NOTES ON "'THEN GANDHI CAME "

AND THEN GANDHI  CAME.

How did Gandhiji enlighten the freedom fighters ?What kind of a leadership did he take ? What was the effect of his leadership ?

IMPORTANT POINTS

1. identified the main problems of the people -like a psycho analyst

2. the Objective

3. the methods  ( the strategy ) of the freedom struggle

4. a  vision of a  new India

5. leadership qualities

IMPORTANT IDEAS

1.Identified   the main problems of the people -like a psycho analyst 2.Enlightened the people about the Objective 3. Enlightened the people about the methods  ( the strategy ) of the freedom struggle 4. Presented a  vision for  a  new India 5. His leadership qualities kept people united and poised for the fight.

1.Analysed  the main problems of the people -like a psycho analyst

-fear,unemployment,hopelessness,poverty,starvation,defeatism

2.enlightened the people about the Objective

-the freedom of INDIA  and the Welfare of the masses.-most people of India lives in her villages

3.  and the methods  ( the strategy )

i)  the peaceful  action must be two-fold- challenging the British rule ; fighting  against our own social issues - which involved raising the depressed,solving minority issues,ending untouchabilty

ii)  identified the main props of British rule –fear,prestige,cooperation of the people,vested interests

iii) Taught Fearlessness and the importance of being truthful in public life

iv)  peaceful non-cooperation,giving up British titles,simple life

v )  the leaders visiting the villages and staying there to understand the miseries of the farmers

4. Vision for a  new India

i.) A prominent role for the poor in building the Nation

ii) Communities living in harmony

iii) No untouchabilty

iv) Not addicted to drinks and drugs

v) Equality for women

vi) Fusion of religions

5.Leadership qualities

i) highly energetic ,like a powerful current of fresh air,confident,convincing power,like a powerful beam of light piercing the darkness

 ii) a leader of the people,fascinated the masses,attracted them  like a magnet

iii) made the people proud of their past,hopeful for the future and united in resisting the foreign rule

IV) effected a psychological revolution  among all kinds of people

GANDHI-  THE MAN WHO FASCINATED MASSES.

Gandhi came into Indian politics when the people were in a quagmire of fear and defeatism. He identified  the main problems of the people -like a psycho analyst .The main issues were fear, unemployment, hopelessness, poverty, starvation and defeatism. First , he enlightened the people about the Objective of the freedom struggle as the freedom of INDIA  which was possible only through the welfare of the masses in her villages .

He also suggested that the method   ( the strategy )must be of  peaceful non-cooperation. In his opinion the peaceful  action must be two –fold - challenging the British  and fighting  against our own social issues- which involved raising the depressed, solving minority issues and  ending  the crime of untouchability. Gandhi   identified the main props of the British rule  as fear, prestige, cooperation of the people and vested interests .He decided to attack these foundations. He taught the people to be fearless and the importance of being truthful in public life through campaigns like peaceful  non-cooperation, giving up British titles and simple ways of living  .  The leaders visiting the villages and staying there to understand the miseries of the farmers was a great learning experience to the freedom fighters.

He told the people that he had a vision for a  new India with  a prominent role for the poor in building the Nation and with all the communities living in harmony. He dreamt of an India where there would be no untouchabilty  and  people being not addicted to drinks and drugs. He also spoke for the equality for women and a fusion of religions. This vision kept the spirit of freedom aflame in every Indian.

His excellent leadership qualities kept the people united and poised .He was amazingly energetic ,confident and convincing ,like a powerful current of fresh air. Gandhi was a leader of the people, fascinating them like a magnet does. He made the people proud of their past, hopeful of the future and got them united in resisting the foreign rule. Like a powerful beam of light piercing the darkness , this great leader effected a psychological revolution  among all kinds of people.

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