"Gandhi" a word which is known to the west as "India". If anyone asks which country you are from and you say India then their reply would be "ohh Gandhi was from your nation". Thats what the general imprint of India lies to the west. Gandhian thoughts or principles were used by the west in the mid 70s by Martin Luther King Jr for the civil rights struggle. At that time Gandhian thoughts were nearly forgotten by the Indian people. Some believed or still believe that Gandhi divided the nation and so on and so forth. Gandhi did this wrong and that wrong. But still Gandhi is the sole person to lie on our Indian currency. Truly Father of the Nation.
Last year, Why so special about Gandhi. Why there is the Gandhi Buzz around India and rest of the world. The reason - the film- Lage Raho Munnabhai. This film has made Gandhi famous for the generation X. Nobody would have ever thought of this idea. Films really changed people.Gen x got so inspired by the film that they applied the theories of so called "Gandhigiri" in the real life. People demostrating for rights, AIIMS doctors protesting the Gandhian way against the union health minister.
One man who stands opposite of Gandhian thought is BHAGAT SINGH. Bhagat singh and his gang of members are the idols for any Indian youth . They are the ultimate martyrs of our country.Hanged at the age of 23. 23 age where people dont know what to do in life, he gave his life for the country. Very few examples in the world have done this. His patriotism and nationalism is still followed by the youth. He supported violence, this is where the Gandhian thought clashes with him.
From these things, two most important most viewpoints where raised.
1) Gandhi as hero
2) Bhagat singh as hero
Both great leaders of our nations but theirs ideologies mismatch or simple just opposite. This Gen X should decide which sides to take
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