I came across this article today. And it did not from one angle contradict whatever I’ve been saying so long about Gandhi. Gandhi was a miserable failure as a politician. This is not just my view. I’ve given umpteen proofs of the same about his political philosophies not working. Read ‘Breaking free of Gandhian Myths… Continue reading
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Family Relationships
The other day I was going through this post in one of the blogs listed in my blogroll. The concept of a ‘fatherly figure’ never really appealed to me. One of the most classic examples was portrayed out in the post itself, where a fatherly figure turned out to be one giving a lot of… Continue reading
Death
An odd theme for anyone to comment upon! This surely hasn’t been my favorite topic to write – considering that I’m writing after almost two months, and keeping at the back of my mind that for me, a life is a place where you live as long as you ‘enjoy’ living. The moment it turns out to… Continue reading
Misdeeds of Gandhiji
I recently read this book Gandhiji’r Apokormo (Misdeeds of Gandhiji). It’s just around a 150-page book so anyone who truly wants to know the truth behind the Mahatma character can grab it by a mere hundred rupees. A Bengali book though – there may be english versions available like ‘White Tiger’. I had earlier written on Gandhiji – here. I’m… Continue reading
Autumn is Back
Yes ! Autumn is here – the title speaks out for itself. This is the one time of the year when I’m really REALLY HAPPY and there are plenty of reasons as to why so. Firstly the weather – the sultry heat followed by the monotonous rains start to recede and we are welcomed by a… Continue reading