Gandhi Jayanti-October 2

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Another October 2 — Gandhi Jayanti


It was only some time back that the year started and now it’s October, nearing the end of the year. And as the October begins, the day two comes–the birth anniversary of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi or Mahatma Gandhi.
Though I am a believer of non-violence and truth, and appreciate Mahatma for the same, I am not take his words a sacrosanct. Mahatma was a great person, but he was as human as any other so he can’t be expected to be always correct. “To err is human”.


Gandhi was extremely popular and got lot of respect from the people but there is one aspect where he is still considered by many to be deviant from his own principles.

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The soul of India : Mahatma Gandhi

Raghupati Raghav Raja Ram, Patit Pavan Sita Ram
Sita Ram Sita Ram, Bhaj pyare tu Sitaram
Ishwar Allah tero naam, Sab ko Sanmti de Bhagawan

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Some of the famous quotes by Mahatma Gandhi have been listed below :

• Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.
• Fear is not a disease of the body; fear kills the soul.
• The principle of majority does not work when differences on fundamentals are involved.
• Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes.
• It is better to be violent, if there is violence in our hearts, than to put on the cloak of nonviolence to cover impotence.
• It is unwise to be too sure of one's own wisdom. It is healthy to be reminded that the strongest might weaken and the wisest might err.
• You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty.
• Honest differences are often a healthy sign of progress.
• Whatever you do may be insignificant, but it is very important that you do it.

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We are very proud that "Mahatma Gandhiji" was an Indian. India is very great country because they were people like Gandhiji in our country. He is the only person who got respect by the entire nation.He was the second person who preached about non-violence after lord Buddha.

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History

If there was one man who was instrumental in acquiring independence for India, it was Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. This was the man - slight, bespectacled and mild in manner - who controlled the National Movement for nearly three decades. A mass leader, he believed that he must identify himself with the masses he leads.

M K Gandhi was born on October 2, 1869, in Porbandar, a small town on the Gujarat coastline.

After his early education in India, he was sent to London where he qualified as a barrister. After attempting practice in Bombay for a few months, he went to South Africa as counsel for a wealthy Muslim client. Though he was supposed to return after the case was sorted, he continued his stay there till 1914, leading the Indians there against the apartheid of the British. His stint in India took a turn when national leader Gopal Krishna Gokhale initiated him into the Indian freedom movement. Gandhi, with his ideals of ahimsa, non-cooperation and satyagraha, soon established himself as the frontrunner in the struggle for freedom.

From then, till India gained independence, Gandhi gathered an entire nation behind him in his relentless quest. But Partition was a big blow to his dreams and ideals, and Gandhi was a sad man on the night of India's Independence.

Five months after independence, Gandhiji was assassinated by Nathuram Godse while on his way to his daily prayer meeting. The 78-year-old Father of the Nation had left a country that was just discovering its feet, orphaned. His birthday was recognised as a National holiday.

Gandhi was not just a political leader. In fact, he was never a keen politician. He was a leader of the masses and always identified himself with them. All his actions had the power to galvanise the people. When others walked out of the Assembly in protest, Gandhi walked 100 km to the sea at Dandi to make salt illegally.

In short, he would take a step that would involve the millions, a small step by itself, but which would magnify a million-fold. The British often wondered what it was about Gandhi that attracted so many to him. But the people had no such questions. They understood the way in which he identified with them. In fact, Gandhi took pains to learn to sign his name in all the major Indian languages.

Gandhi was also deeply spiritual, and believed that all religions showed the way to ultimate enlightenment. He also wrote a commentary on the Bhagavad Gita, a book that influenced him deeply.

Gandhi is also revered for his absolute belief in truth and ahimsa. It is this man's birthday that we celebrate as the birth anniversary of the Father of the Nation. His tolerance for other religions and support for the downtrodden are recognised and honoured on this day.