மோகன்டதாஸ் கரம்சந்த் காந்தி

இந்திய சுதந்திர காலத்தில் கொண்டாடப்பட்ட மு.க.காந்தி மெல்ல மெல்ல மறக்கப்படுகிறார். இன்றிலிருந்து மூன்று தலைமுறைகளுக்குப் பிறகு அடையாளம் கண்டுகொள்வார்களா என்று கூட தெரியவில்லை.

நீங்கள் ஏற்றுக்கொண்டாலும், ஏற்காவிட்டாலும் அவர் ஒரு சர்ச்சைக்குரிய நபர். அவர் உலகம் முழுவதும் சுற்றி வந்தார். இங்கிலாந்து, அமெரிக்கா, தென்னாப்பிரிக்கா என்று எதையோ தேடி இந்தியா திரும்பினார். வாழ்க்கைப் பாடங்களைக் கற்றுக்கொண்டார். தென்னாப்பிரிக்காவிலும் அமெரிக்காவிலும் அவர் இன பாகுபாட்டை நேரடியாக அனுபவித்தார். இந்தியாவுக்குத் திரும்பிய பிறகு மக்கள் கூட்டத்தை எப்படிச் சேகரிப்பது என்பது அவருக்குத் தெரியும் என்பது மட்டும் நிச்சயம்.

நீங்கள் அவரை விரும்பினாலும் விரும்பாவிட்டாலும், அனைவரும் அவருடய சுய சரிதயைப் படிக்க வேண்டும். இங்கே. (இது இலவசம்). மக்கள் coming out of the closet ஐப் பற்றி பேசுகிறார்கள். எந்த ஆணும் பெண்ணும் ஒப்புக்கொள்ளத் துணிய மாட்டாத விஷயங்களை தன்னைப் பற்றி எழுதியிருக்கிறார் அவரது புத்தகத்தில்.

He talks about his intimate time with his wife during his father’s deathbed. This is a quote from his book

“The shame, to which I have referred in a foregoing chapter, was this shame of my carnal desire even at the critical hour of my father’s death, which demanded wakeful service. It was a blot I have never been able to efface or forget, and I have always thought that, although my devotion to my parents knew no bounds and I would have given up anything for it, yet it was weighed and found unpardonably wanting because my mind was at the same moment in the grip of lust. I have therefore always regarded myself as a lustful, though a faithful, husband. It took me long to get free from the shackles of lust, and I had to pass through many ordeals before I could overcome it.”

Mahatma Gandhi wrote in his autobiography that during his student days in America, he read the Gospels and seriously considered converting to Christianity.  But his last words on the planet earth was “Hay Ram”.

At the same time he was experimenting sleeping with young girls to check his self control . Very confusing character.

He was a minimalist for sure, at least in his wardrobe collection. But Osho in his speech mentions that Gandhi’s poverty was very expensive.

Many controversial information about him. However, many decades after his death, all the political parties were portrayed a high value impression about him. The school children were taught that he was the main reason British left India. Now it’s changing slowly.

He was portrayed as he fought for the untouchables of India. But their leader Ambedkar doesn’t agree. Controversial and confusing. But one fact that we agree is that he was known for his support of nonviolence. There is no report of anyone mentioning he advocated violence. The irony was that he had to face death in a most violent way and succumb to a bullet from a gun.

Gandhi wrote in his autobiography that during his student days in America, he read the Gospels and seriously considered converting to Christianity. So one Sunday, he decided to attend a nearby church and talk to the minister. But when he arrived, the usher refused to give him a seat and suggested he go worship with his own people. He said he left the church and decided, “If Christians have a caste system, I might as well remain a Hindu.”

Still October 2nd is a holiday in India, weather we celebrate or not.