Re: [Assam] Gandhi--Noble Soul

2011-03-26 Thread Chan Mahanta 
>Almost all of it is just plain lip service.


 And THAT, unfortunately is what defines Indians!




On Mar 25, 2011, at 9:58 PM, Ram Sarangapani wrote:

> Thank you for forwarding this excellent piece, Mukul da.
> 
> 
> "The tragic element is that he was ultimately forced, like Lear, to see the
> limits of his ambition to remake his world.”
> 
> To add, and paint with a rather broad brush, few Indians pay serious thought
> to any Gandhian ideal. Almost all of it is just plain lip service.
> 
> --Ram
> 
> 
> On Fri, Mar 25, 2011 at 8:39 PM, mc mahant  wrote:
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>> Netters :worth reading through and over
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Re: [Assam] Gandhi--Noble Soul

2011-03-25 Thread Ram Sarangapani 
Thank you for forwarding this excellent piece, Mukul da.


"The tragic element is that he was ultimately forced, like Lear, to see the
limits of his ambition to remake his world.”

To add, and paint with a rather broad brush, few Indians pay serious thought
to any Gandhian ideal. Almost all of it is just plain lip service.

--Ram


On Fri, Mar 25, 2011 at 8:39 PM, mc mahant  wrote:

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> Netters :worth reading through and over
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> http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/27/books/review/book-review-great-soul-mahatma-gandhi-and-his-struggle-with-india-by-joseph-lelyveld.html?_r=1&nl=books&emc=booksupdateema2&pagewanted=print
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Re: [Assam] Gandhi--Noble Soul

2011-03-25 Thread Chan Mahanta 
Truths told well !




On Mar 25, 2011, at 8:39 PM, mc mahant wrote:

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> Netters :worth reading through and over
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