Gandhi : Hero Or Secret Villain - Explained With PROOFS By A Historian

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In this stellar episode of AJIO Presents The Ranveer Show, we host Dr. Vikram Sampath. He is a popular Indian historian, noted for authoring biographies of Gauhar Jaan and V. D. Savarkar.
Bangalore-based historian Dr. Vikram Sampath is the author of 8 acclaimed books of history including biographies of Gauhar Jaan & Veer Savarkar & Bravehearts of Bharat on unsung heroes of India. He was elected as a Fellow of the prestigious Royal Historical Society of the UK, a winner of the Sahitya Akademi's first Yuva Puraskar in English literature & the ARSC Award for Excellence in Historical Research in New York. He has a Ph.D. in history & music from the University of Queensland, is a trained Carnatic vocalist & has established India's 1st digital sound archive for vintage gramophone recordings called the Archive of Indian Music.
This video is a breakdown of the Indian Freedom Struggle. The Indian independence movement was a series of historic events with the ultimate aim of ending British rule in India. It lasted from 1857 to 1947. Few leaders followed a more violent approach, than the others. This became especially popular after the Rowlatt Act, which permitted indefinite detention. The Act sparked protests across India, especially in the Punjab province, where they were violently suppressed in the Jallianwala Bagh massacre. The Indian independence movement was in constant ideological evolution.
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[@zoomzoom7444]

Subhash Chandra Bose my hero 🇮🇳

[@HumanBeingsRThinkingBeings]

Mind Begs the Question: If an organization Governing a Nation Against Freedom Fighters principles Idolizing Hitler Patriots,Fascists?

[@vikasnaithani]

❤ Yes

[@vishnushenoy8032]

supporter of imperial japan

[@kishalaypatari1838]

And Hitler too

[@zoomzoom7444]

@@vishnushenoy8032 supporter of Azad Hind and went to all lengths to gain freedom!

[@radeonblue1816]

Gandhi was a real life Kejriwal.

[@lalitmohan9911]

This cadre like comment is very much idiotic.

[@xyzda2484]

Ummm kejriwal is real bro... Gandhi is more like shakuni than anything

[@aamaadmi.]

Gandi nahi, chucha nehru was kejriwal of that time. Kejru used anna hazare and threw him, chucha also used gandi and had made his mind to throw moulanda gandi at sone point.

[@ntiisw]

What's wrong with kejriwal?

[@yogs79]

Khejriwal is worst than Gandhi

[@Abhi-yf9uf]

I agree with Vikram Sampath. Its not about demeaning Mahatma Gandhi but it is to give respect to each freedom fighter.

[@Sririri123]

Not just giving respect, but proportionately recognising and elevating their contributions to Indian independence, especially because Gandhian non-violence has been proved an ineffective tool against colonialism.

[@Sririri123]

There is a need to systematically downgrade the concept of ONE father of the nation by using a newer concept like "Founding fathers of Independent India" in every textbook and quiz and monuments. We need to give everyone their due recognition - Netaji, Lokmanya, Sardar Patel, Gandhiji, Dadabhai, Lalaji, Pal, Savarkar, C. Rajagopalachari, Bismil, Asfaquallah Khan, Azad, Subramania Bharati etc etc.

[@venugopal300]

Sorry gandhi vada. He has done less usefully but more damage. He had sons but adopted a frozen guy loved by India hey waje up

[@venugopal300]

​@@Sririri123neta😂😂 gandi😂😂😂 rest agree

[@prishaaneha]

yes..

[@aquasky77]

Bhagat Singh my hero 🇮🇳. I have a lot of respect for Subhash Chandra Bose, Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, Chandrasekhar Azad, and many more.

[@throwingcrabs]

Alot of respect for modi too who gave us indipendence in 2014 right? Uneducated brainwashed indian youths

[@titlychatterjee3378]

How can u put Bhagat Singh n savarkar in one platform....utter disgusting

[@swinil1103]

Why??? What's your problem??? They are our freedom fighters na🙏🏼 ​@@titlychatterjee3378

[@MathewThomasFET]

Savarkar wrote mercy petitions to the British and did not participate in the freedom movement. Please check the history.

[@lathauchil6025]

Who wrote this history? Why Gandhi did not go on his favourite game of satyagraha to stop hanging of Bhagat Singh?

[@mayankkumar132]

Neta ji's photo should be in our currency.

[@aartidhopawkar4611]

I was searching for this comment. Thank you for saying it out loud.

[@TJEDITZ2023]

I am stunned. This seriously needs to be taught in schools. Kudos to Vikram sir and Ranveer Team.. ❤

[@Anirudhagedam27]

Quoting sai deepak," Mr gandhi is not mahatma for me. He not a hero. And remember he is not a saint he is politician".

[@RAHULSEN-og6mc]

Same goes for present leadership. at the end ALL. Are Politicians😂😂😂

[@innigaadu]

@@RAHULSEN-og6mcThe present leadership never called themselves saints… Amit Shah himself admits he is a politician.. They are not hypocrites like the liberals are

[@bimladhar6575]

​@@RAHULSEN-og6mc2 log aye ek ne doosre ko Mahatma banaya badle mae 2ko chacha banaya😅

[@satyapalkamo6688]

In my early days Gandhi was taught as an angel but as time passed now everybody has realised that Gandhi was pro Pakistan.

[@saloni2244]

Gandhi utna hi mahatma tha jitna islam peaceful religion hai😂

[@MathewThomasFET]

😂

[@MathewThomasFET]

😂

[@dynasticpoliticscorruption7053]

@@saloni2244 ek rapist mahatma nahi ho sakta.

[@MathewThomasFET]

Who are “everyone”❓Any proof of Gandhi being pro-Muslim❓

[@tujams]

History textbooks in Maharashtra had a very amazing format. It could start from anywhere in the timeline with bits and pieces from any of the below: Indus Valley, Northern Invasions and Delhi Sultanate, Mughals, Marathas, Medieval Europe, European Renaissance, French Revolution, American Revolutions, World Wars, Russian Revolution - but somewhere in between it used to come down to the British in India and end ceremoniously on 15th August 1947. The only two Portuguese nationals whose names ever featured were Vasco Da Gama and Alphonso Albuquerque. 19th December 1961 has not even a passing mention. French colonies never featured. As for Gandhi, we actually learned how Gandhi struggled to starch his collar as a lawyer or his appendix operation when imprisoned in Yerawada. That was the depth one part was in focus and others even failed to feature.

[@radhavasam]

They say because of Gandhi Ji, India's Independence was dragged by 25 years!

[@1949S]

No doubt about it.

[@naren5439]

Because of whom, we would have got Freedom in 1922,....I again it was because of his non cooperation movement...

[@vrushaliamdekar3617]

True.

[@ameykanitkar9536]

It was India's bad luck that we had Gandhi leading the freedom movement. Where in the world people have got their freedom without bloodshed? It was never going to happen in India. The main reason behind British leaving was the revolt in Indian armed forces and Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose's INA.

[@rajarshighosh4821]

Nathuram Godse should have eliminated the so-called freedom fighter before he did the damage that is still continuing to impact India.

[@rogger972]

GHANDI MADE MUSTAKES BUT DID 100 RIGHT THINGS . YOU GAVE DISSCUSSED THIS NOW I THINK THIS CHANELL IS PAID 🟥 . NO WAY TRYING TO SAY GODSE IS BETTER THAN GHANDI . SUCH FOOLISHNESS . GHANDI DID MISTAKE BUT IF GHANDI WAS NOT THERE INDIA WOULD NEVER GET A FREEDOM 🟥🟥🟥

[@MrRaghavann]

@@rogger972 yes someone else must have spearheaded the freedom movement. Not this man definitely. He served in South Africa in British army as a ambulancedriver, he could have been made a secret agent. The British are very good in maintaining secrecy and deceit.

[@rutuparndurgawad]

Uss samay tumhara dadaji angrezo ki sandaas saaf kiya karta tha. 🤣🤣 Histroy ka gyaan books se lena chahiye, whatsapp university se nahi.

[@pmm6856]

The fact that Gandhi Ji was at the forefront of the fight & his values & words prevailed most with the Indians, the British & the world proves his leadership skill of bringing peace together. This leading that you mention doesn’t happen by chance but by choice & so Gandhi Ji was the first among equals. Only a good person can be at the helm & not someone who revolts or fights or screams. Let’s be honest, every Indian wanted an independent India & the others had an equal opportunity but couldn’t create a consensus either within or with the opposition. Gandhi Ji had a seat at the table only because he chose ahimsa & non violence. Now even the British would’ve shunned him had he told them that I’m going to kill generals & revolts in your army. Now what was the smartest thing to do - Gandhi Ji’s methods & his path , he was phenomenal & that can never be understood by Dr.Sampath

[@narenb123]

Unfortunately the history that we read during our childhood was twisted in so many ways. ..but thanks to social awareness we now know what was missing. We were ignorant about so many things.

[@netediction9226]

We should not be sure even now. Only God knows what happened at that time. We can just articulate based on some data thats it.

[@HumanBeingsRThinkingBeings]

Mind Begs the Question: If an organization Governing a Nation Against Freedom Fighters principles Idolizing Hitler Patriots,Fascists?

[@pmm6856]

You only. know events but you don't know the context & the big picture & where Gandhi Ji was coming from, why he did what he did, so doesn't Dr.Sampath, who is clearly sitting in judgement & a poor one at that. Regardless Gandhi Ji was the most respected Indian - not just within India but also by the British & the world. No other freedom fighter had a seat at the table except Gandhi Ji - now that is telling something & it's sad that Dr.Sampath & his friends aren't reading anything into it & are taking that respect for granted.

[@funtioz123]

​@@pmm6856😅 he had a seat at the table doesn't it justifies he might be underlying of british

[@pmm6856]

@@funtioz123 certainly if you’re a negative person & a pessimist. Cup half full means they respected him. But honestly, we ourselves would invite & talk only to people with whom we can speak & connect & have a cogent conversation, not with someone whom we’re uncomfortable with, don’t you think?

[@Casualvloger442]

The muslim's love towards gandhi is enough proof that how gandhi was greatful for india.

[@TeluguPie]

They love Gandhi but not his ideology of non-violence

[@gkmsony]

Ungrateful?

[@Animelover85497]

Muslims never ending to love towards Gandi and his family still muslims loving rahul gandi😂😂😂

[@49nishant28]

Stone pelters are Gandhi lover ? They are doing Al-Taqqiya

[@chiragarjun3270]

@@TeluguPie GANDHI idea of non-violence was for only hindus he never said muslim to stop violence, example read comments of ambedkar on gamdhi after moplah massacre

[@daneshmaximus3707]

Subash Bose, Vallabhai Patel, Bhagat singh, Savarkar, BG thilak and many more vigorous freedom fighters were thrown in dark just to put Gandhi in light. All the baddest sufferings faced by the huge patriots were buried and all the credits were just given to some one who specifically put all our common man into intolerable sufferings n name of movement.

[@TourXplorer1]

Patel ji won the internal election of INC with 13 votes but still how the hell newla can became PM candidate with zero or 1 vote

[@himanshuital8848]

Gandhi has popularity, way more than he deserved.

[@adiptaful]

Gandhi helped Nehru So Nehru helped Gandhi to fame him after independence suppressing all other real freedom fighters.

[@vishwaskarmarkar9932]

Post 1947, when Mr Atlee, ex- PM of British India was asked as to how much was the impact of Gandhi 's struggle on the British. Mr Atlee spelt it out, ' m I n I m a l'

[@maheshsm3367]

All our freedom fighter who doesn't follow MK Gandhi's ideology, are labeled as coward & terrorist by Gandhi.

[@rajadawn]

Liked the balanced approach. We dont need history served straight from the kitchen sizzling with personal biases and passions but we need it to be served cold to be chewed and relished without prejudice.

[@chetan5848]

That’s well put!

[@HumanBeingsRThinkingBeings]

Mind Begs the Question: If an organization Governing a Nation Against Freedom Fighters principles Idolizing Hitler Patriots,Fascists?

[@KasDlonewolf]

Poetry in prose! ❤

[@visho8979]

Gandhi made all Indians look like impotent and non violent slaves through his submissivenes. He did create a much needed awareness for freedom... but his methods were useless.

[@drrajeshsobti]

Vikram Sampath, you have put facts in front of Indians ,I agree with you

[@akshaybengaluru1212]

Duratma and topi chacha were English Ghulams.

[@HumanBeingsRThinkingBeings]

Mind Begs the Question: If an organization Governing a Nation Against Freedom Fighters principles Idolizing Hitler Patriots,Fascists?

[@ZaidKhan-su3ey]

And what about savarkar who promised to become loyal Ghulam of British empire?

[@akshaybengaluru1212]

@@ZaidKhan-su3ey Veer Savarkar was given capital punishment by British government. He wanted to save his life and wanted to unite Indians against the Britishers, he apologized to come out of Andaman cellular Jail. If Veer Savarkar would have been loyal to Britishers, he would have got cell with fans, beds, attached toilet and other amenities which the so called other freedom fighters got.

[@ZaidKhan-su3ey]

@@akshaybengaluru1212 🤣🤣🤣 he apologized and kept the promise... He opposed quit India movement 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@akshaybengaluru1212]

@@ZaidKhan-su3ey 😂😂. Akalmand. If non violent movrments like satyagraha was effective, then why was Dandi March and quit India movement unsuccessful in getting the independence.

[@tokerlinkhonglah7574]

How can people believe that the British Empire trembled and left India because they were scared of Gandhi's non-violent movement.

[@di9645]

I like the fact that Sampath has a centric POV. Crucial for a historian.

[@saloni2244]

Leftists are more capitalists than any capitalist in the world only difference is they have huge amount of hidden money (black money)

[@deenvadh4199]

Gandhi after reading the biography of the Prophet Muhammad (P.B.U.H.*): "What a wonderful life story, after finishing the second volume, I find myself wishing there was more." Explains a lot! *Police Be Upon Him

[@deepjoshi1333]

😂 Was it mentioned anywhere that Prophet M*hammed (Poop Be Upon Them) didn't know how to read or write? 😂 It's funny we are READING his biography 😂 I am sure your comment will get deleted soon, I just saw a comment on G*dse getting deleted 🤦‍♂️

[@wahabsid759]

You are such an insecure and jealous person 😂

[@rogger972]

GHANDI MADE MiSTAKES BUT DID 100 RIGHT THINGS . YOU DISSCUSSED THIS in chanell .NOW I THINK THIS CHANELL IS PAID 🟥 . NO WAY TRYING TO SAY GODSE IS BETTER THAN GHANDI . SUCH FOOLISHNESS . GHANDI DID MISTAKE BUT IF GHANDI WAS NOT THERE INDIA WOULD NEVER GET A FREEDOM 🟥🟥🟥

[@deenvadh4199]

@@rogger972 You spelled Bose wrong.

[@aries5534]

Mohammed salle salla (Narak vaas be upon him)

[@sumuqh]

Savarkar & Bose were the real heroes !

[@harihara1151]

The satwic quality of Dr. Sampath in his profession is a matter of pride time every fellow bharateeya gbh

[@Sririri123]

There is a need to systematically downgrade the concept of ONE father of the nation by using a newer concept like "Founding fathers of Independent India" in every textbook and quiz and monuments. We need to give everyone their due recognition - Netaji, Lokmanya, Sardar Patel, Gandhiji, Dadabhai, Lalaji, Pal, Savarkar, C. Rajagopalachari, Bismil, Asfaquallah Khan, Azad, Subramania Bharati etc etc.

[@Shashank_Naidu]

You nicely coined the more appropriate term, "Founding Fathers of Independent India." Very apt!

[@Sririri123]

@@Shashank_Naidu Thank you, reminding myself also that we all ought to be using "Bharat" as much as possible 😅🙏

[@Biz2746]

Poorna Swaraj was Sri Aurobindo's idea. Only he had the guts to ask for it at that time.

[@user-xu2jx2lc7h]

Karan thapar's family is one of those brown sahibs

[@roopangeetandon781]

His family also converted to Christianity

[@RedRebel008]

Unlike that Chavda, this guy has actually read history, he is actually talking rationally, I wish to give him all my support on this particular topic. Though I would like to add that Gandhi only merged the Khilafat and Non-Cooperation movement because they thought that it would unite Hindus and Muslims, though it backfired a little. I thought I would never say this for someone in Ranveer's Podcast, but I would like to hear more of his thoughts as he seems like someone who would love to hear his opposition out, and someone who knows what they are talking about. Glad I stumbled upon him 😊😊😊😊😊

[@maheshwarishetty2908]

Please Bring Dr.Anand Ranganathan on the show🙏

[@vidyutmulki2807]

Brilliant balanced podcast. My Hero is Subash Chandra Bose. Jai Hind

[@pmm6856]

Not balanced one bit - it was clearly anti Gandhi Ji which is not right & not true

[@user-bl9sv8do6s]

​@@pmm6856stupid Gandhi bakth he is he molester and not a saint. He was a politician with full of hypocrisy.

[@karbonn7738]

@@pmm6856 are you Khangress NCERT and reading books, that is your mindset. Why INDIRA gandhi was behind to kill Subhash Chandra Bose. ?? ask this question also . Read history and let me give you some gyan ead the statement given by Clement Attlee. The Governor of West Bengal Justice PB Chakraborthy in 1956, Clement Attlee had come to India and stayed in Kolkata as a guest of the then governor. And if you read History Mr. then you must be knowing that Clement Richard Attlee was the man, who as leader of the Labour Party and British Prime Minister between 1945 and 1951, signed off on the decision to grant Independence to India.And upon question asked why Britisher left in very diplomatic way, answer was the Subhash Chandra Bose and its army and revolt in British army. Gandhi have non influence though on secret dealing with Gandhi, in book he was made hero!!!

[@sourabhsuri466]

Ranveer.. if you liked the Legend of Shaheef Bhagat Singh, then you must watch "SHAHEED" by Shri Manoj Kumar Ji.. that level of passion towards our Respected Martyrs 🙏🙏💐💐🙏🙏🕉🕉 can be felt in depth more, in that one. Gandhi was a two edged sword for INDIA 🇮🇳

[@rosewater6778]

Wonderful Ranveer - not only for getting a brilliant mind like Vikram Sampat on the show but to extract such a dense historical nugget in 20 mins flat. Vikram just explained the entire hot mess of India's intellectual thought - past, present and future - as if we were eating a choco chip cookie 🙂

[@TheBrandEquity]

Echoing JSDeepak... Gandhi a Mahatma is hilarious.

[@raunakmalviya3175]

Sardar Patel , Subhash Bose , Bhagat Singh all of them used to refer Gandhi as Mahatma, except ambedkar every major personality of Gandhi's time praised Gandhi a lot

[@nish8756]

@@raunakmalviya3175 He was crowned ‘Mahatma’ by British only.

[@pmm6856]

JSD is a joke who is only abusive.

[@Neelkamaljada]

​​@@raunakmalviya3175 did you know gandhi was a pedophile who used to sleep nude with small kids ? He was a racist who called blacks Africans as animals ? Did you you he was a castiest? Did you know he asked hindu women to bot rebel agnist muslim men even if they get raped ? Did you know gandhi advised Jews of germany to accept death with glory but not to rebel agnist Hitler? Defend this

[@rahulghosh9528]

​@@raunakmalviya3175 he used to sleep naked with his grandniece, he was a pervert

[@sivalakshmin651]

Excellent presentation of facts about Gandhi. Hats off to your daredevil revelations . Entire sanatanis should know the blunders commited by Nehru and Gandhi during Congress rule. Can any Congress fellow has the guts to counter him on facts? Bharat Mata ki Jai.

[@er.nitish7052]

Subhash Chandra Bose 🕉🇮🇳

[@pdoshi7943]

Gandhi was the biggest villain on this planet for all times to come.

[@ZaidKhan-su3ey]

Bhakt spotted

[@rogger972]

BRAINWASHED🟥. THIS PODCAST IS GREAT . BUT WHAT UR SAYING IS 💀

[@krishnabhojne]

How can you call a person Bhakt just because they are opposing or not fond of someone you worship? The kind of 'spiritual' and so called experiment he did with those girls, who were teenagers and didn't know what was going on----only a monster can do that.

[@AyushSingh-ty5ph]

​@@ZaidKhan-su3ey just go and read his autobiography aur agar tab bhi samajh me na aaye to samajh lena ki "real muslim" ho tm😂

[@AA13494]

@@krishnabhojne their prophet was a pedophile and the justification they give, he was told by allah to f@@k a 9 yr old and that was the only way to pass on the message. hilarious. he cud have adopted her. nupur sharma opened the pandora's box

[@Krisdeva]

Gandhi probably was the most cunning politician the world has ever seen.

[@sudeshnam1672]

He should not be labelled as the father of the nation... He spent his youth earning money abroad

[@throwingcrabs]

​​​​​@@sudeshnam1672by that logic google,youtube and microsoft CEOs should not be called as indian origin because they're living and earning from abroad

[@sudeshnam1672]

@@throwingcrabs I am not going to call them father of my nation and not will we have to bear their face on our currencies... Be rest assured...

[@throwingcrabs]

@@sudeshnam1672 mmm what? Your counter was pretty good ngl but that doesn't explain why you think gandhiji shouldn't be respected. You seem alot more educated than most andhbakts but i would like to know why you don't like gandhi. Is it because of his connections with congress(the party bjp supporters hate), because of godi media or because of whatsapp university?

[@sudeshnam1672]

@@throwingcrabs Because he dint stand for true freedom fighters and he always gave the British a decision front which is not the reason they backed off... If walking on the road with a bunch of followers would have sought freedom... Trust me we wouldn't be so proud... Anyways, between 1945 to 1951 all colonies were free... So he did basically a PR stunt for the British... And was instrumental in actioning the partition... They were a bunch of mean political individuals... who did the religion stuff... ( Currently our country is also going thru the same wave , big diary producing states , I guess have politicians who keep the cows in their house post milking age) , and make dramas on who would eat what ... While big names from same state are washing out entire bank and economy and sitting in other countries...

[@swapram3101]

When I was school, I had a lesson in history book that was on US freedom fight which they won by taking arms against invaders. I always had a question in mind, why couldn't India get the freedom the same way as it would have helped us to get freedom atleast 50 years in advance. Now I know the reason, thanks to Mr.Gandhi

[@abhinayreddy6178]

With unified bharat

[@AnkitChoudhary-ff9hn]

but broo gandhi arrived in india in 1916🙃

[@digivitti8434]

@swapram3101- your understanding is wrong. Without a mass movement India would not have got freedom

[@praveenModlier]

British had much superior military and India not only lacked organised military but also nationalistic spirit. Gandhi wanted to awaken the nationalism among Indians by taking numerous padayatra. He went beyond caste, religion to foster unity to throw the British out. There are always good and bad about every human, Gandhi was unnecessary drawn into this, he didn't ask for position nor any other benefits post independence. His one agenda was to make the Indians to stay united. British ruled for nearly 200 years which means we failed innumerable times to send them out. Gandhi just used a strategy that worked. Don't get carried away by such shallow debates. Jai Hind!

[@anandmanvi1532]

Clearly MKG was the first toolkit implementor 🔥🔥🔥

[@digivitti8434]

anandmanvi1532 You have come under Sanghi trap. There is a reason Gandhi was called Mahatma and it will remain. Only for ping you can deny the truth. It will resurface again. This talk is not about vilifying Gandhi but about making sure other freedom strugglers are given their due and not forgotten

[@bharatmatakijai9601]

Absolutely correct!! Except we didn't realise what a toolkit was at that time!! 😂😂

[@mysticguy9191]

Gandhi had a great chance of saving Bhagat sing and fellow freedom fighters. But he never uttered a single word. He highlighted and glorified Nehru.

[@whysoserious1457]

He tried to save bhagat singh.

[@mysticguy9191]

@@whysoserious1457 No he and Nehru not even uttered a single word against it. Because at the time Bagthsingh had became one of the most popular freedom fighter at that time which made a great negative impact on Nehrus growth.

[@Tejas-ny2ud]

@@mysticguy9191 he wrote a letter ,but british rejected the plea and executed bhagat before official execution

[@mysticguy9191]

@@Tejas-ny2ud he didn't nehru insisted not to. Not only that if gandhi was a man of non violence then y he supported illegal recruitment of indian men to british army to fought ww.

[@rahulghosh9528]

​@@Tejas-ny2ud tell me why he was serving the British army in the boar war in South Africa? His non violence was only for the Indians, he had nothing to do with freedom, he was just experimenting with the Indian people.

[@pallavik1678]

Remove him from currency and add the real leader Subhash Chandra Bose

[@parthabiswas7399]

He Was On The Mark What He Said . During Even School Time When I Used To Study Such Movements, I Used To Question Them . Also People Used To Rage Against Gandhi Back Then Too , Now It Has Increased. Here When He Said In The Last Is TRUE In My Views Too & There Are More Things Too ..

[@nalinivkanth]

Brilliant, balanced and brevity at it's best ❤👌🏼

[@allgoodthings2469]

Maturity is when you realise that we have been fooled all thru our childhood in the name of Bapu got us freedom and the epitome of his so called ‘Non-Violence’ movement.

[@rutuparndurgawad]

That's not maturity, it's called brainwash !

[@nishantmishra9679]

​@@rutuparndurgawadohh really?? Can u enlighten us with facts u have which will prove that he was correct?

[@rajkumarpandey5066]

Father of partition of nation called father of nation after 1947.

[@nitchow]

Superb perspective from Vikram Sampath!

[@shilpatalwelkar4595]

One can observe non violence and moderation, only when someone is giving you an armed protection.

[@sharmat.v.k.3839]

Good interview and Thanks for sharing facts of Indian independence struggle, these should be included in school Textbooks

[@jitendrayadavweb]

The irony of this nation lies in the imposition of one man as the "Chacha" (uncle) of the entire nation, while another is thrusted on Indians as the "Baapu" (father) of the nation.

[@Death__0]

Gandhi wasn't Villain he was traitor,.planted & nurtured by Britishers throughout his life. In return he minimised the harm on Empire while diverting the focus of freedom movement that too during a crucial time period when Britishers couldn't afford a violent war in India as they were already busy in Europe.

[@nerdArya]

Gandhi did nothing but slowed the INDIA's war for Independence. And was responsible for the death and massacre of more than million people. And if your hate what I'm saying here, let me add more spice in it - "Amar Balidani Pandit, Shri Nathuram Godse Ji" sada amar rahe.

[@rogger972]

GHANDI MADE MiSTAKES BUT DID 100 RIGHT THINGS . YOU DISSCUSSED THIS in chanell .NOW I THINK THIS CHANELL IS PAID 🟥 . NO WAY TRYING TO SAY GODSE IS BETTER THAN GHANDI . SUCH FOOLISHNESS . GHANDI DID MISTAKE BUT IF GHANDI WAS NOT THERE INDIA WOULD NEVER GET A FREEDOM 🟥🟥🟥

[@PPD-40]

It is your freedom of speech to glorify a bloody murderer and demean a man who did a lot for the country, be it good or bad. As they say, "I may not like what you say but I'll defend to death your right to say it." You're thinking you'll rile up libs but I'm sorry to say your attempt has failed.

[@sidnair1]

​@@rogger972 bad bot

[@bharatmatakijai9601]

Absolutely right!! Gandi was father of pakistan and he actually broke Bharat into pieces!!

[@vivekrajup9701]

We were all brainwashed in childhood that he was a God sent angel to Indians. The “Devil” is in the detail as they say… literally.

[@KalidasKS]

There was one more reason for Indian independence in 1947. America did press the British to let India go. Of course, USA was not totally altruist ; they expected India to form a close association with the west.

[@sanjayvaidya4925]

Uk was broke after ww2 usa wanted to be the new empire. The result you see of pak when it joined cinto.

[@nerdArya]

You need to thank hitler for kicking brits arse so hard they couldn't afford the slavery anymore

[@the69prophet47]

Though he has a balanced view, all the discussion leads to one conclusion, Gandhi in beds with British. Sorry unable to see how his movements are aligned in the interests of Bharath

[@skylinertheeditor]

Evidence and his own admission

[@deepachakravarthy9619]

My grandfather belonged to pre-independent India; served in the Army; worshipped Bose. But his background is orthodox TN brahmin. The brahmin could no longer practice their profession; and so they went searching for alternative professions. The jobs as an army soldier or as clerks or (if affluent, then) as lawyers were enough run a family. Being a brahmin, important part of orthodoxy included procreation - which eventually meant running a household. So- once the world war was done; and independence was near- he quit army; and for as long as I remembered, I have seen him go back to traditional brahmin ways of living- performing his nitya karma-s 3 times a day.

[@yahudi7253]

Chakravarthy are tamils? I thought they were bengali. Or may be you married a bengali

[@JUSTFORFUN-cd5dd]

Brahmins are not tamils don't confuse urself and dont compare us tamils with those disgusting brahmins who divided my people which we are still fighting.

[@manjularamprasad3925]

They are telegu and Tamils also Bengali spelling is chakraborty

[@makkumakkaa-dg9ue]

V. O. Chidambaram PILLAI had a long correspondence with Gandhi, not yet Mahatma, from 1915 to 1920. In 1915, when Gandhi visited Chennai (Madras then), both had met. Some people in South Africa of Indian origin had collected money to help Chidambaram and transmitted the amount through Gandhi. However, Chidambaram did not receive the money. He had some lengthy correspondence with Gandhi on the subject. In one instance Gandhi wrote a postcard to Chidambaram in Tamil with his own hand. Chidambaram was delighted on seeing the postcard and, for a moment, forgot about the money dispute.[11] However, on 4 February 1916, Chidamabaram wrote to a friend, "Rs. 347-12-0 has come from Sriman Gandhi."[11] In 1920, Chidambaram quit the Indian National Congress, citing ideological differences with Mahatma Gandhi.

[@venkataramamuthuswami]

VOC was a true patriot, born free, totally committed, without looking for adoration, but geographically confined to the south . He cannot be compared with MG who was a kind of "politico" freedom fighter, with a larger reach, full of self-importance, even undharmically supporting Khalat movement. This is not to devalue MG contribution, on his own and as a part so many freedom fighters. Honestly, with or without Gandhi, India would have achieved independence, and yet Gandhi deserves our respect for his contribution. Time and destiny favoured Gandhi.

[@dhanajipatil9886]

ओन्ली सपोर्ट सुभाषबाबू 🙏

[@abHunter621]

Very productive podcast....Thanks TRS Clip

[@sanjayvaidya4925]

Soach. His mkg inner circle had Miraben aka madeline Slade daughter of admiral Slade director of brit naval intelligence.

[@ravindervishen9909]

Sanjeev Sanyal in his book revolutionaries has brought out many facets about revolutionaries qhich are not known . A must read for Indic

[@indocanadianadventure]

Tatas, Gandhi and Nehru all were educated in UK. And it should not surprise us why Indians were fighting from other side. Don't we see it even today - we still have more threat from inside vs outside (or our people lack national identity and eager to pick other cause for perks or money).

[@vishalbhatt4262]

Unfortunately Gandhi and Nehru are the darkest part of the Indian freedom struggle which is overrated and over celebrated. Both Gandhi and Nehru had done more harm to India's strategic, religious, and cultural fabric instead of benefitting.

[@netediction9226]

Darkest?? Really!!

[@Tejas-ny2ud]

there was no person with a bigger support and charisma in india than gandhi and nehru , u cannot have a freedom movement without them

[@vishalbhatt4262]

@@Tejas-ny2ud Are you serious, is this a valid argument. Just because you have a charismatic personality and big name in the politics, you don't get a right to jeopardize your national, cultural and strategic interest. If you are at some important position you should work in the national interest for the greater good of your nation.

[@Deveshi.A.]

There is no feeling of one india in common indians it was gandhiji who travelled extensively and brought that feeling

[@Deveshi.A.]

​@@vishalbhatt4262 There is no feeling of one india in common indians it was gandhiji who travelled extensively and brought that feeling

[@dharmeshparikh7837]

Interesting perspective, that's actually needed for today's intellectual and political class of country.

[@dharshinisamaranayake2971]

Thanks for the analysis and it is good to see young historians reanalyzing recent history and bringing in new perspective but my only concern is that we are looking at these people somewhat out of context. Unfortunately they are not here to speak for themselves and answer the questions we are asking in hind sight. South Asians had lost their rulers and the systems and mechanisms that governed the country to colonialism and those who led the freedom movement were pitched against a powerful empire with the challenge of building their own power bases anew. As a Sri Lankan I think they did what they could and thanks to their leadership we in Sri Lanka benefitted.

[@rushikeshpatil4256]

Next guest: Sudhanshu Trivedi

[@Rudravakku]

It is easy to interpret history from today. And also easy to comment on historical personalities out of present days perspective. I advise the critics of Gandhi to live like him just for one day.

[@skc2093]

I can try for one night..... but now it's illegal to sleep naked with young girls 😜

[@chetan5848]

No one wants to live like that neurotic old fellow. No thank you.

[@deepgoradia4369]

Come out of your make belive world britain was a imperialist Empire any sane person knows such a Empire would never go by itself without violence we took independence on their behest we got partitioned into two nations

[@Rudravakku]

@@deepgoradia4369 i did not say only non violent movement was sole reason for the British to leave India. There were many reasons. And all those reasons need to be necessarily from Indian point of view. They have their own reasons also. But now why do we either attribute the whole credit to.our favourite section of free dom fighters by marginalising and resorting to character assassination of other freedom fighters. It is not worth doing. Britishers left us but we are still hanging around...

[@deepgoradia4369]

@@Rudravakku they are not marganilizing or demoralizing gandhis action they are just critically evaluating gandhi and when you do that you look both sides gandhis ideology was a very pacifist one due to congress ecosystem people who criticize gandhi are looked as if he is some sort of godse bhakt only after 2014 we can discuss such topics openly

[@abhishekchandrappa5384]

Respect to Vikram for telling the truth/facts without fear of being targeted by congis and in the end giving credit to Ghandhi in the end with his comment.

[@arvindkulkarni1293]

Very nicely explained Thanks a Lot.

[@sheshagirimk5949]

VKS is such a poised person, the best historian🎉

[@titussamuel2440]

He is not the great man we wanted, he was an above average leader. Not a national hero, many regional heroes of the time ignored deliberately by congress party. Made bigger concessions to the British than others would, he was trapped by his own image of peace icon. He deserves a respectability like others not above the others. Was Indian at heart, his British friends too were pro India than pro british.

[@srishashiakshayakshara3657]

If Gandhi was a real freedom fighter, he would have saved Bhagath Singh, He would have saved Subhash Chandra Bose, He would made Sardar Patel as PM, He wouldn't have stopped the movements in a peak stage, he wouldn't have raised the Khalifa movement instead of Jaliyanwala bagh destruction, he wouldn't have supported britishers with non violence movement against the dangerous destructors. He always said he prayed the Ram and Geetha, but they never said about non violence against Adharma. But he adopted that unsuitable system to save the lives... whose lives.... Britishers or Indians? We never understand our disguised indian history

[@swaradanargolkar9884]

I feel Vikramji will not be invited on The Lallan Top by Saurabhji

[@samaiam3772]

We must be the only people who disparage our past and our heroes.

[@throwingcrabs]

​@@priyanshpandey5545yeah just like how people still believe in fantasy books like mahabharath,quran and bible

[@CuriousCattery]

Not so much.. many British people disparage Rhodes, Thatcher, Churchill, as well as colonialism etc.

[@thiruvalluvar]

Gandhi was yesterday's Arvind Kejriwal. The amount of money it cost to show gandhi as a poor fakir, is like the amount that AAP spends to show Kansiwal as something he is not, an incorruptible simple honest man.

[@hardikmehta999]

Gandhiji united India towards one cause but the independence happened because of other variables - WW2, near bankruptcy of UK, too expensive to hold foreign possession, already took most important valuables, US-UK treaty to give up all colonies. You look at other colonies been decolonized, that was an outcome of US-UK treaty

[@bheemeshv6202]

Awesomely explained Vikram Sampath, History and freedom struggle needs to be re written with less politics in it. There were so many contributions and selective few got limelight and all the while exploitation continues

[@saaathesh]

This is nice and well said about some of Gandhi failures

[@Rush-uo2sx]

Bose was Boss 😎🙏🏻

[@br75857]

Every day new things are coming to me and my awareness is growing

[@OpinionImpact]

Gandhi became great due to his extreme patience level and mindfulness. If we’re talking about the revolutionary’s contribution then we are no more close to Bhagat Singh’s mentality as well. Fabrically, both were liberal & secular. Mindsets were same but methods were different.

[@Rudravakku]

One should be careful enough while choosing words to describe monumental personalities like Gandhi. Hero or a secret villain is really very derogatory remark. And one section of political class for its vested interest is targeting Gandhi. A juxtaposition of the way of life gandhi spent and leaders of this so-called political class will give us clarity. A man who spent his life wearing a 2 piece khadi attire for the whole of his life and on the other side the ones wearing an attire of lakhs of rupees each day. Every body of that period played their role for independence. The problem comes with a selective approach of redefining the roles based on one's current days affinity. And don't forget that they are representing the leaders who wrote the British pages of letter hinting how the British cab curb Quit India movement. History registers everything whether we like it or not. End of any criticism should have a constructive benefit to the society at large. These critics underestimate the memory and understanding of viewers.

[@vinaytalluri]

While disagree with your standpoint on Vikram Sampaths work and research, I agree that we should not approach History from the lens of our personal political inclination.

[@netediction9226]

Very well said

[@rajeshkrish2125]

We belittle many freedom fighters, call Gandhi a tall figure, and give gyan the above. Huh!!

[@Rudravakku]

@@rajeshkrish2125 in fact it is Subhash chandra bose who called Gandhi as Mahatma first

[@Neelkamaljada]

did you know gandhi was a pedophile who used to sleep nude with small kids ? He was a racist who called blacks Africans as animals ? Did you you he was a castiest? Did you know he asked hindu women to bot rebel agnist muslim men even if they get raped ? Did you know gandhi advised Jews of germany to accept death with glory but not to rebel agnist Hitler? Defend this

[@sanatanotaku8194]

KZbin algorithms algorithm for square up

[@santoshp.bhalerao6623]

There was strike in lndian navy,at the same time British British were worried that the Indian soldiers (retired after ww2)will join AZAD HIND FAUG formed during WW2 to freedom movement. That's why British decided to free India demanding Subhashchandra Bose as war criminal.

[@MrRaghavann]

Even today its brown vs brown person. British continue to rule us after independence through these brown sahibs.

[@KalidasKS]

I think we should be more forthright about Gandhi's negative role in India's independence esp., with his relationship with two great patriots - Amhedkar & Savarkar whom he diabolically opposed. I like this show of Ranveer but two requests : pl do not do Bharatanatyam with hand play & tone down your false convent accent.

[@deepjoshi1333]

19:51 👉Ambedkar👈 is the best example who never wanted Freedom 🎯 Can anyone prove me wrong (with references)? 👇

[@DipakBose-bq1vv]

Ambedkar was a staunch empire loyalist, that was the reason British wanted him to be the chairman of the drafting committee of the constitution.

[@deepjoshi1333]

​@@DipakBose-bq1vv I have done a lot of reading as well Sir! I strongly agree with you.👍 Ambedkar was smart and well read person. The more you read about him, you will realize at what extent one can stoop. We all are sitting on a time b*mb of Dalit-Savarn war, skillfully orchestrated by him.🤦‍♂️ Imagine👉 Can India forever go on like this? Does any party has guts to remove what he created for only 10 years limit? From example of Manipur, can you imagine what can happen if that is to be removed across India? Have you ever interacted with Mulnivaasi NeoBuddhists? 😅

[@MrRaghavann]

@@deepjoshi1333 if he was such a traitor, why does he write so many books like paksitan and partition of India.

[@deepjoshi1333]

@@MrRaghavann All the traitor have to act centrists.. They can't go on and boast about their 👉real intentions👈 as I mentioned in above comment, Ambedkar was Columbia Graduate, very skilled and well read. He was definately more educated than any other of that era 🎯 👉 Let me give you one beautiful example: In his Book, "Who are Shudras" page 68-69 he debunked the theory of "Aryan Invasion" with presenting available studies. But not a single word on why it was brought(devide & rule), by whom it was brought(his british master), when it was brought(early 1800s after they devided us in cast), what harm it caused(just google Mulnivaasi, they still exist). No sir..! 👉He wrote countless articles in Marathi opposing freedom and asked Dalits to not participate as well.👈

[@yahudi7253]

Stop this conspiracy theories 1) Read ambedkars views on islam 2) Read why he chose buddhism instead of islam or christianity. Because he believed all Indians must have a common history ( buddhism is very much like hinduism) 3) Reservation was only for 10 years but it is congress and now bjp who keep it alive 4) Think is caste system really invisible from society?

[@acumenC2024]

7:56 India was not a slave nation ❌️ It was a colony

[@harikrishna00200]

Sir i saw suvrana news channel debate it was wonderful

[@techtemple1]

After india getting independence, Now ranveer is demeaning Mahatma Gandhi and his contribution to India's independence...gandhi ignited the fire of freedom. And first step towards anything is always the important one

[@akshaybengaluru1212]

If non violent movrments like satyagraha was effective, then why was Dandi March and quit India movement unsuccessful in getting the independence.

[@techtemple1]

@@akshaybengaluru1212 according to you brother, every non violent thing is ineffective?.. and impact can only be seen if someone use violence?.. I personally found this logic very bullshit😂

[@akshaybengaluru1212]

@@techtemple1 Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar himself criticized Ghandhi's attitude and his approach for independence and called it Bull shit.

[@techtemple1]

@@akshaybengaluru1212 Two right and intelligent people can have different opinions on different things brother. And both can be right at the same time. We should not demean any freedom fighter that's what I am saying. After so many years, we who have hardly contributed to our society and its well being, we do not have any right to blame, demean India's freedom fighters.

[@akshaybengaluru1212]

@@techtemple1 we are not demeaning anyone. But Gandhi's contribution for independence was minimal on Britishers quitting India, that's what we meant to say.

[@naveenraj8261]

please try to get annamalai sir in your podcasts 😊

[@priyadudhe9928]

India was not United as a country , peasants , farmers , craftsmen , they all were dealing with the plight of poverty....it was gandhiji who fought and supported causes of poor people ....this is how he gained their cooperation, to support freedom struggle .... You see winning freedom with ahimsa and truth, a country need lot of strength ...and gandhiji brought all the people together

[@himanshut114]

Sudhanshu trivedi.... Please 3:08

[@yahudi7253]

Hero for muslims, Villian for non muslims.

[@deepjoshi1333]

🎯👍

[@MadirajuKChaitanya]

Excellent Video. Thank you, TRS clips team for sharing this information with Vikram Sampath Ji. Please keep up the good work...🙏👍🙂👏

[@rogger972]

GHANDI MADE MiSTAKES BUT DID 100 RIGHT THINGS . YOU DISSCUSSED THIS in chanell .NOW I THINK THIS CHANELL IS PAID 🟥 . NO WAY TRYING TO SAY GODSE IS BETTER THAN GHANDI . SUCH FOOLISHNESS . GHANDI DID MISTAKE BUT IF GHANDI WAS NOT THERE INDIA WOULD NEVER GET A FREEDOM 🟥🟥🟥

[@nish8756]

@@rogger972 Come up with some facts jihadi we did not study in Madarsa. You have copy pasted the same message many times.

[@jmahalekshmymenon9309]

balanced assessment...

[@vandanabist2475]

After watching quite a few episodes of TRS, finally realised the man has an agenda. Not that one less viewer matters,but goodbye😒

[@Neelkamaljada]

did you know gandhi was a pedophile who used to sleep nude with small kids ? He was a racist who called blacks Africans as animals ? Did you you he was a castiest? Did you know he asked hindu women to bot rebel agnist muslim men even if they get raped ? Did you know gandhi advised Jews of germany to accept death with glory but not to rebel agnist Hitler? Defend this

[@manojm1146]

Baag idar se

[@thedogwhowearsasuit.9425]

Aunty Pooja paath Karo politics youngsters ko karne do.

[@jitendrayadavweb]

Agenda is something that holds bragging without facts and truth. For the past 70 years many Indian generations were the victims of falsified educational agenda projected with vested interests and malicious intentions. Today actually in this digital age we are realizing the blunders of education by the past ruling Governments.

[@nandiniesamant2208]

Gandhi ….Father of Pakistan …..

[@sameer-fk8oy]

🌚

[@sidheart7447]

Maza aa gaya 🐟

[@debabratabhattacharyya2464]

During World War II Congress and Communists supported British and Russia against Germany. Communists denounced Netaji naming him Dog of Tojo. Didn't these created some impact on brown soldiers of British army?

[@lobsangtsetan534]

If india independence is a table, i think ghandhi is just the flat surface, but table need four supporting structure to be recognize as a table, which people forget, then again history written by victor

[@friendlyatheist9589]

Gandhi was soft toward british call him agent or what. He was more loyal to them. I am not some sanghi i usually critize modi and his government.

[@yahudi7253]

These days no one actually likes Gandhi. Muslims never respected him that's why 90% voted for pakistan. Hindus also hate him now for siding with muslims and making hindus scapegoat. Dalits hate him because of disgreements with ambedkar. He used to do passive aggressive anshan. And now liberals are also disliking Gandhi. I am atheist too, Gandhi do not deserve this much hate but he didn't deserve this much praise to begin with. I never liked this rastrapita BS. Non violence is most low iq move I have seen in history as if non violence work 😂

[@sameer-fk8oy]

You are very handsome 🌚

[@darshansingh4375]

Mahatma was controversial in many ways, and he should not be called the father of the nation. Doctor Ambedkar should be called the father of the nation. I was once a fan of Gandhi, but after doing more research, I realised that he was not a mahatma. He was racist, and prejudiced against black Africans , he was not against the caste system, and didn’t allow Dalits to represent themselves. He was prejudiced against Sikhs, who made maximum sacrifices for this country. He didn’t like the fact that they didn’t always use nonviolent means to fight for independence. He called Guru Gobind Singh a misguided patriot for using the sword against emperor Aurangzeb.

[@ananthan8951]

We don't want any father for Bharat which has been a civilisational nation for many millennia.

[@sanjayvaidya4925]

Ambedkar why? Dont say constitution cause all je did was oversee its creation. Had washed his hands of the whole mess.

[@mrbme]

No i don't agree with Ambedkar either. All he has done is dividing people in someother way neither he abolished caste system. He gave 10 yrs of reservations but it's 75 yrs but caste feelings and reservations both exists. So no point of him being a father of nation.

[@darshansingh4375]

@@ananthan8951 which India are you talking about ? India existed as a nation under Ashoka, then under the British . India had a feudal system before they came . We always put the blame on the British, but the tragedy of partition was created by Indian politicians who were and are still keen to create communal tension, just for the sake of power . Sat Sri Akal, Salam shalom Shanti.

[@raunakmalviya3175]

German-born theoretical physicist Albert Einstein once said: "I believe that Gandhi's views were the most enlightened of all the political men of our time." One of the greatest physicists of all time Einstein and Gandhi admired and respected each other. They also wrote letters to each other. Einstein praised Mahatma Gandhi's principles of non-violence in his letters and audio recordings addressed to the Indian freedom fighter. The letters were dated back to 1931, even before World War II began. Excerpts from one of the letters, translated from German, read: "You have shown through your works, that it is possible to succeed without violence even with those who have not discarded the method of violence."