Do the “ends” justify the “means”?
This thought was prompted by an exchange in the comments section of this post. Courtesy of Acorn, please read and reflect on this extract from a speech by the Honourable Dr. B.R. Ambedkar on...
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Reassessing Mahatma: Did Gandhi-giri really work?
Several weeks ago, I came across this piece by Dr Dipak Basu (Professor in International Economics in Nagasaki University, Japan), examining the role of Satyagraha in the national freedom movement. Until I read the...
Gandhigiri, Taliban and the need for reform in Islam
Be careful before you try “Gandhi-giri” – It may earn you a fatwa. Most of you may have already come across these two seemingly unrelated news items. A closer look at them though underlines the need for...
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