Till the time of Mahatma Gandhi, non-violence was unknown. Or, even if it existed, it was the consolation of the weak to self-" God will judge the injustice. The fact is that Mahatma articulated the tool of non-violence to the world and may be getting extinct as a principle except a few unremarkable incidence in the world stage. Having said this,I do not say violance has a place in everyday life. You referred to our Mythologies. Yes you were right there are violences. But if Rama would not punish Ravana and rescued Sita what would have been our plight? if injustice (questionable though) to Pandavas were not solved, tyranny would have prevailed including respect to women. If our Freedom strugglers like Bhagatsingh , Netaji did not resort to so called violance, do you think non-violance would freedom so early? In fact some philosophers feel that not enough blood was shed in our freedom movement and hence we lack in patriotism. My contention is that if violence is to be shown for a right reason, and a non-violence is takes as weakness then say non-violence to go to hell. But, violence for the cause stated in the above article? deplorable simply.
