4 Responses to “Fact & Fiction: What the world thinks of Mohandas Gandhi!”

1. Vijay says:

   September 5, 2008 at 12:29 am

   All you big posting has no use, even christ and Mohammd are opposed when thry are living… Gandhi has is human and he has his up and downs,, do not see things with today’s perspective but with that time and conditions… he achived the unity in all Indian masses aware of Independence by non voilence…I can say gandhi’s greatness by this
   He has named most popular person of the centuary in 20th centuary after Einstein…that is enough to tell the world opinion about Gandhi… no need to publish all trash from old newspapers… even Nobel committee has felt sorry for not honouring Gandhii.. learn some basics, resepct persons ahve origional ideas and mass uplifting persons
   Good Luck

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2. Moin Ansari says:

   September 5, 2008 at 8:21 am

   Thank you for your feedback. It is appreciated. We are not talking about opposing Gandhi. We are talking about what Gandhi said and did.

   perhaps the Nobel peace pirze knew the facts. The US Congress has condemned Gandhi in no uncertain terms.(http://rupeenews.com/2008/09/03/united-states-congressional-record-on-mohandas-gandhi/)

   As the news spreads, the truth shall set America free

   Best Regards,

   Editor

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3. Krish says:

   September 27, 2008 at 6:59 pm

   I too have read that Gandhi was discriminatory towards Africans, which is definitely unfortunate.

   Gandhi was human and was a product of his times as much as anyone else. There is probably some truth in your excerpts but that does not capture the essence of the man.

   We learn new things even with ethics and morality; I am sure if Gandhi was alive today he would have been quite ashamed of those views, and would have done anything to correct them.

   On the other hand, some of Gandhi’s thoughts were so startling and original (advice to a Hindu on how to repent – adopt a Muslim boy and raise him as one), and his firm belief in peace as the way, that to focus on his foibles is losing precious wisdom that this man had to offer.

   Regards
   Krish

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4. Moin Ansari says:

   September 28, 2008 at 9:54 am

   Kirish:

   First of all we thank you for visiting our ste, and appreciate your feedback. Thanks.

   Gandhi may have some good qualities, however history does not view him through the prisim of a propoganda Stone/Kingle film.

   Anecdotal evidence of allegorical stories are probably not a reflection of the total body of Gandhi’s thoughts and ideas.

   Gandhi was a created phenomenon–created by the British. He supported all their wars, he supported the British wars against the Zulus, and the Kaffirs (an African tribe), and Gandhi supported WW1 and WW2. He was the eslf-professed “Recruiter-in-Chief” for the British and sent Indian boys as cannon fodder which perpetuated the British Empire.

   The most visible moments of the movie–the Salt march, and the Calcutta riots look good on the screen, but as far as history is concerned they have a significance which is very different than what the movie or the sanitized version of text books history portray.

   The Salt march did not impact the empire at all. The British had already decided to leave. There is much evidence that the riots in Bengal were instigated as a prelude to prapare for the partition of Bengal and Punjab.

   ..Gandhi is not revered by a majority of the Indians–he is hated by the Dalits, and tolerated by the Indian Muslims. He is reviled by most Pakistanis who have read about hism, and there is a big yawn from the Bangladeshis on Gandhi……

   …and so it goes.

   Thanks for your feedback

   Best Regards

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