The UN has declared October 2, Mahatma Gandhi’s birthday, as the Global non-Violence Day. The Indian media and the Indian politicians are calling it a fitting tribute to the great Mahatma but I wonder how much they really mean by their cloying utterances.
Recently Mahatma Gandhi’s grandson, Ramchandra Gandhi, was found dead in a room at the India International Center. He had been living like a recluse for thirty years in Bengali Market and his neighbors didn’t even know who there neighbor was. It was only after his death that his neighbors found out that he was the Mahatma’s grandson. I’m not saying he should have screamed from the rooftop about his relationship, but it was a stark contrast to how the other Gandhis (the Soniaji types) keep harping about their “sacrifices” and keep screwing an entire population with the dick of martyrdom. So one feels frustrated when these politicians lay claim upon Gandhi’s (the real one) Satyagrah and the philosophy of non-violence.
A few years ago I created a blog for an American activist who was organizing country-wide protests against the US government’s tax policies, and he following Gandhi’s path of non-violence. He even dressed like Gandhi. People are more aware about Gandhi than they are in India.
[tags]mahatma gandhi, world non violence day, un non violence day, satyagrah, world peace[/tags]
