Mahatma Gandhi Comments

Hello Krishnakumar, So happy to see a poem on Mahatma Gandhi. Very well written.Thank you.

ok, i had to do some research. i found: Satyagraha is literally means “hold onto the truth.” and So a-himsa means literally lacking any desire to kill, - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - while i was in my senior year in college in the U.S. in 1969, i read a little of Gandhi [i always misspell his name! ] when i was preparing to ask the U.S. selective service system to pardon me from having to serve in the U.S. military. i succeeded in my effort and worked 2 years as a hospital aide in a civilian hospital in lieu of military service. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - time for more research: (from Wikipedia) “British India, Britain's most valuable and populous possession, achieved independence as part of a larger decolonisation movement in which Britain also granted independence to most of the territories of the British Empire. The political transfer of Hong Kong to China in 1997 marked for many the end of the British Empire.[6][7][8][9] Fourteen overseas territories remain under British sovereignty. After independence, many former British colonies joined the Commonwealth of Nations, a free association of independent states. Sixteen Commonwealth nations share their head of state, Queen Elizabeth II, as Commonwealth realms.” - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - SO, though Gandhi obviously had a lot to do with the loss of Britain’s “empire”, I would think it goes a bit far to say he “almost singularly brought an empire down”. HE DID have some Indians behind him (or in front of him) too. Right? [shall I mention my own country’s “13 American colonies”, which were lost to Britain due to our Revolutionary War? no, I won’t even mention it. :) :) ] [NOR will I mention that Germany helped to weaken Britain in the 20th century, or so I’ve read.] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - STILL, you managed a history/morality lesson while still rhyming pretty well. congratulations! Thanks for sharing. Just think what Gandhi might have achieved if he had the internet! bri :) p.s. Thanks, Gandhi, for helping me form my thoughts in 1969 [along with my Christian upbringing, a ‘religion’ which I no longer hold to].

Well written and a great tribute to a great man.