THE MAHATMA AT 150 ... (3)
This day we stand exactly 150 years away from Mahatma Gandhi's advent on earth. 2 October, 1869 -- 2 October, 2019 is the period traversed by this seminal soul of lustrous memory. Let us observe this day with some reflection on Gandhiji's life and times, his career and contributions, his follies and foibles, and his triumphs and tribulations.
I request friends to enter into civilised debate on his contributions and failings that altered the face of India for both good and for ill.
May I now leave the stage for the audience to join in the discussion? The platform is yours but let it be an informed discussion, not the typical ruckus that obtains in the name of senseless vilification of a great man with human failings, a Herculean soul who made Himalayan blunders whose toxic effects we suffer from still.
Written by Sugata Bose
This day we stand exactly 150 years away from Mahatma Gandhi's advent on earth. 2 October, 1869 -- 2 October, 2019 is the period traversed by this seminal soul of lustrous memory. Let us observe this day with some reflection on Gandhiji's life and times, his career and contributions, his follies and foibles, and his triumphs and tribulations.
I request friends to enter into civilised debate on his contributions and failings that altered the face of India for both good and for ill.
May I now leave the stage for the audience to join in the discussion? The platform is yours but let it be an informed discussion, not the typical ruckus that obtains in the name of senseless vilification of a great man with human failings, a Herculean soul who made Himalayan blunders whose toxic effects we suffer from still.
Written by Sugata Bose
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