I want to make the point in this blog that Mahatma Gandhi’s legacy, teachings and example were misunderstood and misused by sentimental do gooders in India. Much of the time post independence has been wasted. The country has failed to develop and whole generations of Indians have wasted their lives because nobody did some clear […]
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Was the Mahatma Foolish? You decide
I’ll start by asking you to watch the 60 second YouTube video below. It is interesting and the person speaking is the founder of ISKON. Calling the Mahatma a fool and a failure is sure to draw attention. In this article I would like to give my thoughts on whether the strategy adopted by the […]
The Only Sound Method of Nation Building
This is going to be a long article of about 2,200 words. But sit tight it will be worth your time and effort. A reader of my blog gave me a WA forward giving the views of one Dr David Frawley on India. Dr Frawley has been awarded the Padma Bhushan by the Indian government […]
An Eye for an Eye and Mahatma Gandhi
It is written in the Bible – An Eye for an Eye and a Tooth for a Tooth. I hesitated for some time before writing this article as I am going to criticize the father of the nation, Mahatma Gandhi. But I told myself that Gandhi had given this country its freedom. God has given […]
A Revolutionary Philosophical Concept
I have been taking an interest in philosophy, spirituality and meditation for some years now. But only recently in all my reading did I come across a concept which is as revolutionary as it is basic. The concept is – drumroll please – Self Mortification. The middle class upbringing that most of us have had […]