Gandhi's Non Violence Speech

[@wittyroark]

But they cannot take away our self respect, if we do not give it to them.

[@jerometaperman7102]

Should have let this run another 45 seconds or so. I love when he gets the audience to stand in solidarity against the government, then starts singing "God Save the King", forcing the government officials to stand also.

[@Betelgeusewaitforit]

I am not a fan of everything Gandhi Ji did. I also under no condition will deny that he contributed massively on how the Society must rebuild itself and a violent beginning would have been the end of Bharat as we know it. His contribution is the way to build the society with lawful means. That share of credit goes to him.

[@JohnSanJuan-zp1ed]

Protest against General Smits of South Africa!

[@gngnome]

Some commenters seem to be unaware that all Indians were British subjects under the rule of the empire. That does not make them agents, particularly not Gandhi when he is advocating the disobedience of those British laws he finds unjust.

[@anikethana]

Mahatma Gandhi Letters kzbin.info/aero/PLN1BhBtl3BhmtW5kxdoTqyxgPkAMbYz5W&si=IwVc6CjuuxsLVhf_

[@Michael-hw5wk]

I will NEVER go into law as I have complete disrespect for everything law-related in the United States. My record MUST be cleared, or I will never work again because I ONLY work in education, post-secondary education, a handful of non-profit office positions, or university libraries -- ABSOLUTELY NOTHING ELSE EVER! Does someone need to translate this for you?

[@VinayMPunse]

Gandhi was not human being but saint God.

[@nplm947]

Today we indians should not surrender our self respect to the tyrannical though elected government... Don't speak ill of Gandhiji it is a sin to do so

[@sarthakpanda3803]

⁠​⁠ His actions served the britishers more than us indian hence I call him a British agent .His so called ‘non violence’ crippled contemporary revolution and he always became a barrier in front of real freedom fighters like Bhagat singh and Netaji Subhas Bose. British always seemed to love him and tend to give everything gandhi wanted (i.e fame, popularity , ‘mahatma’ status through media, sponsored his ashrams monetarily through then Indian industrialists) The problem is that Gandhi is portrayed as a epitome of masiah of the indian society. He was just a member of the congress party who so he could get fame and recognition that's the way it is

[@jagdishramanathan2091]

it was the misfortune of India as a country that it entered into a downfall that lasted about 1000 yrs from 800 ad to 1800 ad . one among the main causes was appearances of great sages who teachings were of highest order but detrimental to political cause as all sages are non political . the general populace had been disarmed by spiritual awakening .such a country becomes easy meat for barbarians and invaders . Dyaneshwar and nivritti and sopana with muktai died and alauddin khilji massacred his way ,abhinava gupta kalhana was followed by shamsuddin butshikan in kashmir ,kabirdas chaitanya was followed by taimur ,tughlak etc nanakdev witnessed babar and his guns ,Dara shikoh was killed by Aurangzeb .in the south purandaradasa died in 1564, talikota war 1565 vijaynagar kingdom was in ruins .there are other such incidents that historians may know . Sri Aurobindo swami vivekananda sri rama krishna Sri ramana were followed by partition and jinnah Dalai Lama in Tibet and mao massacred his way in 1959 .defence of country is of utmost importance.

[@sarthakpanda3803]

@@jagdishramanathan2091 when it comes to the working of the human mechanics , understanding the very essence of life and uplifting human consciousness Bharat was way ahead of its contemporaries during the time mentioned in your comment but as more and more kingdoms came to know about the “sone ki chidia” they started attacking and looting but we shouldnt let that blur our vision of the things we lost in that process . We ought to remember that nalanda university burned for days which is consisted the epitome of human wisdom and consciousness and its true that we were not able to adapt to those times when all the ways of non violence ends we must take up violence because thats the only way the other party understands and that is what gandhi should also have understood and we would have got the independence much earlier and much better .

[@jagdishramanathan2091]

@@sarthakpanda3803 true .nalanda university was burnt .the education system of that times was largely memory based and the medical treatises that were burnt and the elderly teachers were massacred was a great loss but scattered students may have reproduced these treatises from memory but most were reproduced in jungles and Himalayas .caves of Himalayas was the best preservatory .most probably they were kept hidden and preserved and secretly practised .even now the Himalayan doctors know more than allopatic doctors with all their mri ,ct scan etc .nadi sastra it is called .chanakyas arth sastra was rediscovered after the fall of muslim mughal dynasty .also several dramas were found ,I think urubhangam was one such .brute animal can kill but never learn .

[@rntablette9388]

and millions of deaths at the partition of India-Pakistan

[@t.b.adenwalla]

@@rntablette9388 Why blame Gandhi for that when he opposed the idea of partition with all his mind, body and soul. Sadly, his views of one united India were ignored by his Congress colleagues including Nehru and Gandhi, who too very reluctantly were getting old and wanted to just get on with it.

[@Jar4495]

Partition was done to stop Indians from fighting after the British leave, but we did it anyway.

[@t.b.adenwalla]

@@Jar4495 Possibly. Many reckon it was made by demands of Jinnah.

[@Jar4495]

@@t.b.adenwalla it wasn't a 1 or 2 people decision like media potrays it , both British and Indians voted for it, avoiding a civil war was a major reason

[@ScipioAmericanus__]

India seems to be doing so much better since Britain abandoned rule. They have a thriving economy, super healthy society, clean streets, top notch medical care, and they are a very hygienic people ……

[@srinivassc6281]

Why gandhi is speaking in English

[@t.b.adenwalla]

This is Attenborough's movie Gandhi. Made in English. Also dubbed in Hindi

[@michas891]

@@t.b.adenwalla Gandhi qualified as English barrister and may have used English while in South Africa

[@t.b.adenwalla]

@@michas891 Very very unlikely. As you must have seen in the movie of the gathering in the Town Hall, the vast majority of Indians there were uneducated labourers who were brought from India to perform farming and menial tasks. Hence, one or more Indian languages like Hindi (most likely) or Gujarati would have been used by him to communicate to the masses. Gandhiji could converse in English with educated Indians and of course the Europeans there, no doubt.

[@michas891]

@@t.b.adenwalla Interesting what was the exact ethnic mix of Indian labourers in South Africa and what was the best comprehensible language for their gatherings. Hindi? Gujarati? Marathi? Bengali? Or English? :)

[@Tridentine]

Now look at India. Lol.

[@Juju2012ZA]

Fascinating that so many people continue to ignore that Gandhi approved of the caste system, a system which kept people segregated…

[@inspirationalleadership]

That’s a common misconception. Gandhi opposed untouchability and worked to uplift marginalized groups, but he did support the varna system as a division of labor-not the rigid caste system as practiced. His views were complex and often criticized, especially by Ambedkar, but he fought tirelessly against caste-based discrimination.

[@Juju2012ZA]

@ Opposed it? From what I understand, he fought against the idea of untouchability in a very superficial manner meaning the performative end of the caste system aka keeping the structure in place but not the behaviour… the caste system seems to operate on entitlement and ancestral occupation - a few privileged while the majority were and are kept low.

[@sarthakpanda3803]

For over years we have over glorified gandhi he was a british agent and India would have been in a much better place without him.

[@ambarsinha9590]

Shame for India as Indians like you have failed to understand Gandhi. Never seen someone from South Africa do the same for Mandela or US for Washington. It happens only in India.

[@pramodkrishnamurthy3707]

Ignoramus

[@MrUndersolo]

Moron.

[@51actual]

Did a pony kick you in the head Boris?

[@TheClinchMagazine]

Typical RSS member reply. Always choosing the wrong side.