Gandhian, Who?
  • Gandhian, Who?
    "Generations to come will scarce believe that such a one as [Gandhi] ever in flesh and blood walked upon this earth."
    -- Albert Einstein

    On what basis, does the media label a person as Gandhian.

    When you refer Tiger as part of Cat family; you need to have a clear understanding about Cat and Tiger. Zebra belongs to Horse family; but Zebra cannot be domesticated. Zebra is wild in nature.

    To label someone as Gandhian, you should have total and complete understanding of Gandhi. Besides that you also have the complete understanding of the Gandhian. Then you can match the qualities of Gandhi with that of Gandhian. When those qualities match, then you shall label this person as Gandhian. If it fits exactly, then you can go ahead and label as Gandhi itself; why Gandhian; label this person as Gandhi itself. You may even consider the label, Mahatma Gandhi.

    How do you define Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. How do you define the Ocean. How do you define the Sky.

    Can you define the Ocean as, 1000 miles width; 1000 miles breadth; 100 miles depth; holding 2500 cubic feet of water. Can you define the Sky as, 2500 acres of area. Can you take a bucket of water out from the ocean and call that bucket as Ocean?

    There is only one Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. All other labels cannot become the original; since they are not original, they are fake.

    How do you label someone as Gandhian. Is that someone half naked? Does someone in appearance resemble Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. In television show, many appear as M.G.Ramachandran; many do mimicry as MGR; can you label them as MGR. There is only one MGR; others cannot become another MGR.

  • Gandhian, Who?
    "Try not to become a man of success; but rather to become a man of value."
    -- Albert Einstein.

    No way, you can measure the qualities of Gandhi. You cannot define Gandhi. That is the truth. And you cannot predict his way. He did follow Ahimsa, Satyagraha, Non-cooperation against the British. He would not have followed the same path today against his country.

    Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi would have been on indefinite fast. His demands certainly would not be for weak or strong Lokpal. He always consider all human beings as part of his family; including the British. So, he would have behaved exactly as the responsible Father of the nation. Gandhi would have considered the culprit; the one who had corrupted the wealth of the country; Gandhi would have considered as his loving kids, who had done mistake.

    Gandhi never separates himself from others. Gandhi never said, Jinna was his worst enemy and Jinna spoilt his dream. Gandhi took all efforts to convince Jinna to give up his demand for partition. Gandhi did suggest Nehru to give up his Prime Minister post in favor of Jinna.

    So, Gandhi would associate himself with those corrupted citizens of India and try to bring in a change, in their heart; that would have been Gandhian way. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi would have been on indefinite fast, till those corrupted citizens of India realize their mistakes and surrender their wealth back to the Government. Certainly not for a demand for strong Lokpal and worst punishment.

    You don't need to work hard to become Father of the nation. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi didn't work hard to earn the title. Gandhi did the right thing; Gandhi never did any thing to become popular. You don't need to work hard to do the right thing. Only for wrong things, you need to work hard. Right thing just happens naturally.

    Earth revolves around the Sun; Moon revolves around the Earth. It happens naturally. They don't need to work hard. To become a Father; fun thing. There is no hard work at all. It happens naturally. When a man and a woman sleep together; absolutely no hard work; total and complete joy; by next year, man will become father and woman will become mother. It happens naturally.

    Look at the Sun; look at the Moon; look at the Mountains; look at the Rivers; look at the Ocean. They do so much good to the Planet and its living beings; without making big noises.