That Gandhiji is one of the tallest leaders of India & a very worthy gentleman is undisputed? But this business of iconising him as "father of India" is a sick hypnotic suggestion becuse 1. India as a nation existed from CHANAKYA'S time, till Shahjehan's regin. Were contributions by these great persons less than Gandhi's just because media didnt exist in their time? 2. India as a civilisation existed for more than 5000yrs. Does it suggest that founder fathers of Indian culture and philosophies were less than Gandhi just because they are dead and talk no more? So they are infantile kids infront of Gandhi?
Let us learn to respect our great people of which Gandhi is one but not only one.
RE:Can Father be milliniums younger than his children?
by Vishwa on Feb 15, 2006 03:48 PM Permalink
Get your facts right buddy. There was no India when Chanakya and ShahJahan were there. They were just Kingdoms and each one of them fought against each other for supremacy. It was Gandhi and other great freedom fighters like him who got all the princely states together. And Gandhi stands out among all and hence "Father of the Nation".
RE:Can Father be milliniums younger than his children?
by Sudhindra on Feb 14, 2006 05:20 PM Permalink
You (and me) are fortunate you weren't born between 1600 and 1900. For your information India was rarely one political entity throughout its history till somebody from outside came and consolidated (when they were not busy looting). We would have got our independence eventually. But there is a good possibility that it would have resulted in a large number of independent states some of which ruled by blood-sucking royals. Or maybe we would have allied with Hitler during second world war and got wiped out. Mahatma made sure that we got our independence early, with least violence and he also made sure that we live in a peaceful democracy. It was out of our affection that we call him the father of the nation. You don't want to call him that don't. There are many of us who think we owe it to him for not becoming another Uganda. Chanakya would be severely embarassed by your defence of him.
