initiated aggression and changed the old Indian minds, instead of making us warriors he made us powerless.
Did we save lives?? nope, many people were killed during partition and still we are fighting with our own people(Pakistan). I dono exactly about the situation at that time, but it was still worth to fight than fasting (he never died during fasting,someone used to go and convince him). Its insane to beg for freedom like that, he screwed up the freedom movement.
Leadership of Gandhiji reminds me of what Alexander has said "I am not afraid of an army of lions led by a sheep; I am afraid of an army of sheep led by a lion" being a warrior Alexander knew how to fight.
Well, I'm not degrading "The sheep", but it is something to do with Work Specialization.I admire this man and his simplicity(although it used to be extreme sometimes), he could have become just a social worker than trying to become a freedom fighter.
We had many lions in India, like S.C Bose;
"Give me blood and I will give you freedom", he knew exactly what to do, manly way of fighting against slavery. I feel India would have been in a much better situation if we had fought against British under the leadership of S.C. Bose. Now it is not worth to give blood, its better not to talk about current India.
Development is not just concerned with our army, economy, education and constitution(we know how laws are ignored in India); We really need a matured society, I believe that the day our nation gives complete freedom for women(from everything including marriage and not just in the form of law) we are heading towards real development.
Not in my life time for sure:-)
Happy Independence day!!!
I believe that freedom is wrestled and you have to snatch it, it is not by fasting or compromising(at least not against the people who had enslaved us)
I used to wonder that how we got freedom by following truth and non violence(fasting), I used to laugh silently when my history teacher used to explain this principle of Gandhiji with pride. Seeing the current situation of India(65 years of self rule), I understand the blunder we did by following his principle, we had missed the last chance to rise and prosper.
I don't feel that Gandhiji was a serious threat to British, but he screwed up Indian minds, we wanted someone who could have initiated aggression and changed the old Indian minds, instead of making us warriors he made us powerless.
Did we save lives?? nope, many people were killed during partition and still we are fighting with our own people(Pakistan). I dono exactly about the situation at that time, but it was still worth to fight than fasting (he never died during fasting,someone used to go and convince him). Its insane to beg for freedom like that, he screwed up the freedom movement.
Leadership of Gandhiji reminds me of what Alexander has said "I am not afraid of an army of lions led by a sheep; I am afraid of an army of sheep led by a lion" being a warrior Alexander knew how to fight.
Well, I'm not degrading "The sheep", but it is something to do with Work Specialization.I admire this man and his simplicity(although it used to be extreme sometimes), he could have become just a social worker than trying to become a freedom fighter.
We had many lions in India, like S.C Bose;
"Give me blood and I will give you freedom", he knew exactly what to do, manly way of fighting against slavery. I feel India would have been in a much better situation if we had fought against British under the leadership of S.C. Bose. Now it is not worth to give blood, its better not to talk about current India.
Development is not just concerned with our army, economy, education and constitution(we know how laws are ignored in India); We really need a matured society, I believe that the day our nation gives complete freedom for women(from everything including marriage and not just in the form of law) we are heading towards real development.
Not in my life time for sure:-)
Happy Independence day!!!
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