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I finally heard #RahulGandhi ‘s full speech and present to you a synopsis below to save you from an hour of torture.
His speech has three key themes:
1. Bad mouth India & demonise #Modi :
#democracy under attack, press judiciary undermined, girls getting gang-raped…1/7
His speech has three key themes:
1. Bad mouth India & demonise #Modi :
#democracy under attack, press judiciary undermined, girls getting gang-raped…1/7
People dissuading from hugging kids coz they were ‘dirty’ (alluding to untouchability), Kashmir is a violent place, Modi has a divisive agenda, he treats Sikhs, Muslims, minorities as second class citizens, he is trying to enforce his own idea of India on a union of states…2/7
#MahatmaGandhi had a complex relationship with Maharashtra, where his mentor Gopal Krishna Gokhale hailed from.
This thread is about #Gandhi and his relationship with #Marathi (and #Maharashtra)
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This thread is about #Gandhi and his relationship with #Marathi (and #Maharashtra)
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#Maharashtra produced some of his staunchest supporters like Acharya Vinoba Bhave and Sitaram ‘Appasaheb’ Patwardhan, who was referred to as the ‘Konkan Gandhi,’ and his most bitter critics, like Dr #BabasahebAmbedkar and V.D. #Savarkar.
Jagadguru Shankaracharya #SriSri Bharati Tirtha Mahaswamiji: People may be classified as Astikas & Nastikas. An Astika has faith in the existence of God, Dharma, reincarnation, & the Vedas. One who has neither of these beliefs is classified a Nastika.
A Nastika cannot easily 1/n
A Nastika cannot easily 1/n
be taught. Even a man who is completely ignorant can be taught. One who knows everything can also be told. But a Nastika is one who is like a man with half-baked knowledge.
अज्ञः सुखमाराध्यः सुखतरमाराध्यते विशेषज्ञः ।
ज्ञानलवदुर्विदगधं ब्रह्मापि नरं न रञ्जयति ॥
The #Shruti 2/n
अज्ञः सुखमाराध्यः सुखतरमाराध्यते विशेषज्ञः ।
ज्ञानलवदुर्विदगधं ब्रह्मापि नरं न रञ्जयति ॥
The #Shruti 2/n
(Veda) says – पुण्यो ह वै पुण्यः कर्मणा भवति पापः पापेन । – one attains joy by performing Punya and falls by sinning. It is our Dharma Shastras that decide what constitutes Punyam and what constitutes Papam (sin).
Duryodhana tried to cause trouble to the Pandavas even after 3/n
Duryodhana tried to cause trouble to the Pandavas even after 3/n
This thread is on a little-known attempt by a British police officer to assassinate #MahatmaGandhi at #Pune in 1942 & some previous bids on #Gandhiji's life.
#MKGandhi #GandhiJayanti #MahatmaGandhiAmarRahe #Gandhi #GandhiJayanti #gandhijayanthi #GandhiJayanti2022
#MKGandhi #GandhiJayanti #MahatmaGandhiAmarRahe #Gandhi #GandhiJayanti #gandhijayanthi #GandhiJayanti2022
On 30 January 1948, three bullets fired by #NathuramGodse claimed the life of #MahatmaGandhi as he was walking to his prayer meeting at the Birla House in #NewDelhi. However, even before that fateful day, there were multiple attempts to assassinate Gandhi.
In 1897, Gandhi was assaulted by a mob of Europeans in Natal. He was attacked by a group of Pathans in South Africa (February 1908). In 1914, some Muslims were upset that clauses in a bill that formalized the Gandhi-General Smuts agreement had denied polygamy, which amounted to
Remembering #Gandhi through his 100 rare photos on #gandhijayanti2021.
#GandhiJayanti #gandhijayanthi #MahatmaGandhi #MahatmaGandhiji #Mahatma #mahatmagandhijayanti
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#GandhiJayanti #gandhijayanthi #MahatmaGandhi #MahatmaGandhiji #Mahatma #mahatmagandhijayanti
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Remembering #Gandhi through his 100 rare photos on #gandhijayanti2021.
#GandhiJayanti #gandhijayanthi #MahatmaGandhi #MahatmaGandhiji #Mahatma #mahatmagandhijayanti
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#GandhiJayanti #gandhijayanthi #MahatmaGandhi #MahatmaGandhiji #Mahatma #mahatmagandhijayanti
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Remembering #Gandhi through his 100 rare photos on #gandhijayanti2021.
#GandhiJayanti #gandhijayanthi #MahatmaGandhi #MahatmaGandhiji #Mahatma #mahatmagandhijayanti
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#GandhiJayanti #gandhijayanthi #MahatmaGandhi #MahatmaGandhiji #Mahatma #mahatmagandhijayanti
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DISCUSSION WITH #SAVARKAR , March 1, 1927,
#Mahatma #Gandhi visited V.D.Savarkar at his residence in Ratnagiri, who wasn’t keeping well at the time, to enquire about his health.
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#Mahatma #Gandhi visited V.D.Savarkar at his residence in Ratnagiri, who wasn’t keeping well at the time, to enquire about his health.
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Following his release from jail in 1924, #Savarkar had been barred from travelling outside Ratnagiri.
Sjt. #Savarkar asked #Gandhiji to clear his attitude about Untouchability and Shuddhi.
Gandhiji cleared some of the misrepresentations and said
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Sjt. #Savarkar asked #Gandhiji to clear his attitude about Untouchability and Shuddhi.
Gandhiji cleared some of the misrepresentations and said
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“We cannot have long talk today, but you know my regard for you as a lover of truth and as one who would lay down his life for the sake of truth.
Besides, our goal is ultimately one and I would like you to correspond with me as regards all points of difference between us.
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Besides, our goal is ultimately one and I would like you to correspond with me as regards all points of difference between us.
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