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<!--QuoteBegin-"indygill"+-->QUOTE("indygill")<!--QuoteEBegin-->When we talk of Gandhi
Abhischekcc
brought in Leo Tolstoy in reference to Gandhi. Which is very important to understand Gandhi and Congress, Independence and Hindu Muslim relations
How many people know this guy was Gandhis mentor or Guru it was literally Tolstoy who told Gandhi what to doâ¦..
Propaganda might say anything but are Non-violence, Social economy etc all Gandhis thoughts and brain child???? No they were never, they were all "white mans" ideas and as usual Hindus who could not resolve thier own issues looked at "outsiders" for resolve.
In short Gandhi himself was the biggest and smartest âMacaulistâ
Gandhi was literally influenced by Leo Tolstoy. He came up with the ideas of nonviolent resistance in his work <b>The Kingdom of God is Within You </b>.
Also do not forget the famous letter <b>âA letter to a Hinduâ</b> written by Leo Tolstoy in 1908. Gandhi after the letter made him his mentor and asked for guidance and Tolstoy designed the entire guidelines and planned the Independent movement of India for Gandhi.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Letter_to_a_Hindu
<b>In A Letter to a Hindu, Tolstoy argued that only through the principle of love could the Indian people free themselves from colonial British rule. Tolstoy saw the law of love espoused in all the world's religions, and he argued that the individual, non-violent application of the law of love in the form of protests, strikes, and other forms of peaceful resistance were the only alternative to violent revolution</b>
Second influence on Gandhi was by <b>John Ruskin </b>and his book <b>âUnto This Lastâ</b>
It is basically âanti-capitilistâ book set in 18th-19th Century. This is where Gandhi learnt of <b>âSocial Economyâ</b> and tried to implement it.
In short Gandhi never had any vision or philosphy. he simply was aloof from ground realities of India because his mentors were not "indians"!!!!
Thatâs why during the time of partition he was âcluelessâ and was left without any vision, conviction and resort.
Because his mentor and Guru who guided him step by step did not have the answer or even thought of âHindu-Muslimâ issue.
Result was Partition and death of millions!!!!! And since he was aloof from Religous ground realities (especially in North) he tried to take "relgion" as "class" section of society and tried resolve it as a "Class war" because all he knew of worlds reality was through the eyes of Leo Tolstoy and John Ruskin, he tried to mix both their resolves and tried to be "Genious or Mahtma" and come up with a "fetish solution". And that was the "appeasment" of the historical oppressors, Muslims.
In short we as Hindus are still suffering because of Gandhis "Macaulism" and in indian context it helps creat fetish ideologists based on alien realities and end result has always been death of millions..............<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<!--QuoteBegin-"indygill"+-->QUOTE("indygill")<!--QuoteEBegin-->When we talk of Gandhi
Abhischekcc
brought in Leo Tolstoy in reference to Gandhi. Which is very important to understand Gandhi and Congress, Independence and Hindu Muslim relations
How many people know this guy was Gandhis mentor or Guru it was literally Tolstoy who told Gandhi what to doâ¦..
Propaganda might say anything but are Non-violence, Social economy etc all Gandhis thoughts and brain child???? No they were never, they were all "white mans" ideas and as usual Hindus who could not resolve thier own issues looked at "outsiders" for resolve.
In short Gandhi himself was the biggest and smartest âMacaulistâ
Gandhi was literally influenced by Leo Tolstoy. He came up with the ideas of nonviolent resistance in his work <b>The Kingdom of God is Within You </b>.
Also do not forget the famous letter <b>âA letter to a Hinduâ</b> written by Leo Tolstoy in 1908. Gandhi after the letter made him his mentor and asked for guidance and Tolstoy designed the entire guidelines and planned the Independent movement of India for Gandhi.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Letter_to_a_Hindu
<b>In A Letter to a Hindu, Tolstoy argued that only through the principle of love could the Indian people free themselves from colonial British rule. Tolstoy saw the law of love espoused in all the world's religions, and he argued that the individual, non-violent application of the law of love in the form of protests, strikes, and other forms of peaceful resistance were the only alternative to violent revolution</b>
Second influence on Gandhi was by <b>John Ruskin </b>and his book <b>âUnto This Lastâ</b>
It is basically âanti-capitilistâ book set in 18th-19th Century. This is where Gandhi learnt of <b>âSocial Economyâ</b> and tried to implement it.
In short Gandhi never had any vision or philosphy. he simply was aloof from ground realities of India because his mentors were not "indians"!!!!
Thatâs why during the time of partition he was âcluelessâ and was left without any vision, conviction and resort.
Because his mentor and Guru who guided him step by step did not have the answer or even thought of âHindu-Muslimâ issue.
Result was Partition and death of millions!!!!! And since he was aloof from Religous ground realities (especially in North) he tried to take "relgion" as "class" section of society and tried resolve it as a "Class war" because all he knew of worlds reality was through the eyes of Leo Tolstoy and John Ruskin, he tried to mix both their resolves and tried to be "Genious or Mahtma" and come up with a "fetish solution". And that was the "appeasment" of the historical oppressors, Muslims.
In short we as Hindus are still suffering because of Gandhis "Macaulism" and in indian context it helps creat fetish ideologists based on alien realities and end result has always been death of millions..............<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->