09-06-2005, 11:10 PM
Jay Shastri,
The purpose of this thread is to list or explore Gandhian thoughts/philosophy/idealogy and the objective is not as you state start a pyramid scheme of 'disowning him'. Though I understand people do come here to this forum with preconcieved notions as to what the other forumites might be thinking or not.
Mahatma Gandhi led India in a myriad of political, spiritual and social issues. In each sphere he had his strengths and weakness and it should be explored because there are lessons to be learnt from his achievements and blunders. Let's not be presumptious and stiffle discussion just because someone just might fail to read the full thread and have some negative take aways about Mahatma Gandhi or our history. I do agree with your premise that we should try to sift chaff from wheat.
The purpose of this thread is to list or explore Gandhian thoughts/philosophy/idealogy and the objective is not as you state start a pyramid scheme of 'disowning him'. Though I understand people do come here to this forum with preconcieved notions as to what the other forumites might be thinking or not.
Mahatma Gandhi led India in a myriad of political, spiritual and social issues. In each sphere he had his strengths and weakness and it should be explored because there are lessons to be learnt from his achievements and blunders. Let's not be presumptious and stiffle discussion just because someone just might fail to read the full thread and have some negative take aways about Mahatma Gandhi or our history. I do agree with your premise that we should try to sift chaff from wheat.