India is going to celebrate the 150 th Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi on 2nd October 2019. He said 'His Life is Message'. He was for Truth, Non- Violence, Simplicity and Cleanliness. (i.e. For Outside and Within One Self) Therefore it will be the best tribute to him if his life message is being followed truly, sincerely and literally.
Besides that he is also made a Scape Goat for many Chronic problems of India for which he was not responsible. He is blamed for the partition of the country which he deadly opposed it. The creation of Pakistan is the root cause of big Ego of Mohammad Ali Jinnah. Therefore Gandhi wanted to make Jinnah as a Prime Minister of Independent United India. He was sure that with passing of time Jinnah will have to fall in line. But then Most of his Congress leaders opposed his plea i.e. Giving reason that 'Indian people will not accept it'. Hence he was very much dissatisfied with the Proposal of dividing the Country. He protested and left for the riot torn Nauakhali Area of Bengal. He was among the riot effected Hindu Muslim people when partitioned India was celebrating its independence day. He could stop the division of India on the basis of 'Backward/Forward Community' but miserably failed in the case of 'Hindu/Muslim Community. He was pleading for soft approach towards Muslim in order to stop the division of India which Britishers desired then. However he was misunderstood and unfortunately killed for his soft political approach towards Muslim. Gandhi's soft approach towards Muslim community then was to keep India one and to stop partition thereon..
The partition of India was the great mistake which was accepted by three most important persons involved therein. Lord Mountbatten, a last British Viceroy then accepted that he never knew that so much killing and misery will take place on partition. Mohammad Ali Jinnah accepted before his death that' It was his great mistake in creating Pakistan'. Pandit Jawaherlal Nehru first Prime Minister of Independent India said that ' We were compel to go for partition because our Senior leadership of Congress was not ready to wait further. i.e. For power. All these facts shows that Gandhi was right but he was isolated. We are still paying very high price for the division of India.
Some people blame Gandhi for selecting Nehru as a First Prime Minister of India instead of Sardar Patel. Gandhi was helpless in the matter as Nehru was not ready to work under Sardar Patel and would have preferred to walk out of Congress. Gandhi also knew that Sardar Patel will comply with his decision but Nehru will revolt. Hence he selected the name of Nehru as a first Prime Minister of Independent India. Besides that Gandhi and Sardar both were Gujarati that also went against the candidature of Sardar Patel. Gandhi never wanted him to be branded as Communal. Besides that Gandhi never wanted to split the congress at the eve of Independence. Therefore Gandhi prudently selected then Jawaherlal Nehru as a First Prime Minister of India
Gandhi who played major role in achieving the freedom of India was isolated on so many other issues after Independence. He was for simplicity and simple life for Ministers of independent India. He disliked the VIP culture. He suggested that Ministers should stay in Small Houses and to Draw Minimum pay of Rupees Five hundred per month. His own followers ridiculed him telling that he has lost his balance. This was also very unfortunate. Gandhi wanted to leave Delhi after independence as he felt that he was not wanted by his own people. However one of his disciple told him that' People of India still needed him' In short he was delusioned after the independence of India looking at the behavior of some of his own congress people.
Gandhi stood for cleanliness and he him self use to clean his own toilet etc. He also perused his wife Kasturba to do so who was not accustom to do such work. He use to allot the cleaning work to each and every member of the Ashram. He also believed that one must be clean within before pointing fingers at others. Once one of the Ashram members complain to him regarding drawbacks of his colleges. He replied him that ' I am also having some drawbacks than how can point a finger at others'. Thus he wanted that individual himself should find his own drawbacks first instead of looking at the drawbacks of others. That mean one has to be role model for others.
Gandhi was for Prohibition in India in order to improve the conditions of poor but some of his own followers considered the prohibition as one of his fad. It is observed that some people even use name of the Gandhi for leap service and that too for their wasted interest. Gandhi is no more but 'Gandhism 'will be remembered for ever.
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