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GANDHI:  CROSS EXAMINED

GANDHI’S RACISM IS NOW PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE: It cannot be hidden under Hollywood gloss or Bollywood burnish

You can fool some of the people all the time, all the people some of the time, but not all the people all the time

Truth cannot be hidden by made up rules, paper flowers can never give a natural fragrance.

Slowly but steadily the truth about one of the greatest farces of the 20th century is seeping out–some of it from the progeny of the great Mohandas himself. Two recent biographies by Arun Gandhi and Rohil Gandhi shed light upon the sexual indiscretion and promiscuity of Mr. Mohandas Gandhi. Now the record on his racism is being made public by Mr. Watson and Mr. Singh. Mr. Gandhi is being scrutinized for the letters he wrote to Mr. Hitler whom he called his friend (and the reemphasized the term of endearment as “real” and not perfunctory). Most civilized people are appalled by his horrible advice to the Jews to commit mass suicide.

“We believe as much in the purity of race as we think they do. … We believe also that the white race of South Africa should be the predominating race.”

In a letter to Hitler in 1941, Gandhi wrote: “Nor do I believe that you are the monster described by your opponents.”

“Hitler killed 5 million Jews. … But the Jews should have offered themselves to the butcher’s knife. They should have thrown themselves into the sea from cliffs.”

Regarding Washington, he wrote: “I do not hesitate to say that it is highly unlikely that had I lived as (his contemporary), I would have called (him) a misguided patriot.”

Book Review: Con-Man Gandhi’s racism exposed in new book

Gandhi condones Zulu massacres and defends the British. Aug 4 1906

The sex life of Mr. Gandhi, and his failures as a politician

The myth of Mohandas K. Gandhi debunked. He gets an “F” on South Africa, Salt Match, Non-Violence, and independence

Which war did Mohandas Gandhi support. All of them. There wasn’t a war that the prophet of Non-Violence did not support. He was Sergeant Major in the British Army and won a medal for his war duties

Gandhi’s racism. The truth behind the mask. Behold Sergeant Major Gandhi who supported the British during the Boer war, Zulu rebellion. Behold the prophet of peace who worked to stratify the South African society.

Gandhi did not bring the British Empire down.

Gandhi’s letter to his friend Hitler.

http://rupeenews.com/2008/03/11/dr-br-ambedkar-on-gandhi-the-black-untouchables-gandhi-is-the-greatest-enemy-the-untouchables-have-ever-had-in-india/

Sex life of Mohandas Gandhi, his failures and sexual perversion

The Unknown Gandhi: His military service. Debunking the movie. Shedding light on support for colonialism, empire, racism, and Hindu religious dogma

Gandhi was anti-black, charges new biography
Indian leader praised Hitler, said whites should rule South Africa

In this provocative text, retired U.S. Army Col. G. B. Singh and Dr. Tim Watson subject the 20th century’s most revered figure to a rigorous cross-examination on the witness stand. Who would have dreamed Gandhi would ever be questioned, let alone be cross-examined in court? The court room lessons learned through the historical scrutiny of Gandhi’s racial encounters must spark a re-evaluation of our perceived “historical truths.”

The authors recognize a modern culture of deception and propaganda and simply wish to set the record straight on this issue. They request that supporters and detractors alike view the book as a search for honesty in the historical account. This book is sure to provoke lively debates inside and outside the halls of learning. The authors hope all will benefit from the revelations within this book – however shocking – and that the verdict will help free the world from the yoke of “propa-gandhi.”

‘Gandhi’s biographies and autobiographies are probably the most shameless example of exhibitionism since St. Augustine’s ‘Confessions’. No one in history before or since Augustine has so successfully recorded the autobiographical events of a life to win over an audience. In the case of Augustine, the public relations campaign was a different kind of immaculate conception. In his case, the personage was sold to the public as a sinner turned saint, an individual sanctified by miraculous intervention. In Gandhi’s case, the immaculate conception took a different form. In this case the avatar, prophet, and saint was already fully formed, a self-realized being from birth. All that was missing from an attempt to form a new religion was the miracles. The quintessential political opportunist, Gandhi soon hit on the formula to change all that. The immaculate conception was now born in his mind. He would invent a past. He would make himself into a martyr. He would give the world a biography that would show him not as a man of privilege, not as a high caste Hindu sent to the London Bar, but as a victim of persecution, a martyr, one who had endured the worst slights and insults a man can experience only to rise from these humiliations phoenix-like to forgive his enemies. In addition, he portrays himself as Buddha-like in his renunciation of worldly attachments.’ Powerful words, powerful writing. And as with all belief systems, the opportunity to re-evaluate at the hands of researched writers such as Singh and Watson may serve to strengthen or perhaps alter the layers of dust that accumulate with generations passing.

Books of this nature are healthy for historians and for academics and for the public at large. This reader has a particular quibble with the new publishing company that brings us this valuable book, and that is not with content, but with the presentation of the book itself. The cover art is a poorly (at best) executed drawing and painting, and whether or not it was intended, the characters posed before the pictured judge in the courtroom image include Gandhi with a halo (!), and two lawyer characters who look as though they are meant to represent Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton! If the old adage ‘You can’t tell a book by it’s cover’ ever had a prime example, it is this fine book cheapened by a very poor cover! Grady Harp, May 08

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Posted: May 11, 2008 1:40 pm Eastern © 2008 WorldNetDaily

Mahatma Gandhi
WASHINGTON – When Indian-American actor Kal Penn announced his support for presidential candidate Barack Obama, he did so because the senator from Illinois inspired him like Mahatma Gandhi.

“I’m not a registered Democrat, and I’ve never gotten motivated before, mostly because I wasn’t a fan of the political establishment,” he explained. “But I was really inspired by Barack. I haven’t been that inspired since hearing my grandparents tell stories about marching with Gandhi.”

In fact, Gandhi’s name has come up repeatedly in the Democratic presidential race – with both Obama and Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., outspoken admirers of the Indian independence leader – perceived as a virtual 20th century saint thanks to mythologizing books and movies.

Yet, the real Gandhi was not the little man revered by the U.S. civil rights leadership for his commitment to non-violence, according to the authors of “Gandhi Under Cross-Examination,” which, using the India leader’s own words, portray him as an anti-black racist, an admirer of Adolf Hitler, a critic of George Washington and a man who believed Jews should not have resisted Nazi Germany’s efforts to exterminate them.

Here are some of the lesser-known quotations from Gandhi’s explosive writings:

During his early civil disobedience in South Africa, Gandhi, the authors say, made it clear he was not fighting for a colorblind society, but one that would be dominated by whites and Indians at the expense of blacks: “Ours is on continual struggle against a degradation sought to be inflicted upon us by the Europeans, who desire to degrade us to the level of the raw Kaffirwhose occupation is hunting, and whose sole ambition is to collect a certain number of cattle to buy a wife with and, then, pass his life of indolence and nakedness.” “Kaffir” is a pejorative South African term for blacks, equivalent to the “n” word in America.

“We believe as much in the purity of race as we think they do. … We believe also that the white race of South Africa should be the predominating race.”

In a letter to Hitler in 1941, Gandhi wrote: “Nor do I believe that you are the monster described by your opponents.”

“Hitler killed 5 million Jews. … But the Jews should have offered themselves to the butcher’s knife. They should have thrown themselves into the sea from cliffs.”

Regarding Washington, he wrote: “I do not hesitate to say that it is highly unlikely that had I lived as (his contemporary), I would have called (him) a misguided patriot.”

Not only has Gandhi been credited withbeing the inspiration of the American civil rights movement beginning with Martin Luther King Jr., but he remains a revered figure among the U.S.’ top progressive political leaders, including Obama, Hillary Clinton, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

“In my life, I have always looked to Mahatma Gandhi as an inspiration, because he embodies the kind of transformational change that can be made when ordinary people come together to do extraordinary things,” said Obama in February.

Indeed, Gandhi did extraordinary things. His independence movement in India led to one of the most massive and bloodiest population movements in history.

“I have admired the work and life of Mahatma Gandhi and have spoken publicly about that many times,” reminded Hillary Clinton.

Reid had this to say last year: “If there were ever a time with this international war on terror that we’re fighting now where people have to understand how important peace is, think of Gandhi, a man who gave his life for peace, a tiny, little man in physical stature, but a giant in morality.”

The book is authored by G.B. Singh and Tim Watson. Singh is the author of an earlier book, “Gandhi: Behind the Mask of Divinity,” while Watson is the author of “The Ethics of Timelessness.”

Gandhi’s commitment to non-violence was, by all accounts, extreme. In 1940, when the British Isles appeared to be on the verge of invasion by the Axis powers, Gandhi offered the following advice to the people of England: “I would like you to lay down the arms you have as being useless for saving you or humanity. You will invite Herr Hitler and Signor Mussolini to take what they want of the countries you call your possessions. … If these gentlemen choose to occupy your homes, you will vacate them. If they do not give you free passage out, you will allow yourselves, man, woman, and child, to be slaughtered, but you will refuse to owe allegiance to them.”

Gandhi was killed by an assassin’s bullet 60 years ago.

Dr. Tim Watson gained his higher education in Europe and taught for several years in East Asia. He currently teaches philosophy and communications in Toronto, Canada, and hosts a weekly radio show at ThatRadio.com

As an Indian lawyer trained in Britain, Gandhi’s job took him to South Africa in 1893. At the train station of Pietermaritzburg, history tells us, Gandhi was thrown off the train after refusing to give up his first-class seat and move back to the van compartment. Forced to spend a cold winter’s night alone in the station, he resumed his journey the next day, only to face additional racial humiliations and physical abuse. According to the authors, scholars have never truly questioned the story, a glaring oversight which they find most odd indeed given the fact that Gandhi’s accounts of these events over the years were filled with significant contradictions and inconsistencies. In his own words, Gandhi claimed at different times to have been thrown off the train by a railroad employee, a police constable, and two officials. In one account, he spent the night alone in the dark train station, while in another he claimed a white man present in the station filled him with fear. His account of a physical assault suffered the following day also changed significantly over time. The authors attempt to show how, had Gandhi’s various claims about this incident been introduced into a court of law, the prosecution would use his own words against him to destroy his reliability as a witness and get the case all but laughed out of court. If the evidence would not stand up in the court of law, they argue, it should not stand up in the world of academia either.

According to the authors, Gandhi has always been given a free pass by academics and critics alike, so they are taking it upon themselves to begin a new modern scholarship of all things Gandhi. … Singh and Watson … and ultimately calling out Gandhi as a liar and a conman. They basically accuse Gandhi of changing his train station humiliation story over the years for purely political reasons.

Whatever its faults, though, this is still an important book. Singh and Watson have attempted to shine the light of historical truth on a subject rarely questioned by scholars, and they have succeeded in raising doubts as to Gandhi’s veracity concerning a seminal event in his life. That naturally gives rise to questions of character. One can only hope that Gandhi scholars will follow the trial of evidence laid out in this book and bring further research to the fore rather than simply ignore it for the can of worms it threatens to dump all over their own biases and beliefs.