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IMDB rating: 8.20 Plot: When ‘Mahatma Gandhi’ (qv) first set foot in British India, he had already been to Britain and South Africa, and had created quite a stir for the betterment of the people. But in India, he realized that he had first to live the life of a peasant to understand what it is to be an Indian. This resolve will lead him to shed his westerners clothing, and don a simple loincloth, be subjected to racial slurs from none other than Winston Churchill (Half naked Indian Fakir); Mobilize awareness of local industry and less dependence on imported clothing and material; the historic dandee march for withdrawal of the salt tax; a fast unto death to stop the virtual slaughter of British troops by irate Indian mobs; and be imprisoned several times. His resolve was to work with stalwarts such as Mohammed Ali Jinnah, Sardar Valabhbhai Patel, Professor Gokhale, J.B. Kripalani, Maulana Azad, and Pandit Jawarharlal Nehru to ensure first of all to get the British to quit India, and then run an Indian Government under the Congress party. Gandhi will soon realize that it is not enough to be just an Indian, for India has many facets – Muslim, Hindu, Sikh, Jewish, and Christian. The British relied on these many facets as an excuse for their continuance as they wanted to ensure that the minorities are not oppressed by the Hindu majority. Concerned over the inroads made by Gandhi to unite the Hindus, Muslims, and all others under a common umbrella, the British invited Jinnah for talks, and it is here that a seed was laid for a separate country called Pakistan. When Gandhi came to know about this, he pleaded with Jinnah to unite the Muslims, even take over as the first Prime Minister with his choice of Muslim candidates for Parliament, but separatist Jinnah had already made his mind. The World Wars of 1914 and 1944 having taken it’s toll on Europe and Britain in particular, the weary British finally decided to leave India in 1947 – not the India they had conquered – but an India that was ready to be divided in East Pakistan and West Pakistan. Now after the much awaited independence was the real test for Gandhi – a test that will make him or break him – as he started a fast unto death to try and stop the violence that was threatening to break out into a civil war, not realizing that he had indirectly fanned Hindu extremism, which would later be called the Shiv Sena, into taking the matter directly in their hands to ensure that Muslims are kept out of their Hindustan forever. |
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Whether the people of India have rightly recognised Mahatama Gandhi as father of the nation?
People of India take Mahatama Gandhi as father of the nation, but here are people who do not take him as father of the nation. What are your opinion.
For me,Gandhi is father of nation and will always remain.I don’t care what other people think because this is democracy and everyone has freedom of expression.
I want to say something you:-
if you are unhappy with India,then go to Western countries.Writers like you and filmmakers like Deepa Mehta and Mira Nair have brought disrepute to India’s image.You simply write and make trash that india is country full of hungry and poor people because of which,people from western countries have made certain image about us.
Yes you have the right to publish about prevailing poverty and corruption in India.But this is only one side of coin.
You should also publish about India’s economic development,growing middle-class and a boosting market of India.But these things have been overshadowed by your articles relating to India’s poverty.
Poverty is everywhere even in East and West.Corruption is also a part of West’s culture.Check Sarah Palin’s ‘gifts’ during her tenure as Alaskan governor.
Shailesh G | Oct 06, 2008
Well a nation has many fathers and mahatma gandhi is one of them. This is not a question… just a play on words.
Genuinely H | Oct 06, 2008
Yes, because he dedicated his life to achieve freedom for India. He was a leader, who influenced millions others to join the freedom struggle. So, it is only natural that Gandhiji be recognised as the Father of free India.
Explorer | Oct 06, 2008
he is rightly called the father of the nation…his struggle cannot be forgotten by anyone…
pokiri n | Oct 06, 2008
