Why Narendra Modi will never be able to admire Mahatma Gandhi: Ramachandra Guha

In an exclusive interview with ThePrint, historian Ramachandra Guha talks about his new book, Gandhi : The Years That Changed The World, where he explains India's rapid transition to a Hindu Majoritarian state, the relation between RSS and Mahatma Gandhi, the mistreatment of minorities by the Modi cabinet and how nothing in Modi’s ideological training equips him to admire the Mahatma.
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[@---vv5oy]

mae toh hamesha ye soch kar heraan hota rehta hun ke jis country, constitution, rights ko ham for granted late rehte he vo kabhi kuch logo ke pure zindagi ka sapna huva karta tha

[@sandeephegade3458]

Avi Gabhawala how well put👌🏻

[@ravin2363]

Avi Gabhawala exactly. That ignorant people can't really comprehend.

[@localgangsta4102]

Sanghis should first tell whether they have faith in constitution or not.

[@artman7780]

Local Gangsta Why should someone respect a Constitution that was written in favour by only leftists, and didn’t take into account any others?

[@ravin2363]

Art Man this comment is simply stupid. If by others you mean those who fought against Indian freedom fighters and sided with the British, I guess India did a very stupid job by letting these parasites in India. These insects have since then eaten the country from its inside. It is a very tolerant gesture by our constitution makers that they let these British stooges stay in India. These people are still playing Curzon's divide and rule policy.

[@jayeshsonawane3689]

We admire all those contributed for nation, everyone be it Bose Ji, Nehru ji, Patel Ji, each and everyone. It's past now there is no positive outcome by abusing anyone now. Looking forward without hatred is the best way.

[@siddharthsinghpaliwal1425]

Aabsolutelt right

[@subrataroy5948]

Agreed but why blackout portions of historical events and facts just because they embarrass certain people and ideologies? Why utter lies instead of speaking the truth by those who swear by Gandhi? This mischievous agenda and hipocracy are responsible for our degradation. We replaced Krishna niti, Chanakya niti with a philosophy, Gandhian, that literally broke our spine and shattered our national character. I find it most amusing when I see the leftists lecturing us on Gandhian principles. 😄😄😄

[@bettyboossister3918]

How ignorant

[@jeetbahal7878]

@@subrataroy5948 I hope you can overcome your inforiority complex. I have no such problems and I am not a lefty, whatever that means. By dividing yourselves and making ethnic issues YOU ARE DOING EXACTLY WHAT THE BRITISH WANTED WELL DONE TO YOU. THE BRITS WANTED HATE BETWEEN MUSLIMS AND HINDUS AND YOU ARE DOING THAT WORK FOR THEM. You are the slaves of the west! Ghandhi will remain a great figure in world history whatever is said about him. He is possibly the greatest Indian Icon ever! No Johnny come lately willever change that.

[@subrataroy5948]

@@jeetbahal7878 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 it seems you have stopped engaging your most prized faculty of questioning and then analysing situations and events. I have no doubt about the fact that today Gandhi brand top the charts internationally. People who eulogies Gandhi doesn't follow his follow him anyway. Read his own autobiography and you will realise how great or how mediocre he was. I am pretty sure that if smacked on one of your cheeks you shall NEVER EVER offer your other cheek to receive another. So, stop this hipocracy. I however could not understand how you linked my previous comment to a hindu muslim issue. Something is seriously wrong with you.

[@keshavkaushik21]

Gandhi's non violence maybe one of the reason for indian independence but the real reason behind indian independence is Netaji subhash chandra bose's INA in which 26000 soldiers sacrificed their lives for the independence of country. Netaji was the 1st pm of undivided india He took oath as pm on 21st October 1943 called azad hind government. Gandhi was not the only person who fought for independence there were other persons also whom our historians refuse to acknowledge.

[@hybrogamingyt9141]

Bhaiya ramchandra guha ek Gandhian historian hain isliye we gandhiji ke baare me batayenge kyunki unhone jyada to unhin ke baare me padha hoga. However, unhe netaji ke baare me bhi pata hai lekin gandhiji se jyaada nahin. And both the great leaders contributed equally on our independence struggle.

[@SSS-dn3uz]

Ghandhiji just delayed independence ,also remember we not got independence ,it was given by British

[@abhijeetanand9877]

@@SSS-dn3uz read Ramchandra Guha's book first

[@vsnrajua]

You are wrong ,Netajjl fled away from India and fight with British i out side india and defeated ,after that he achhived nothing

[@shoumomukherjee5662]

Azad Hind Fauz was defeated by the British forces . Bose went on exile . Attempt at war with the Brits did not work

[@anotheropinion5514]

there is no person in this world who has made correct decisions all his life. same goes for gandhi ji.

[@AshishGupta-sj5ye]

U r idiot . u r making view about Gandhi without reading him.

[@abhijeetanand9877]

@@AshishGupta-sj5ye read his book then

[@jatinsoni1979]

@@AshishGupta-sj5ye Go on read the book "The South African Gandhi" to know the real him before you speak rubbish.

[@rajender131974]

first read book

[@nikhilgandhi5725]

So much effort was taken for constitutional rights

[@sargamsoral1899]

Why didn't Gandhi think of Non-violence at the time of the Khilafat Movement?

[@gopalagrawal3038]

Gandhiji is very much relevant in all ages. His most of the views & principals are very strong, few are controversial which can be left. Following him will benefit any leader. Also, beyond his political activities, he was an adrent Hindu, he believed in untouchability, equality, self-reliance, hardwork, simple living, simple food, etc....it is difficult for Modi to follow him because of his RSS background. RSS was against Gandhiji due to his believe in equality of all castes and Hindu-Muslim unity.

[@DipakBose-bq1vv]

Marwaris financed Gandhi the British agent.

[@sakshichouhan1965]

He didn't believed in untouchability

[@jatinsoni1979]

@@sakshichouhan1965 thats what 'certain' specific textbooks have told you.

[@Ms-zh7uf]

@@jatinsoni1979 what about racist slur he used against africans

[@jatinsoni1979]

@@Ms-zh7uf Exactly.

[@MrPoornakumar]

Is it necessary that for Modi to admire (a fellow Guajarati) Mahatma Gandhi? Not necessary or for that matter, "not necessary for any Indian" - if he chooses to. He nevertheless, caught the attention in the West. MG (Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi) has been unnecessarily defied in India - just short of erecting a temple for him! He represents one extreme of the pendulum swing, verging on Pacifism & Ahimsa (which is itself based on "negation" - negation of violence & thus not a positive thesis). in his life time, MG had many (Indian) adversaries or opponents, the most notable was Dr BR Ambedkar, whose opposition verged on hatred. While MG soft-pedalled the British Imperialist bosses, Dr BR was in their administrative machinery - yet Indians chose him for chairing the drafting committee of India's constitution! Pendulum swing can be expected to reach the other extreme and that is what is happening now, with Modi at the helm of affairs.

[@raonanduri5490]

Varna system was very fluid, never frozen. Inter-varna marriages were taking place. A Brahmin could become a Shudra and a Shudra could become a Brahmin based on their gunas, knowledge and profession, and practices. To know this you need knowledge of the Shastras, Smritis, Bhagavadgita, and a thorough knowledge of Sanskrit, etc., not just the knowledge of India for the last 100 years. The irony is, the upper classes worship and cherish daily the epics written by non-upper class writers! Ignoramuses deliberately obfuscate the divisions in social organization and theorize and criticize according to their lights and agendas. When Guha says Indians perfected discrimination more than any other society, one has to ask what is the extent of his knowledge about the degree of discrimination by other religions in their respective societies over centuries ? I think it is very limited. No individual, party, society, or age is perfect, free from vices. Sardar Patel said that in self-defence non-violence or violence can be used, and that in times of great insecurity both violence and non-violence can be used. India is now in a time of great insecurity. Pragmatism dictates that a Karmayogi, Man of Action, like Modi lead the country. When his vision and services are not needed Indian democracy will throw him out. It is too soon for "historians" to pronounce whether Modi is taking the country in the wrong direction or the right direction. The voters will decide that periodically. He is democratically chosen and that's that. Different times call for different types of Leadership. Why is it so indigestible that Modi is the man of the times!

[@tadepalliprasad]

Modi is not able to help it!outsiders see India minus Gandhi is zero! Also,it's a fact that the Nehru family hijacked not only Gandhi s name but also his legacy after he was assassinated and for which Gandhi was not responsible!it is this aspect that hurt RSS and Modi and since Gsndhi is not alive he bears his antagonism to those who adopted and inherited Gandhis legacy as a right!Gandhi Ji tried his best to remove un touchability and condemned the evil even before Ambedkar came on the scene!

[@Inner.divinity]

Gandhi only condemned untouchability but defended the caste system..Ambedkar talked of annihilation of caste , he worked for the socio-economic upliftment and political rights of Dalits , he was an iconic figure from dalit community whose ideology still inspires people to fight against casteism..

[@bijaysutar5314]

There is much lise best gret is in my mind mr subas boss is better for our national

[@tanayjadhav923]

Voice of Mr Guha is not clear at times

[@arunachalahs8580]

Very few people are following and living gandhian values. People may respect and appreciate him in speeches, books, media etc. But everyone in India and outside know very clearly that his values have no place in today's world. Gandhi is irrelevant today and this is the reality. Will the murderous crowds who vandalised dj halli, Bangalore recently accept gandhian values ? We know that all Gandhi followers kept quiet and did not criticise this vandalism because they actually support it.

[@gamer-ff6mh]

Gandhian value is mainly saadhanshuddhi. Purity of means. That is the core. Ahimsa etc is perpetuated because it suits political narratives.

[@atyanthdutt6632]

Well, you are quick to put the blame on "Gandhian followers". Who was responsible for Delhi riots, dadri lynching or recent attacks on Churches or the hate speech in uttrakhand, we still didn't get any condemnation from "anti Gandhi gang" and ppl like you. Gandhi's legacy and teachings has inspired ppl like Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King Jr and even recently, Hong Kong freedom activist Lee Cheuk-yan has declared he'll follow Gandhi's path. So dismissing Gandhian views is ignorance and motivated by political ideologies.

[@PradeepKalele]

Mr. Guja suppose Modi divides our country in another three pieces Gujarat and Assam gives land of billion hectos to connect these two countries. What will be your reaction?

[@KshitijBhambri1]

The Problem with Today's India is more with Caste System than Communal Polarization....Plz Correct me if I'm wrong.

[@softgrowl]

Yes

[@dhirenkumar3755]

Communal forces are not prevail in India, because Hindu is not comunal based religion,After rise of khristian,Islam, Buddhist after Budha are comunal,But the most brutal way of communalism is found in Islam, If someone say that ,India is comunal after Modi,he is immatures,

[@Inner.divinity]

caste division and communal polarization will be there as long as India does not become a developed, industrialized, capitalist country..

[@MrPoornakumar]

@KshitijBhambri1 Gandhi supported caste system (Varnashrama dharma) and had no qualms about it.

[@MrPoornakumar]

@@dhirenkumar3755 Hinduism is the only religion that implicitly, is based on caste system. If there are no castes there is no Hinduism.

[@ankitraghuwanshi5055]

How this person can remember so much, he know not only history but post independence politics

[@MaviNK]

He has written books like India after Gandhi and India before Gandhi

[@vivekkrishnan.r7811]

Its all archived dude.Its all available if you want to check.

[@bhimsensingh5761]

The man is bogus. Gandhi never fought Communalism but meekly surrendered to Islamic Jehadi leaders. Infact, it seems he was afraid of them.

[@Bandarmodi]

Indians are scared of Muslims and pakistan till this day 😂

[@viratkohli6450]

Just notice how this lady says "unite all the hindus along with Dalit" as if Dalit is a different religion...Commies keep on dreaming your tricks will not work..

[@ravin2363]

Virat Kohli ask marginalised section how they feel. Don't talk rubbish just because you have free Internet and an uninformed opinion.

[@viratkohli6450]

Since you get free internet, you think everyone is a free loader commie like you...Commies don't have the right to talk about Dalits..All the bloody commies are upper cast Hindus and mostly Brahmins....Anyways commies are on their way out and oppressed castes will get their fair share of respect and honour in coming years...People like you will be the first one to shout free speech under threat in Modi's regime but will go all out ti scuttle free speech of others..

[@Sums410]

Mr Guha should have read Hindol Senguptas book on Sardar Patel.

[@kustagiraghavendrachar3506]

This half knowledged fellow never understands why Modi never indulges unneccerily in flattering Gandhi.He gives respect to Gandhi where he is relevant because he believes in exploring his own capability and.dont want to use suedosecular tricks for his success in political life.Also Guha like mediocre misuse Gandhi' s name.Gandhiji is really never respected by politicians who are using Gandhi's name extensively without practicing his ideals and faiths.Umtouchability is a subject to get votes.Let Guhaji stay in a harijan colony and show his real concern for them.Harijans should find their own leaders and also get educated and qualified to defeat the exploitation of them for their own self promotion.The real grouse of Guha is that he is not given any importance at all from Modi probably Modi believes that there are many nationalist historians and more well read and more knowledgeable than this felliiow..

[@CharySrigarudar]

Self proclametion is the worst tool to excel any mediocre personalities. They tend to demean others to extol in public, which stupidity. How.to achieve this? Sit ill qualified should sit together with ready made questions with common interest. Then they should start praising each other as the only existing qualified personna. Then one should ask already set questions in a humble demeanor. Others also answer the set cooked up andwers to the equally cooked up questions. Then both half brains should send off each other praising each others dimwits. Above is one such example

[@siddhidhuri3107]

Ramachandra tuja you are right

[@kumarapuramsathyamoorthy4730]

Modi ji is a better politician than others put together.To admire a person or not is a personal choice.

[@pradeeppatil5825]

He knows how much corruption is there in the Government Bureaucracy and how people suffer especially the poor and vulnerable ! But , he will never write a book exposing corruption, incompetence arrogance etc etc of the Government and its bureaucracy He will always write t on topics like "Idea of India", "Gandhi" etc which have no relevance to common man ! He is just a BJP and a Modi hater pushing his agenda of hatred against them !

[@himanshutrivedi1078]

Good interview. Title could have been better.

[@drabhibds]

good bashing of Indira Gandhi family and Congress (I) by Guha..I am sure Jyoti Malhotra would have got a good bashing by Sonia Gandhi after this interview. Sickening SHit!

[@jeetdas6048]

chutiya urban naxal dog..

[@TheRrrockstarrr]

Mohandas Gandhi was the safety valve.

[@abhijeetanand9877]

And this theory has been debunked already many times but you keep your propoganda that's what you can do. RSS and Hindu mahasabha was open valve of brits

[@sensexsense1979]

What if the revolt of 1857 succeeded? What kind of India would have emerged?

[@jatinsoni1979]

very much America-like in terms of democracy and power.

[@naimulhaq9626]

The Chinese seems to have aroused the evil side of India, focusing on the harm of division politics.

[@sairaj8219]

We know what china is doing to their minorities especially uighurs

[@luisortunosantanacabrera1001]

@@sairaj8219 hahahahahaha Read history sinojealous moron!

[@jivasrocks]

This Guha is a sad joke worse is the sycophancy that surrounds the man as the know it all about Gandhi

[@---vv5oy]

why would you say that kind sir?

[@dhruvrathod94]

Avi Gabhawala why would u attach sir?

[@---vv5oy]

@@dhruvrathod94 because he seems a learned man so confidently saying what he is saying. If he says something stupid in his reply, it'd be fun to read the gaali i'd shower on him.

[@bluesajjad1]

aneep, you are worse than any joke.

[@jivasrocks]

you're welcome!

[@suhaspaul508]

Bakwas

[@dineshthakkar7846]

Great patriot Shri Modij can't favor or Admire Mahatma Gandhi Gandhi putted Gaddar Desdrohi mafia Terarist Nehru Great patriot Shri vallbhabhaie Patel elected Great patriot Subhachanda Bose lal Bahadur shastri Vallbhabhaie Patel Suspected Death done by congres mafia gang jai hind

[@yashwantguchiyapok]

You need a grammer teacher first .

[@sunilkhadilkar7161]

dynasty culture Indira Gandhi se nahi Motilal Nehru se chalu huva

[@arendrashukla8933]

Xtraodinry historian.... 😂 😂 😂 😂 ..good joke

[@Koutilya60]

Guha keep quiet ur statements r wrong

[@maxbis8378]

If Gandhi has 2 choose between Nehru n modi it will be modi

[@anshurathore4993]

LOl 😂

[@rvsivabalan7303]

BIASED AUTHOR. STRONGLY.

[@karannainwal1990]

Extraordinary historian 😂

[@ashokkambi6813]

R Guha is not a historian and is a Modi biter. He is a kind of urban naxalite and a psuedo intellectual. Who is surviving on eulogies of Nehru Gandhi family. I have no respect for such a hypocratic fellow. Just we have to neglect such fellows.

[@susaiyahraphael3881]

Mahatma Gandhi was a Avtar to liberate our motherland. No comparison pls.At the same time Modhi Bhai is a great and honest PM.Indira Gandhi was responsible for all the ills of my country.Nehru was also responsible for many problems. Both Nehru and I.G. are disasters to our country. Sardar Patel must have been the choice of Mahatma, but unfortunately he chose lier Nehru.

[@rekharenjith2383]

susaiyah raphael you think so blindly believing the illiterate modi who know nothing about history and destroying secularism in our country.modi is a Hindu nationalist who believes in no unity of Hindu and Muslims.Nehru was the one who helped in developing our country

[@rekharenjith2383]

susaiyah raphael we need peace and unity

[@rekharenjith2383]

susaiyah raphael please muslims are also humans like us

[@susaiyahraphael3881]

@@rekharenjith2383 pls find time to read books by Kuswanth singh, Raj Mohan Gandhi and others. U will understand the facts. Thank you .

[@susaiyahraphael3881]

@@rekharenjith2383 dear friend there are millions of patriotic minorities including Muslims. They're our brothers agreed.

[@mohitparamarshsingh]

I heard about Gandhiji's lady love for the first time .

[@AjitJoshi686]

Gandhiji was quite open about it, please read his book on his Truth experiments. Gandhiji himself has penned it,

[@Zenoithegreek]

That is correct. Gandhi ji was very open about his life, warts and all. He was more critical of his failings than others can be. He said ‘I am a simple man in search of God’. Hence his My Experiments with Truth.

[@knidhi8993]

Wow, so many andh-bhakts trying to bash Guha's view. Sure they are bjp pay-role trolls.

[@Maharashtra_Dharma]

shut up you congress chamcha

[@spk12840]

It is Dynasty slaves who get National awards,coveted Post in Universities,Govt Institutions,sponsorship etc. Ramachandra Guha may be great historian who wrote in Dynasty Party line for glorifying Dynasty family name,covering up sickular ideas/hiding big mistakes of Dynasty family and blunders made under their 5 decade Rule, etc. Look at narration he makes at Modi which clearly indicate his Modi hatred. Good historians will not be biased and takes side of any political party. He is Dynasty stooge and now returning his gratitude for favor taken during Dynasty Rule by way of criticizing Modi now & than.

[@jvidyaranya]

Finally you understood that MODI is GOD Because you called all of us as bhakts...

[@jayap3557]

@Aarthick Sattanathan you are funny...at this point both sides (left n right) have equal numbers of people with western education and western education bias... calling one side liberal (and making it sound like a compliment/good group) and the other conservative (definitely making it sound like a horrible gang) is very wrong...and that is why all those in the so called right with the same western education bias are more correct...not andh bhakts...and most most definitely not paid trolls... just because the so called liberals are getting called out and put in their place by the westernised right people, the liberals think it is fine to hurl these multiple words of abuse in just one comment... :-) :-)

[@naimulhaq9626]

Gandhi was a racist. Modi is no better, he never exposed how Gandhi did India harm with the politics of division. Both Modi and Rahul can declare banning the caste system but chose not to.

[@pankajsinha9900]

Propaganda channel!

[@hunk9730]

I ask these intellectual will ever ask bad habits of Muslims? May be head cut

[@sebastianouseph]

Modi, the RSS Pracharak and Modi, the PM of Bharat are two entirely different personas...... It'll take some time for the critics of Modi to realize this.......

[@localgangsta4102]

Some idiots in comment section are talking ridiculous about gandhi. I think their parents or grandparents did not participated in freedom movement with gandhi. They might be with RSS who were fighting for British in india.

[@wmw8867]

*RSS as an Organisation refused to participate in any political activism whether Pro or Against British. Service has been their Motto. Different issue many RSS membets Individually became Freedom Fighters or Politicians*

[@abhinavpanwar1195]

RSS didn't support Britishers. U idiot, u never read the real history, what all u are capable to do is write/speak in english. Just google, who was " Veer Savarkar "? Nehru was a puppet of Britishers. Nehru lost election to Sardar Patel but still he became PM of India. Nehru-Gandhi family has always been gready of Power.

[@localgangsta4102]

@@abhinavpanwar1195 , you are brainwashed sakha boy.There they don't teach you real history . They only teach you the books of savarkar and golwalkar.

[@localgangsta4102]

@@wmw8867 tell me names of few people who were in rss and hindu mahasabha and participated in freedom movement.

[@wmw8867]

@@localgangsta4102 *Are you aware that in 1948 RSS workers held on to Srinagar airport till Indian Army arrived to begin recapturing Kashmir from Pakistani infiltrators? RSS Balraj Madhok was involved. Or the critical role played by RSS in the freedom of Goa?*

[@bettyboossister3918]

This video needs subtitles....

[@vivek7702]

This so called historian need to be ignored and banned. He has a biased view on Indian truth. He's a bogus. Just condemn him....

[@Bandarmodi]

Chup salay

[@anupamsingh25]

India achieved independence but gandhiji's non violence had the least contribution to it....UK had turned weak and knew that world war 2 had changed the global scenario completely....and british rulers posted in india knew they would not be able leave india in a single piece had they continued few years more after the kind of spirit subhash chandra bose had awakened ....

[@MrPoornakumar]

@anupamsingh25 I agree with you.

[@doyoureallycare5740]

What a horrible pant he'swearing. .. 😂

[@ravindradesai1520]

His mission of hindu Muslim unity was a disaster. What about the abominable massacres? There also he was he failed miserably. Go and teach his teachings to ISIS Erdogan China etc just to name a few. His teachings are not original. He derived them from various sources like bible geeta budhha etc to name a few. Politically he was so naive as to support khilafat movement and which ultimately lead muslims feeling that they are different. He should be remain in dustbin . Otherwise India will become Tibet. You can not teach such philosophy to chengij khan and Xi Jinping. All old Indian and such philosophies are not practical. They are just goody goody. Who gives a damn. That is how Congress managed to rule India for 6 decades by giving this gandhian gutkha.Just dump him we ste 21st century buddy. No buddy has time for such shit. Go teach this to your cohorts. They also the truth about the practical world in their deep concious. Who do you think you are fooling. St

[@ikram1081]

2 years and one like , that too probably from an illiterate sanghi dog .

[@prasadmadapura468]

Gandhi is one of most painful character in that period of time. He was more dangerous than a Pakistani as he went on to fast for a sum of 50 crore to be paid to pursue terrorist activities n never shed a tear for Hindus who were kicked out of Pakistan during partition. Modi on the other hand hasn't done anything worthwhile even to correct the wrongs even on Waqf laws. Sanghis too become silent Ramchandra Guha is one the best who are suppressing the truth n write selective parts. I never miss an opportunity to see how much these hide than expose!!

[@ikram1081]

😂😂 . Are u a son of Pakistani ?

[@dibyendudeepak]

Highly overrated historian.

[@anglobhodaighosh6472]

Gandhiji was a great Indian leader . But his non-violence theory is not acceptable to any country in the world . Gandhiji never asked British rulers to be Nonviolent . He asked the Indian revolutioneries to be Nonviolent .

[@mallikarjunayc141]

the effect of non-violence can be seen. I don't mean to say that was the only reason India got independence.

[@Inner.divinity]

Gandhi taught indians how to protest against the state/authority in a non- violent way ..in a democratic, civilized world , it is a better method than violent protest..but you can not be civilized with uncivilized people ..

[@PrathameshMone]

And Congress admire Mahatma Gandhi and walks and talks its principles...duhhh....

[@ayethegreat4997]

Jyotiji’s expressions are of utter shock as she hides behind a smile. On the comment that “happens in marriages after 15-20 years, attraction to others!” Am with you Jyotiji. It is an absurd notion. Totally.

[@bhaskorsingha2762]

gandhi , the greatest figure in modern era . he is only comparable to Buddha, another greatest figure of ancient era.

[@kuldeepbiswas8819]

gandhi was a bastard...

[@DipakBose-bq1vv]

Come on, you are comparing a Mango (Buddha) with a cockroach(Gandhi) .

[@Shrikant_Patil]

pravat mishra bhai 55 karod

[@abhijeetanand9877]

@@kuldeepbiswas8819 read his book

[@vikasshelke5544]

Gandhi was more of a politician than saint . He indeed favoured community , person , caste , leader , queen ,etc . Buddha was not a politician

[@akshaypatil7926]

How could Mr. Guha know about the relation of Gandhi with Saraladevi is not sexually consumated ? :)

[@jayamukherjee8745]

I still don't understand how Gamdhiji insisted that our men in the British Indian army should fight in the WW2 8in which We had no stake.it was not an action of Non Violence .was it?

[@vivekkrishnan.r7811]

Actually , the British promised the leaders that they would give Indians the right to self-govern and also equal opportunities as the whites.But after the war , they cheated us.Indians protested.That was the build up to Jallianwala bagh massacre. Read history.Their is lots more their.Gandhiji did it for the greater good.

[@whatslifespurpose]

Check your facts, the congress did not support ww2. It was the muslim league and RSS/hindu mahasabha that supported ww2. Now you decide who is anti national.

[@shubh6940]

@@whatslifespurpose 😂😂😂 seems your facts are from national herald

[@abhijeetanand9877]

@@shubh6940 It's a fact mr illiterate looks like you didn't read anything and know nothing

[@abhijeetanand9877]

Read his book

[@sathyanarayanan9997]

Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust - once a person dies, he is not worth talking about though his/her works can and perhaps should be studied. So whether it is Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi or Nehru or Patel, relegate them to history and don't keep talking about them. Same with other ideologues.

[@dhirenkumar3755]

He is a propoganda historian,he hate Modi,and this chanel like this type of Kartoon,

[@Batman-qf8rb]

He hated modi because he loves his country more

[@DipakBose-bq1vv]

MK Gandhi was not a Mahatma, but a Duratma. He was a British agent, protected by the British Intelligence Service people.

[@subrataroy5948]

R C Guha is a historian, is a profound myth. There is absolutely nothing in MKG to be admired. MKG is the most valuable brand that sells in the ignorant western world. Just find out why MKG decided not to see Rishi Aurobindo despite his desire to do so. Also, find out Dr Ambedkar's observations on Gandhi. Finally, read Gandhi's autobiography and his other writings. Gandhi and his ridiculous philosophy that culminated in partition of Bharat and the genocide that followed. Guha finds much sadistic pleasure in maligning the sangh and other hindu organisations but can't speak a word on other communities, especially the muslim, when they freely flout the secular credentials of our great civilisation. He must read the kuran to remove his ignorance. I presume he has read the indic scriptures and understood them. Oh, but can he read and write Sanskrit? Many of the highly acclaimed Indian historians don't understand the two most important languages, Sanskrit and Persian, which have been majorly used in the ancient scriptures and later in the chronicles of muslim travellers who accompanied the cruel invaders. What a sham!

[@abhijeetanand9877]

Hahah this comment is senseless when you read Ramchandra Guha's book which this guy didn't read but put his bits and pieces information which is discovered from social media.

[@subrataroy5948]

@@abhijeetanand9877 yes dear, I have not read Guha's book. My comments are purely a counter to whatever rubbish he had uttered in this conversation.

[@abhijeetanand9877]

@@subrataroy5948 That simply mean you ranting out of your ignorance and highly poor or say zero knowledge. Fact is Gandhi send his youngest son to Arobindo's ashrama in poddychery with proposal to return back to freedom struggle and congress but he refused. But you will never talk about Ambedkar's comments on Hinduism and how hindu have evil past and how upper caste Hindus exploited others made them slaves and you will also not talk about Ambedkar's observation on Ram and Krishna & "the riddles of hinduism". And you fool he is historian of modern period he don't need to read Sanskrit to write on Modern history. I don't understand how you have so much lack of knowledge still have audacity to comment so much non sense, maybe because of ignorance!

[@subrataroy5948]

@@abhijeetanand9877 🤣🤣🤣 you must shed your slave mentality to see our past dispassionately. MKG did send his son to Rishi Aurobindo but the Rishi wasn't too impressed with MKG's idiotic philosophy and his several flip flops. Yes, Dr Ambedkar was critical of the Hindu samaj and so embraced budhhism. Had he rejected hindu dharma then he wouldn't have embraced buddhism. His objections were against the practices of the Hindu samaj and not against hindu dharma. No sane person can deny that several distortions had crept in in the Hindu society over centuries but great men came about and rescued it. Remember, we are the only civilisation on earth that's not just thriving but is prospering and growing stronger as well. Following the path of dharma has helped us do so. Guha and the gang apparently has joined those forces who's sole agenda is to destroy us. We all are witnessing ridiculous utterances from this gang almost on a daily basis. A push back is a natural fall out and therefore this conflict.

[@vishvajeet8126]

Vampanthy chudail aur vapmpanthy nishacher😅😅😅😅😅😅😅

[@VijaySharma-il3kr]

Mahatma Gandhi in my view who really understood the basics of India he travels whole country and came to know it's problems as well it's solution he found until the villages of this country will not be self reliant till the country will not grow so he emphasized for gram swaraj in it's contrast today policy maker sits in AC room and make policies for rural India without knowing the ground reality

[@DipakBose-bq1vv]

Sorojini Naidu said that it used to cost the Congress Party a forune to keep Gandhi in poverty in air-conditioned slums

[@softgrowl]

@@DipakBose-bq1vv air conditioned slums. Yes she said to you

[@susaiyahraphael3881]

@Rahul Rao correct information. Well said

[@Inner.divinity]

Gandhi himself travelled by train and ship, read books and newspapers printed by the printing press, but never talked of the importance of industrialization and modern technology..he romanticized gram swarajya aur charkha ..i think his viewes on capitalism, industrialization and use of modern technology can not be accepted today ..

[@MrPoornakumar]

@VijaySharma-il3kr Conditions in which he found India were different than what were a quarter century later. Yet his emphasis on problems in the rural country-side & life-style was apt to the times then (¾th of the population engaged in agriculture). His honesty in tackling the problems wasn't in doubt ever. Yet his wasn't the right recipe for India.

[@onthefence5247]

Book is about Gandhi and all he talks about is Modi.

[@anishchit7090]

He is too obsessed with Nehruvian Studies & Harmony between Religions except he is Hypocrite

[@jatinsoni1979]

Idiolizing Ghandhi was a single big mistake, the people of this nation has made. It has turned this nation into a very weak democracy. We have never been happy with our leaders, courts and the law and order in our cities. American democracy with all its flaws in the selection process is far better than ours, a major reason for that is, Americans snatched their sovereignty and we got it by basically begging. People thinking gandhi had strong views should question why did he want indians to participate in world war even after preching non-violence in front of people and also give the baton of being the PM to Nehru instead of Patel, even after Patel winning the majority within the congress democratically. Would recommend people to read "The South African Gandhi" to know this so called "Mahatama".

[@jatinsoni1979]

@Shiva Surya Can't blame the people, the brainwashing was on such a massive scale that it takes a lot of reading to know the reality which our history books at school (which were made by the communists ) never utter to tell. We need the right kind of leaders for india now, most importantly need proper reforms in the education sectors. You should check out "Abhijit Chavda" 's channel on youtube and also a few podcasts he did on "The Ranveer Show". I found him very much knowledgeable on these matters if you're interested.

[@narasimhabhagavatula8360]

As Modi he can't admire Gandhi. As PM Modi he can't ignore Gandhi Any how his Sen's is doing what as PM which he cannot

[@anirudhreddy7142]

U can't force some to admire anyone.. everybody has freedom whom to admire.. most Indian youth admire subash Chandra Bose than Gandhi. Lefists should keep their opinion to themselves.

[@vivekkrishnan.r7811]

And who are you to represent the youth of the country.Did they make you their representative.

[@mallikarjunayc141]

they admire Bose without knowing him!!!

[@Inner.divinity]

What made Bose great ? Have you read his book in which he glorifies fascism and military dictatorship? He presented this book to Musolini.

[@ikram1081]

Chup be jahil

[@Vishnu-dh6zz]

Though right according his rightings, but a bull shit record to Gandhi's and congress. People elected. If you talk an Intelectual, why don't involve in politics and involve in public survice. Critisissum not a solution. By the way India 30% has elected a great leader like Modi.

[@lakshmishankar9748]

a coin has two sides. Gandhi also did several mistakes.

[@softgrowl]

With hindsight wisdom

[@smtkumar007]

every human does

[@MrPoornakumar]

@lakshmishankar9748 If you want to know about him, ask his adversaries. Another aspect that all Indians need to ponder over. Much is made out of a "Bar-at-Law" from England. That degree or its training, obtained after a matriculation here, isn't that great, but appeared to be so in a country that is illiterate by ¾th or more. It isn't of much use in India. It was just a lucrative job & means for livelihood.

[@TheSriGudi]

Haven't watched the video but from the caption I can say this : Gandhi was a mahatma, no questions. But an Indian should have the right to opine that Gandhi's actions had undesirable (for that person) consequences. That Indian also has a right to contest in elections and become a PM. While the attack on Gandhi/Nehru and glorification of Godse from SOME BJP circles is in very bad taste, I would fully defend an alternative to a party that pays lip service to Gandhi but treats minorities as vote banks, promotes dynasty politics and is in alliance with extremely corrupt political parties.. As a Tambrahm, I am curious what Mr.Guha has to say about the hate politics of DK/DMK whose genesis is anti brahminism, anti Sanskrit, anti Hindu etc

[@sharraadprabhuddas7949]

Is Guha the xtra ordinary historian or a psychologist who can enter Modi's mind...???

[@artman7780]

sheldon pereira Modi is a noble man. Not like you pro-Pakistan anti-national fakes.

[@abhinavpanwar1195]

sheldon pereira Pappu Rahul Gandhi is desperate for power though he denies. But, that is what Pappu did in Karnataka. He became Vice-President and latter President of Congress without any election. This is hunger for Power. Now, just shut your mouth.

[@yogeshkale2645]

Any wY who care for urban naxals?

[@ajayraina8478]

It is called horse shit.

[@siddhantmishra7867]

बहुत ही महान इतिहासकार हैं जिस घटना में उल्लू नहीं सीधा होता वह घटना भूल जाते हैं या उसको कह नहीं सकते तथ्य नहीं है कई के झूठ बता देते हैं।

[@nagendraekbote4531]

Mr guha why you are pressuring any body to talk of Gandhi as long as you people are there in India Anti Indians.such things will happen guha you must stop anti national talks.

[@rajeevvs4777]

"His work touched every aspect of Indian life" - to their detriment!

[@user-rf8um1xy9s]

Clown

[@ikram1081]

Mafiveer ki najayaz aulaad is sangh parivar

[@GuruKhatri1]

Guha is obsessed with Modi but will never admire him 😂

[@rajender131974]

obsessed for doing what is it for doing hindu muslim>>😝

[@kongkansaikia536]

What is the name of the anchor? Unable to find it in the description.

[@aditya7428]

Just watch the video 🙄

[@sureshpolali4616]

Is reservation to totally unmeritorious people continuously, is going to end these atrocities towards Dalits? -- How long will it take -- 100 years 200 years? In 2021 we can see total degeneration of the quality of govt services, Reservation in IAS/ Reservation in govt functions to highest order? While discrimination in the name of caste is very bad appeasement is also bad.. where does merit come here? Or are merit and social justice is loggerheads with each other? Why did SUNDER PICHOYI leave India and become Google head in the USA? Why did he not become head of NPCI in India? .. One of the main reasons for monumental corruption in India is due to this eternal mindset of discrimination against Dalit story is propagated to serve the vested interest.

[@nivaskumar9464]

Bookis fooler,, from silver tongue gifted by western, ,, no indic sense .who the hell you areto suggest about the binary not suitable between Gandhiji and Golwalkar...kuchh bhi

[@AkhileshShrivastava]

The basic tenets of Jainism are - Truth, Non-violence, Asteya, Aparigraha & Brahmacharya! There are a trail of comments on Gandhi's character! No comments on Jainism! Jain Seers remain stark naked their entire life. They are also invited by Jain families and are welcomed by their women. Its routine life for Jainis! There is no hue and cry! How can this be factored with Gandhi's experiment? Now, if celibacy is someting prescribed by Jainism and other sects to be observed to achieve "moksha" then how this celibacy or Brahmcharya can be achieved? Lets make it simple - what do Jain seers do to achieve this?

[@Ranjita920]

Ye bahut bada gyani hai ki iski sab batein hum manay?sorry I don't admire or believe this filthy man

[@memermunna164]

Vivek Agnihotri ki book padho fir.

[@EejuVava]

Guha ji is a good historian....but what's up with that man spreading...making me uneasy. Jesus Mohammad Ram(3 idiots), cover up the low hanging fruit.

[@ikram1081]

Well you’ll know it after you die . Dumbest creatures are the atheists . A sane person don’t even need a religion to recognise that there is a creator .

[@sravanvedala7811]

How many times do I need to say this? I did on various platforms so many times. Let me say again....Ramachandra Guha is not a historian. He just gave himself this title. At maximum he could be a cricket commentator

[@vivekkrishnan.r7811]

He has gained international recognition and many awards.I really don't think the opinion of a certain biased person is going to do any wrong to his credentials.

[@jeetbahal7878]

He is such a great personality and so obviously an intellectual. I think he can handle any type of commentary. Stunning interview. So proud of presentable Indians like him and of course the greatest and most handsome of them all Shri Shashi Tharoor a true Hindu. Like me!

[@MrPharu500]

One Chamcha to another!

[@hruturajkedar8121]

Can you write that size of book??If not then why are u criticizing guha bcoz u don't want to hear any positive thing about gandhi ?right

[@hybrogamingyt9141]

@@hruturajkedar8121 yes you are right bro. He hates gandhiji

[@kiritshah9114]

I am Gujarati and I do no like role of Mahatma Gandhi. He delayed independance of India and he was as much responsble for division of India. He was self serving politican who took many wrong decisions for India just so congress can retain power.

[@kiney0713]

Rather obscene - the way guha is sitting and manspreading😡

[@ikram1081]

😂 listen of what he’s talking about instead of watching him spread his legs . No one noticed that before you said

[@Samraat.Bhuwan]

Gandhi is great but still some of his decisions and ideas are need to debated, discused and challenged in healthy way without hate.

[@vivekkrishnan.r7811]

It is not prudent to challenge the ideas of 1947 with the current situation.Besides , while the world hails him as the apostle of non-violence and peace , it is not worthy of his sacrifice for us , as Indians and as descendants of the free India that he gave us to question him.

[@Inner.divinity]

When the western world wanted our people to behave like obedient servants or non-violent saints while crushing them under its feet , Gandhi with his ideology of non- violence and satyagraha, was a great man in their estimation ..

[@chingling4375]

Guha can only guuu.

[@rajender131974]

cool.

[@pradeepchauhan7769]

Just try to find out as to who is more popular amongst Gujaratis, M K Gandhi or Sardar Patel.You will find your answer.Not a big mystery.

[@wmw8867]

@@ravin2363 *Interesting. Quite a sweeping statement. Can you share your source for this info?*

[@mukundchotai6557]

SO YOU ACCEPT THAT GANDHI WAS ALSO A CHEAT MR RAVIN

[@sujatagarud3162]

This Guha is slightly mad

[@3rdeyevision54]

Leave aside Narendra Modi No Indian with self respect will never be able to admire Mahatma Gandhi. Fact of the matter is M.K. Gandhi was FATHER OF MUSLIM APPEASEMENT not nation.

[@naveenchandra672]

Thank you for the double negative. Your true self is showing.Keep up the good work.

[@gr8sparty]

The only time I've seen this old lady was when she got thwarted after asking an irking, irrelevant question to Sadhguru in his meeting with a ton of journalists. I personally hate to demean any one class or community or set of professionals; but the journalists in this country have bought this up on themselves, that they are looked first with the filter of left or right, and then listened to & judged.. Don't know if this lady is a part of that class, but certainly has some super biased statements and comments.. If you're biased equally on both sides or unbiased in both sides, then you're trustworthy, otherwise you'll get all the names that this country has given its journalists..

[@rakeshranjan8440]

Do acknowledge contribution of Netaji in independence What about promotion of Nehru against wishes of countrymen

[@timepickle8443]

Which countrymen? Were thet a majority? How did they put forth their objections?

[@whatslifespurpose]

Sardar patel would be best candidate but remember he was old and died early. Nehru was young and forward looking. He made a lot of mistakes. You can live short and die a hero or live long and die a villain.

[@saikovvali]

Modi cannot admire Gandhi. guha cannot appreciate modi... Continues.

[@palanivisu1344]

Because you wear your pant above your hip and try to fake you are a intellectual has actually not work here mate