tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12599307.post6525656953475555642..comments2023-10-03T01:52:15.449+05:30Comments on Opinionated: Remembering Mahatma Gandhi on Martyr's Day1conoclasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10114255456767684236noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12599307.post-9459129575833424142009-02-03T20:10:00.000+05:302009-02-03T20:10:00.000+05:30Thanks astralwicks.And people are satisfied with g...Thanks astralwicks.<BR/><BR/>And people are satisfied with glorifying leaders less than him, or worse his exact opposites!<BR/><BR/>But there are always you & me! :-)1conoclasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10114255456767684236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12599307.post-47310417868587607882009-02-03T17:38:00.000+05:302009-02-03T17:38:00.000+05:30there is no way to peace, peace is the way - mohan...there is no way to peace, peace is the way - mohandas karamchand gandhi.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12599307.post-57409175624039955502009-02-03T17:10:00.000+05:302009-02-03T17:10:00.000+05:30Milind,Welcome!Did you pick up your award yet?Milind,<BR/><BR/>Welcome!<BR/><BR/>Did you pick up your award yet?1conoclasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10114255456767684236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12599307.post-83876475001836096312009-02-02T23:13:00.000+05:302009-02-02T23:13:00.000+05:30Gandhiji was a multifaceted personality for sure.H...Gandhiji was a multifaceted personality for sure.<BR/><BR/>He was a philosopher, writer and statesman all in one. Post Independence india has struggled in vain to find even a single "Gandhian" leader who could fit into this great man's mantle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12599307.post-86565010992587073552009-02-02T21:31:00.000+05:302009-02-02T21:31:00.000+05:30a. I'm positive that Vishnu's avtaars increased to...a. I'm positive that Vishnu's avtaars increased to accomodate more great men as the centuries progressed.<BR/><BR/>b. Depends... Were Valmiki or Tulsi Ram-ians?<BR/><BR/>PS: Some theories put down Valmiki too as an avtaar of Vishnu.1conoclasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10114255456767684236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12599307.post-45378541244697560502009-02-02T20:21:00.000+05:302009-02-02T20:21:00.000+05:30"he may in a few centuries be worshipped as yet an..."he may in a few centuries be worshipped as yet another avtaar of Vishnu."<BR/><BR/>a. Vishnu's avatars are taken -- unless he wants to be Kalki, but since the world did not end, that ain't gonna happen.<BR/><BR/>b. Even "godliness" is possible only if the gandhians are the ones who write the history-books in many years' time.<BR/><BR/>/IMOAnimeshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08412663541603155070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12599307.post-48829129647685002892009-01-30T17:45:00.000+05:302009-01-30T17:45:00.000+05:30Hoping is fine IHM, but you must remember that Sri...Hoping is fine IHM, but you must remember that Sri Ram went from being Maryada Purshottam Ram to being Bhagwan Ram, from one text to the other.<BR/>Funnily the former, original text is not referred to at all. It's the latter one that seemingly overshadows it....<BR/><BR/>We are vichitr praanis...1conoclasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10114255456767684236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12599307.post-73342257185365818062009-01-30T16:34:00.000+05:302009-01-30T16:34:00.000+05:30My mother told us when we were young that 'avataar...My mother told us when we were young that <I>'avataars'</I> are just people who are loved a lot and made an impact ... and one day Gandhi might also be worshiped like God or <I>Avataar</I>. I hope that does not happen. He should not be seen as perfection - but looked upon as the best human role model we have for present times. <BR/><BR/>Martin Luther King Jr admired him. <BR/>Obama admires him too, and I have been watching him make strong but correct statements. <BR/>Neither need be perfect, they are just great. I wish we'd let them be great humans.Indian Home Makerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10649133480442907582noreply@blogger.com