RE:Gandhi's fast
by on Jan 30, 2008 01:44 PM Permalink
if he hadn't undergone fasting, you would openly criticing. It is He who have given you freedom of speech, thought. A democratic country where you can call your leaders'silly'.
How do you say that Gandhi gave freedom of speech and thought?
What about millions of people outside India? Who gave them freedom of speech and thought? Gandhi?
If not Gandhi, Sardar Vallabhai Patel and Subhash Chandra Bose would have done that. If not them, somebody else would have done that.
Please don't credit particular individuals like Gandhi and Nehru for India's independence.
India's freedom struggle started much before Gandhi came into picture. Whether Gandhi's entry benfited the struggle or not is something debatable. We learn in our school textbooks about the great contributions made by Gandhi and Hehru. But that is only one side of the story. Perhaps the freedom struggle could have been better without him is another opinion, which is worth debating.
RE:Gandhi's fast
by amit mohan on Jan 30, 2008 02:12 PM Permalink
There is a saying-little learning is a dangerous thing.Only a person with little knowledge and understanding of history can say something.The Kind of mass movement Gandhicould mobilise was first of its kind in History-It was because of Gandhis non violent method of peaceful resistance only India could acieve freedom without much bloodshed.It is the most common trait of Indians to vilify their own heroes especially the truly great ones
