2nd October, 1869, Shri Mohandas Gandhi was born in Divan Shri Karamchand Gandhi’s house. Fortunately or unfortunately, my Mother Smt. Vanmala Sainwar was born on the same day, i.e. 2nd Oct 1947. Since childhood, I have learned a lot about Bapu, read a lot about him by both Indian and foreign authors, and watched several movies. It is really difficult to understand his … [Read more...]
This Father’s Day, Take A Moment, And Think About Our Father Whom We All Have Failed
“He promised me that everything would be okay. I was a child, but I knew that everything would not be okay. That did not make my father a liar. It made him my father.” -Jonathan Safran Foer Father! A Father is a teacher who doesn’t keep us from making mistakes but lets us find our own way. He builds within us the courage to witness and combat all the atrocities of life … [Read more...]
This is how Congress maybe in for a treat after Goa drops Gandhi Jayanti as a holiday!
The BJP government in Goa must get ready to face some serious criticism after they scrapped off the holiday reserved for celebrating Gandhi Jayanti. In list of official holidays released by the government on Saturday, 2nd October is not being mentioned as a national holiday. What was more interesting was that this strange decision came on the day when the statue of Mahatma … [Read more...]
Rare footage of Gandhi’s first Television Interview on 30 April 1931: Inspirational would be the perfect word to describe it !
Gandhi as the world knows was a man of his values. And even though he committed his own share of mistakes like any other man does, some of which were pointed out in an article by our editor on Gandhi last week; he still continues to be an inspiration for millions of people all around the world. The rare video below is of his first television interview on 30 April 1931 by Fox … [Read more...]
Gandhi ‘experimented’ with women’s sexuality in undignified ways. Truth which is hard to digest.
Being the father of the nation, Mahatma Gandhi had huge responsibilities on his shoulders. And the majority of people feel that he did a great job in fulfilling them, but I don’t think so. It is now that I have discovered that what I read in my history books a few years back was not the complete truth. There is so much more to that man than we already know. History is always … [Read more...]