Comments on: Reassessing Mahatma: Did Gandhi-giri really work?

By: B Shantanu

B Shantanu — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 13:02:45 +0000

@Neil: Will do. Thanks

By: Neil

Neil — Sun, 06 Mar 2011 17:21:47 +0000

I hate nit-picking, but a minor,unimportant suggestion: please correct the title of the post by changing “worked” to “work”

By: Asit Guin

Asit Guin — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 05:15:17 +0000

Japan agreed to eliminate Netaji;
In WW-I, Jap was an ally of British. Before WW-II, Jap-US trade war and political war started, this led to actual war between US and Jap. So British became an enemy to Japan by diplomatic manipulation as US – British alliance was there. After WW-II, Jap revived their old connection with British via spies. Jap and British spies were enough linked before WW-II. Jap spies agreed to eliminate Netaji. Motive was to appease the British and purchase security for Jap royal family. Thus, Japan sold Netaji to British and British eliminated him. The false news of air crash was Japan’s fabrication. In any controversial case, liar is to be suspected first.
Netaji’s plan to start second independence war with the help of USSR was known to Japan. There was enough scope for British and Japanese spies to develop a common minimum program against pro-communist agenda of Netaji. Why should Jap imperialism agree to patronize emergence of independent India as a permanent communist ally? Is it not more logical to fulfill British condition and purchase favor? Why Jap royal family was not tried as a war criminal? What is the mystery behind this favor?

By: Rohit

Rohit — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 11:07:49 +0000

On similar lines, one can predict what views Gandhi would be having for leaders like Swami Vivekananda, the man who preached the most relevant thing for human resource development of India… Something to this effect… Make Your Body Strong… Only with a strong body, a person can assimilate true meaning of Vedas, Upnishads, and other great source of knowledge and wisdom in India and contribute towards development of nation. Or his views on Subhash Chandra Bose or his views on Shaheed Bhagat Singh or on Chhatrapati Shivaji. No wonder the man could shamelessly boast to Britishers “Make me recruit in chief and I will extort millions and millions of Sanatan Dharmis to lay down their lives for you”. No wonder the skeleton could never understand Bhagwad Gita and regarded it as work of fiction and also used his weaponry like spinning, fasting, walking to get Sanatan Dharmis killed by hands of Mohhamedeans. 1947 was a feast of three skeletons Gandhi, Nehru and Jinnah “GANERUZZIN” and Britishers and the food was flesh and blood of Sanatan Dharmis.

By: Rohit

Rohit — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:16:41 +0000

Shaheed Udham Singh, a common man from India who had fire in belly for 21 years to tell Britishers with conviction that Indians cannot be humiliated by the guns of Britishers. His sacrifice re kindled the spirit of self importance and respect in lives of common man which was effectively doused by MK Gandhi and company. When he avenged the humiliation heaped on Indians by Jallianwala Bagh architect, Michael O’Dwyer, MK Gandhi was the foremost to loath him followed by his protege Nehru.

Sacrifice of Shaheed Udham Singh

REACTION OF FOREIGN PRESS

Most of the press worldwide remembered the story of Jallianwala Bagh and held Michael O’Dwyer fully responsible for the events. Singh was called “fighter for freedom” by The Times, London, and his action was said to be “an expression of the pent-up fury of the downtrodden Indian People”. Bergeret, published in large-scale from Rome at that time, ascribed the greatest significance to the circumstance and praised Udham Singh’s action as courageous. Berliner Borsen Zeitung called the event “The torch of the Indian freedom”, and German radio repeatedly broadcast: “The cry of tormented people spoke with shots”. and “Like the elephants, the Indians never forgive their enemies. They strike them down even after 20 years”

REACTION OF COMMON MAN

The most telling reaction came from the common man on the street who hailed Udham Singh as a hero and patriot. Indians all over regarded Singh’s action as justified and an important step in India’s struggle to end British colonial rule in India. At a public meeting in Kanpur, a speaker stated that “at last an insult and humiliation of the nation had been avenged”. In 1940, Britain was in the midst of fighting for its survival in Europe and depended heavily on supplies from India to support the war effort. Nervous about any threat to their wartime supply lifelines from the heartlands of India, the British Government in India would receive fortnightly reports on the political situation sent from local administrators all over India. In several such reports, local administrators would quote local leaders (who were usually sympathetic to British rule) as saying “It is true that we had no love lost for Michael O’Dwyer. The indignities he heaped upon our countrymen in Punjab have not been forgotten”. Similar sentiments were expressed at numerous other places country-wide.

REACTION OF GANDHI/ NEHRU/ CONGRESS

Ironically, in a statement to the Press, Mahatama Gandhi had condemned the Caxton Hall shooting saying that “the outrage has caused me deep pain. I regard it as an act of insanity…I hope this will not be allowed to affect political judgement”. A week later, Harijan, his newspaper further wrote: “We had our differences with Michael O’Dwyer but that should not prevent us from being grieved over his assassination. We have our grievances against Lord Zetland. We must fight his reactionary policies, but there should be no malice or vindictiveness in our resistance. The accused is intoxicated with thought of bravery”.

Pt Jawaharlal Nehru wrote in his National Herald: “Assassination is regretted but it is earnestly hoped that it will not have far-reaching repercussions on political future of India. We have not been unaware of the trend of the feeling of non-violence, particularly among the younger section of Indians. Situation in India demands immediate handling to avoid further deterioration and we would warn the Government that even Gandhi’s refusal to start civil disobedience instead of being God-send may lead to adoption of desperate measures by the youth of the country”. Subhash Chandra Bose was the only public leader of great importance who approved of Udham Singh’s action.

REACTION OF INTELLIGENCE AGENCIES OF BRITISH GOVERNMENT

Indian Government’s own secret reports abundantly reveal that the murder of O’Dwyer had proved a catalyst to ignite and excite great satisfaction among the people of India.

REACTION OF NEHRU POST INDEPENDENCE (For Votes). Sadly, MK Gandhi was unavailable to read the statement of his favorite child, but anyways he was a flip flop and even if he read would have forgotten his earlier statement

In 1962 (Remember 1962 Indo China War), Nehru did an about-turn and applauded Singh with the following statement in the daily Partap: “I salute Shaheed-i-Azam Udham Singh with reverence who had kissed the noose so that we may be free.”

Thanks to wikipedia @ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Udham_Singh