tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8073839710037888777.post7949638580542319474..comments2023-06-21T00:34:04.515-07:00Comments on The grown up me!: Relevance of Gandhian values in today's world.Suruchi Sharmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13681988958352862291noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8073839710037888777.post-45075370134708016492019-09-24T05:31:05.352-07:002019-09-24T05:31:05.352-07:00Wow😮👏Wow😮👏Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06775960845327750071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8073839710037888777.post-74692581260305429822019-09-24T04:39:33.843-07:002019-09-24T04:39:33.843-07:00thanks a lot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
thanks a lot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09290313715643992885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8073839710037888777.post-83037856074879677092016-11-03T00:02:49.211-07:002016-11-03T00:02:49.211-07:00Thanks a lot, Athul and Debjit. I am glad the essa...Thanks a lot, Athul and Debjit. I am glad the essay helped you. :) Suruchi Sharmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13681988958352862291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8073839710037888777.post-7389647101601320382016-11-02T22:40:32.208-07:002016-11-02T22:40:32.208-07:00well done.
nevr thot anyone wll post a topic lik t...well done.<br />nevr thot anyone wll post a topic lik ths in todays wrld .by the wy it hlped me in my assignmnt as wll.<br />so thnx.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18183440112427887596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8073839710037888777.post-2816318151431347912016-08-18T07:32:00.276-07:002016-08-18T07:32:00.276-07:00Superb greatSuperb greatAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12871919873481009326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8073839710037888777.post-23176859093846863012016-08-18T07:24:03.456-07:002016-08-18T07:24:03.456-07:00Superb greatSuperb greatAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12871919873481009326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8073839710037888777.post-29003920561630316722014-05-03T01:59:19.875-07:002014-05-03T01:59:19.875-07:00Well, for starters, you could have told me that yo...Well, for starters, you could have told me that you had this essay written and we could have chatted over it for hours. Reminds me of an editorial by Dr. Pulin Nayak (the then Director of Delhi School of Economics) when we were in our SY (2/Oct/2004). It was about the relevance of Gandhian Economics in today's world.<br /><br />A topic such as this in today's life seems cliche; agreed. But more than a cliche; it seems a mockery. It is somehow understood to be "cool" to mock the Father of the Nation as a sissy. What people fail to understand is; no matter what the situation, he could command an entire country and many more outside at the snap of his fingers. We can earn the right to contest his views only if we have the confidence within ourselves that we can command even an infinitesimal percentage of what he did. Mind you, he never commanded, he only requested & led from the front!<br /><br />Though I don't claim to be an authority on the subject, my understanding is Gandhiji didn't stand AGAINST Britishers but FOR Freedom. That idea of freedom resulted from his desire to stick to truth. Because truth is capable of bringing negative reinforcement at times, he thought of being self sufficient and free from all sorts of entrapments whatsoever. He fought British authorities in South Africa not because he wanted to fight against Britishers but because he wanted to fight FOR his right to be free as God intended him to be. It was only on his return to India and when Gopal Krishna Gokhale saw the practicality & potential of his beliefs that Gandhiji became a political movement.<br /><br />Mind you, seldom credited is Leo Tolstoy. Apparently he left a deep impact on Gandhiji (maybe that's why his "Ashram" in South Africa was called Tolstoy Farm. Tolstoy wrote a piece called "A letter to a Hindu" in which he fantasized how the ancient Hindu beliefs of truth & perhaps its manifestation into non-violence could help the freedom struggle of India. Gandhiji came across that piece and was inspired by the same and started implementing those ideas on an individual basis. Just because people started imitating him, he acquired mass following<br /><br />As far as the point of relevance of his ideas goes, they are most relevant today. You speak of Underworld Dons, Police, Judiciary or Politicians; but lets face it, these people seldom cross our paths in day to day life. If we follow truth and non-violence today, all we risk losing is pampering by our spouse or a hefty increment or the likes... Back in those days the threat of life itself was explicitly palpable. I am not saying that the Underworld/Policy/Judiciary/Politicians aren't valid roadblocks today, but let us make a small step at least in our day-to-day life.<br /><br />To sum it up; I would say that strategically he was completely correct in following the chosen path; the path still remains a very valid one if somebody honestly chooses to tread on it. Not that it will be an easy one, but it sure is the path of righteousness. OK, if a few tactical changes need to be made, then so be it, it is the requirement of times after all.Hasmukh :)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02899264399479919596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8073839710037888777.post-42451316317417239852013-10-22T04:17:18.285-07:002013-10-22T04:17:18.285-07:00Hey Sandeep,
I saw this comment only today. Thank...Hey Sandeep,<br /><br />I saw this comment only today. Thanks! :) :)Suruchi Sharmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13681988958352862291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8073839710037888777.post-69981131379627973202012-01-06T17:07:02.695-08:002012-01-06T17:07:02.695-08:00Great ! True !Great ! True !Sandeep Jiyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12516325552688360357noreply@blogger.com