Gandhiji: His relevance as I see it!

There are unnecessary fears that grip Indian mindset.. Indian culture is replete with 'fear of unknown' and it has been exemplified over the ages in one form or another. Not making information available across all the sects of the society has never been considered as an offence of any form i.e. behavioral, cultural or criminal. We have unfortunately exemplified the “might is right” notion which has been judiciously called as the jungle law in many other parts of the civilization. We have constructed and reconstructed, preserved and managed effectively an information asymmetry. This has not been by coincidence but by design.

This has brought the biggest known vice that has debased our society for a long time – mediocrity.  Mediocrity can transform and then create higher order afflictions. In the Indian psyche it’s been the dishonesty.

Few understand the dishonesty that has grained the Indian mind. It is mostly confused by our introvert.  This introvert by intention is creating a dichotomy in our moral code and has made us dishonest. Introvert by exertion or natural is a personality trait but when it is with intention it leads to dishonesty.

Dishonesty to me is when one can wrong without any guilt or subside the guilt with ease. We, for one, transfer the epithet to our tragic past, molested society, looted country and what can stand to play the victim.

If one was to observe the semiotics used in our communications closely, one would find that this whole is a collective cognition, thus, we fundamentally validate this as a well accepted dogma in our Indian culture. I refute. I believe that we are molded by intention .. and not by observation!

Alright ..so simply put ‘we accept introvert as a societal function' which means .. It’s OK to hide things. We thus intentionally create barriers in the flow of information.

This is from very early start of concept of India - Vedas cannot be read by Shudras, Sanskrit is brahmin or Deva language. So the bias exist in our culture.

These are the hard lines I tow today for you to ponder upon! “Krishna chose Arjun".. is wrong

“Arjun chose Krishna as teacher” that’s true. This is what we have forgotten .. We’ve interpreted Bhagwat  Geeta as Krisna chose to give his divine knowledge to the deserving!

I term this as foolish dogma cleverly used for debauchery of whole!

It has made us impotent and raped us of our ability to question any instituted belief in our whole. This is because knowledge is not our right .. its a privilege in the mutated hindu society.

Thus .. we created a fear of unknown .. the biggest unknown we created is a HINDU!

But .. I believe .. when we will be more religious we will be a better nation, till then .. we are domed as a dishonest lot!

There was thus one man who understood and empathized with this deficit, who envisaged of a country which would self-introspect and become INTITUTIVELY RELIGIOUS IN ITS MORAL CONDUCT.  He understood that the real assault was the information asymmetry, the illiteracy that was malignant and fostered by the hindu rajahs, and zamindars and Brahmins. He knew that it was easy to molest because the mass was at the receiving end always! He wanted to question that and find the answer to that WHY!

He propounded a theory and communicated with masses to introspect and answer that WHY! He was singularly working on that WHY!

He created an icon for mobilizing this self-dependency and self-governance. Gandhi's CHARKHA was significant .. the self dependency was an epitome. My belief is that  self governance .. or .. at another level .. becoming intuitively moral .. was a significant gesture.

It is relevant today as well while we are a changing lot.. but .. i hope we change to adopt religion .. than abandon it!

On this day I salute you Bapu, a man so profound and adept in religion and a formidable pillar of Hinduism, you will remain with us forever!