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

By: B Shantanu

B Shantanu — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 17:43:57 +0000

From Why is Gandhi father of the nation: 10-yr-old
by Mohd Arshi Rafique, Hindustan Times
Lucknow, April 03, 2012
…From the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) to the ministry of home affairs (MHA) no one seems to really know the answer to the 10-year-old’s question.
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Jayaprabha Ravindran, assistant director of archives and chief public information officer (CPIO) wrote back in a letter dated March 26: “As per search among public records in the National Archives of India, there are no specific documents on the information sought by you.”
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According to reports, when a demand to confer the title of ‘Father of the Indian Constitution’ on Dr Ambedkar was made, deputy prime minister LK Advani, in a letter to Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit in 2004, had written: “It is not, however, feasible to formally confer the title of ‘Father of Indian Constitution’ on Dr Ambedkar, since Article 18 (1) of the Constitution specifically provides that “no title, not being a military or academic distinction, shall be conferred by the state.”
Advani further said: “I may clarify that although Mahatma Gandhi is popularly known as “Father of the Nation,” no such title was ever formally conferred on him by the government.”

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.