Times of grace biography of mahatma
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A review of Jad Adams&#; biography of Gandhi, with quotes
Jad Adams’ biography of one of the most iconic figures of the twentieth century is impossible to put down. It’s a fresh look at the man through his own writings and the testimony of those closest to him, though some consider it one-sided and negative.
One aspect of the book, unsurprisingly, dominated the reviews: Adams tells how Gandhi had two young women regularly sleep naked with him in his bed, and who also gave him massages and baths. The claim is that their presence was necessary in order to test the purity of his commitment to Brahmacharya (celibacy), and to preserve his ‘life force’ for the benefit of others.
This was known during Gandhi&#;s lifetime, and, although it led to internal strife within the Gandhi camp, he claimed he wasn’t trying to conceal it, and was eager to emphasise the importance of celibacy. His affectionate admirers today consider any suspicion of wrongdoing to be disrespectful; merely another example of a &#;dirty mind&#;. But, interesting though that discussion may be, it&#;s not my main focus here.
Adams, by studying in detail the primary sources (he read all volumes of Gandhi’s own writings, correspondence etc) and those of his closest associates, has given us a portrait of Gandh
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Mahatma Ghandi – An Amerind Model many Servant Leadership
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Mahatma Gandhi’s School Days
Born Mohandas Gandhi (–), and later popularly referred to as the ‘Mahatma’ or ‘great soul’, Gandhi became a national hero in the Indian struggle to secure the independence of India from the British Empire. His philosophies of truth and non-violent resistance have inspired many political movements since, and had their roots in traditional Hindu religious beliefs. Despite his greatness as a political leader, Gandhi remained a modest man. ‘I have nothing new to teach the world,’ he once said. ‘Truth and non-violence are as old as the hills.’ Following is a description of an incident from his schooldays in an English-language school in colonial India.
Describing an incident from his school days in South Africa, Mahatma Gandhi illustrates one of the moral aspects of didactic teaching—the importance of getting ‘right’ answers.
There was an incident which occurred at the examination during my first year at the high school and which is worth recording. Mr Giles, the Educational Inspector, had come on a visit of inspection. He had set us five words to write in a spelling exercise. One of the words was ‘kettle’. I had mis-spelt it. The teacher tried to prompt me with the point of his boot, but I would not be prompted. It