Gandhigiri: More than Enough!
Gandhi is Mahatma, Father of our Nation and an inspiration to the present day youth. Walking on the steps of Gandhigiri, doctors at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) have taken their long-running tussle with Union Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss to a new level. In the words of our dear Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, “In an age when people worry about the so-called 'clash of civilisations', Gandhiji's message would have been that it is indeed possible for us to work for the 'confluence of civilizations.'”
Until Lage Raho Munnabhai happened, people forgot Gandhi and his principles. Many of them weren’t even convinced of the way Gandhi functioned during the independence years and blame him for the India-Pakistan partition. But the movie, showed the better side of Gandhi. It showed how Gandhi’s principles can be applied in today’s scenario. It showed, to everybody, that Gandhi was not a ‘lackluster’ who was branded only for his Khadi Dhoti, Stick or a Spinning Wheel. It showed that it’s still not obsolete to follow Gandhi’s principles. It re-established our faith in legitimacy. It symbolized anticipation.
Gandhism was a yesteryears notion but the way the movie gave it a realistic approach and stressed on the word ‘Gandhigiri’ is phenomenal. Gandhigiri has become part of our glossary now. The intention of the movie was to dispel the saga about Gandhi being a demure, abstinent personality. They showed his other side - witty, comical, optimistic and ingenious. But people didn’t just take it this way. Instead they explored various dimensions to Gandhigiri and put it forward in front of the world the 21st Century way.
But is Gandhigiri really effective in the present age? Do the principals Gandhi proposed more than 55 years back are a solution to the circumstances and the problems of the common man today as well? I would say NO! Today, it is just next to impossible to get your work done the Gandhi way. Had there been Bhagat Singh and Subhash Chandra Bose than Gandhi during our freedom struggle days, we wouldn’t have celebrated the Indian Independence Day in the year 1947; but way before that. Neither can everything be taken for granted nor can certain situations be treated subtly.
Gandhigiri is just a hyper term today. People aren’t really aware of what Gandhigiri is all about, but still they are keen on practicing Gandhigiri. In true terms, people are sheer monkeys. They just know how to imitate well and follow anyone blindly. But the better part is that the movie has brought in its wake a call for revolution- the easier way. Now it’s all up to the people, how they promote it. But talking in absolute Gandhigiri terms- Enough is enough!
Writing Credits: Aaishwari Chouhan
Editing Credits: Piyush Singh
Until Lage Raho Munnabhai happened, people forgot Gandhi and his principles. Many of them weren’t even convinced of the way Gandhi functioned during the independence years and blame him for the India-Pakistan partition. But the movie, showed the better side of Gandhi. It showed how Gandhi’s principles can be applied in today’s scenario. It showed, to everybody, that Gandhi was not a ‘lackluster’ who was branded only for his Khadi Dhoti, Stick or a Spinning Wheel. It showed that it’s still not obsolete to follow Gandhi’s principles. It re-established our faith in legitimacy. It symbolized anticipation.
Gandhism was a yesteryears notion but the way the movie gave it a realistic approach and stressed on the word ‘Gandhigiri’ is phenomenal. Gandhigiri has become part of our glossary now. The intention of the movie was to dispel the saga about Gandhi being a demure, abstinent personality. They showed his other side - witty, comical, optimistic and ingenious. But people didn’t just take it this way. Instead they explored various dimensions to Gandhigiri and put it forward in front of the world the 21st Century way.
But is Gandhigiri really effective in the present age? Do the principals Gandhi proposed more than 55 years back are a solution to the circumstances and the problems of the common man today as well? I would say NO! Today, it is just next to impossible to get your work done the Gandhi way. Had there been Bhagat Singh and Subhash Chandra Bose than Gandhi during our freedom struggle days, we wouldn’t have celebrated the Indian Independence Day in the year 1947; but way before that. Neither can everything be taken for granted nor can certain situations be treated subtly.
Gandhigiri is just a hyper term today. People aren’t really aware of what Gandhigiri is all about, but still they are keen on practicing Gandhigiri. In true terms, people are sheer monkeys. They just know how to imitate well and follow anyone blindly. But the better part is that the movie has brought in its wake a call for revolution- the easier way. Now it’s all up to the people, how they promote it. But talking in absolute Gandhigiri terms- Enough is enough!
Writing Credits: Aaishwari Chouhan
Editing Credits: Piyush Singh
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