Comments on: Inspirational Stories VI : Mahatma Gandhi, An Outstanding Leader

By: Unique

Unique — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 00:54:58 +0000

Well Gandhi Was A Great Leader &nd He Sacrificed His Life To Keep Peace In India &nd Thats What Made Martin Luther King Say What He Had To Say Because Now I Can Walk The Streets Without Some Racist Citizen Trying To Beat Me Up Or Robbing Me .

By: Arun Aggarwal

Arun Aggarwal — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 20:31:08 +0000

hi ppl! Gandhi was a great leader! no doubt about it. he had all the qualities that a leader should possess. A visionary and diplomatic kinda man who envisioned a better future of India, preached a great philosophy as well as practiced it and the outcome everybody knows very well.he made a great contribution to the freedom of India as well as embodied great human values. he was a great leader that’s why the whole country with people from diverse cultures, beliefs and religions trusted him and followed his visions meant for the better of the country.Though many of the leaders in his own party didn’t like his way of thinking and doing much and there were many critics out there against him even today. But as far as i believe he was a great leader and we get to learn a few great qualities that every human being who wants to be successful in his or her high aims should pursue to possess. some ppl might call him a villain but at least for me he’s a hero. a man with strong character.leadership qualities that are very obvious in this freedom fighter i see are- visionary (he would start with end in mind, creatively used his power of imagination and created new plan of actions in his mind before he started off with any movement. Self control was a tool he utilized to control himself and in turn control the whole country. people would follow him with trust. that’s why great movements taken place. All such great successes are not possible without perseverance, will power and the mountain moving faith. i think it’s gonna be even better if we could try to pursue the positive traits of such great people rather than just criticizing about their weaknesses or something we didn’t like about them after all things or situations can not be as good as we want all the time. we human beings are born with imperfections. i hope u accept me as a human being…

By: mahesh

mahesh — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 15:42:18 +0000

In India, all the credit is given to Gandhi, our text books says that he was the one who got us freedom, and governemnt has been saying this all the time.
I would say that he was one of the pillers, but not the only person.
I hate the people who force the equation of Gandhi = Indian freedom.
He was a great person, but his principles denied the early frrdom to India, it denied us a great PM like Sardar and it went to Mr. Neharu. Was it worth it? Why Neharu? what extraordinary things he did for India? Just because Gandhi felt so? Wasn’t it wrong to push your choice to a country?
Correct me if I am wrong, but this one wrong decision of him costed us a war against China and so many more things.
I don’t hate him but I think he is overrated when it comes to serving my country.
I doubt why he or Neharu was never tortured like other leaders, why Britishers were quick to hang Bhagat Singh and let those people live?
Please enlighten me and I’ll be grateful.
mahesh

By: waris gill

waris gill — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 14:25:03 +0000

gandhi was reallly d worst thing india had…. d one who signd the form askin whethr to hung bhagat singh nd others or release…… he was son of a bitch, did evrythng for his political powers…. nathuraam godse is d real matryyy who saved india by killinn him… pllzzz ask indian govnmnt to release d book of nathuraam godse abt d evil gandhi did to hargn women evryday, wrong done to bhagat singh,…… govrnmnt had put a ban on book named “mein nathuram godse bolte”.
m a indian too, m not lying , find urself frenz if u dont blieve meee.. google will help u or watch d play wich was based on d buk nd was banned too .. he killed my bro bhagat singh ,rajguru sukhdev nd many more,,..plzz dont tittl him as herooo:’(

By: MAVERICK

MAVERICK — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 07:50:50 +0000

DEAR INDIANS

OUR CONSCIENCE IS MORTGAGED TO MONEY

Don’t comment of the Phenomenon called GANDHI…

Instead try to…

AWAKEN THE GANDHI WITHIN.

YOU say that our government is inefficient.
YOU say that our laws are too old.
YOU say that the municipality does not pick up the garbage.
YOU say that the phones don’t work, the railways are a joke, the airline is the worst in the world, mails never reach their destination.
YOU say that our country has been fed to the dogs and is the absolute pits.
Similarly
YOU comment on Gandhi..look at your audacity!

YOU say, say and say.
What do YOU do about it?

LIVE GANDHI…IF YOU HAVE THE GUTS…IF NOT SHUT YOUR TRAP!

By: Mukesh

Mukesh — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 16:20:35 +0000

Hi Everyone,

It is nice to read different opinions. Thank you for this post. According to my analysis, Gandhi is of the class of Buddha, Lord Ram. He had impeccable leadership qualities and courage. Leader is one who manages everything without resources. He didn’t have money, muscle strength and other material possessions but his courage and power of truth shook the mighty British Empire.

He was the only person who became the nightmare for Winston Churchill would write to his wife that British Empire might lose its hold on India due to one man, Gandhi. He said, non-violence is the attribute of strong, weak resorts to bloodshed.

Gandhi inspired Martin Luther King and revolution happened in USA.

Albert Einstein described him as the most enlightened person of his times and such a man might not visit on Earth again.

I will share a small story about his courage. One day he was investigating Champaran village (in Northern India) riding on elephant when a British policeman saw him and drove him back to town and issued a legal notice of leaving the village immediately. He signed the order and wrote back, ‘I will disobey’. In those times, no one had courage to speak to common Englishmen but Gandhi had power to disobey British laws openly. I am sure even today one will hesitate to disobey Prime Minister’s orders even if it is untruthful.

Such a great man he was!

Thanks,
Mukesh

By: Rupesh

Rupesh — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 15:20:27 +0000

Hi friends, Its great to see so many responses from various people.
There is nothing in this world which is isolated from critics, even rose has spikes.
I was the one among few others here who really hated Gandhi for the reasons mentioned in the above sections. Though the reason for this was my elders grooming me in a negative way about him which were all speculations rather than reality. After that I started reading books on him & finally I concluded myself to be wrong. Believe me, my life changed after absorbing his values. He was such a fine personality who never supported partition. Just don’t believe on speculations.
So I feel that it is really very important to know the facts rather than believing on rumors.

By: Allan Pinto

Allan Pinto — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 13:31:08 +0000

Gandhiji does India and Indians proud. His strength of character was amazing. If we are in a mess today, it is because we lack the Gandhian insight…we have become internally driven. We have become a people that puts outselves first.

By: Mr_Toad

Mr_Toad — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 15:09:44 +0000

@gg

If indeed Ghandi secretly desired fame and fortune, then this merely confirms his humanity. He was a man like the rest of us, full of fears, doubts and weaknesses. However he made strenuous attempts to rise above the faults he recognised in himself – and it is this which I ask you to concede. We should surely admire any man who at least attempts to better himself?

I’m not qualified to argue with you about the consequences if his actions – but it’s not his fault if he was called “Father of the Nation” or whatever. He never asked for any of that – but I concede that he used his reputation to gain access to the corridors of power. I believe he did this with good motives rather than bad.

I do not think he ever claimed to be a “Great soul” – had “fame thrust upon him” as they say! Me? I had “obscurity thrust upon me”!

By: keshav

keshav — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:57:02 +0000

i would like to share one only thing about Gandhi Ji is his fairness and no fear of speaking the truth. He treated everyone equally and fairly. There was an occasion when he was in south africa, one of his rich friend offered him a sponsership for his kids to go to england for further studies but he did not send his own son because he found someone else more deserving than his own son. That’s shows his willpower and fairness. he had put the truth even before his family which i believe is very courageous. no other politician today or in future could do that ever.