I read a lot of comments here daily where people keep praising Mahatma Gandhi?

was Gandhi the man whom peeople claim he was?

Dont forget that Gandhi was the man who kept on knocking back Nehru's vision of taking india forward through education and technology

He was the man who denegrated Africans as n i g g e r s when he was working as a lawyer in south africa

He called the jews parasites, British cockroaches, chinese as smelly creatures and women as servents of men

He encouraged indians by telling them that poverty is a blessing from god while starvation is a way to a better rebirth

To those who boasts volumes of greatness about the Mahatma , i say, what makes gandhi so great when he used such useless comments on other people?

Thomas of course nehru was a great man. i admire him more than Gandhi

Yes, Gandhi is what people you have read have described. He was unlike a common man, there fore he is called by Tagore 'Mahatma' or Great Soul.

Well he was right about the British, and I know that because I am one
*smile

It's spelt Ghandi, not *Gandhi*.

And the word *Jews* is spelt with a capital J.

You are obviously not *free* of functional illiteracy.

You make a lot of sweeping claims.What proof do you have that he did any of these things?He is praised for his "non violent" and pacifistic approach to independence and freedom for the Indian people.

When Gandhi was making his last fast; while the hindus and the muslims were fightin; a hindu man broke past his guards and asked gandhi for help.

He claimed that he had just killed a muslim man; but the man had a young son, and he didn't know what to do. Gandhi simply told him:

"Raise the boy muslim."

Ghandi was a great man, cause he stood up for his beliefs... if only everyone else in the world did so there would be less freaking violence and wars because Ghandi stood up to people but DIDN't fight them....

Take serious cojones to do that..
and I respect him for doing that...

You're right about him.

However, you're not allowing for the fact that he lived in a different era, when it was normal and common for people to openly racist.

He did some good things, but he was a flawed human being of his time period.

I can't say I'm a fan of his, but I accept that he was a product of his surroundings and upbringing, and still rose above it at times-- Which is more than you can say about a lot of people in his era.

Before I answer this, prove all of your statements with references to historical text.

Yes ! Gandhi was actually a saint and have right to be praised! Mahatma means one who have a great soul and Mohan Das Karm Chand Gandhi had a great soul in real. there is no doubt!

I posted 2 anti-Gandhi questions and they both got reported....I dislike Gandhi, always will and always have....History has only given one side of the story...those who know the other side will have a far from perfect opinion of him.....

I pray to god that nobody like him is ever born into Hinduism or in Indian race ever again....

Why why why I ask you people speak against Gandhi all the time?? and all that you speak is false
such a great man ....I pity people who abuse great souls

What in the name of God is yr agenda?!
How do u come up with such fantastic allegations? Do u just hate everything in site?
I have responded to yr other Qs before but this one has just baffled me to no end.

It was once said by some one for Gandhiji.....

" Future generations will disbelieve that a man like Gandhi ever walked on this earth......"

first read extensively about Gandhiji...his work n mistakes...n then make a comment..
In my view...his work is 1000 times > than his mistakes....
~PeAcE~

No matter how great a person is we can negate that person.

Classic example "Hitler". He was a great person. He has done extraordinary things and accomplishments, but because of his cruel acts, everybody remembers only the the pain and struggle of his bad doing, not the positive side of him.

We can denounce anyone, but have we seen the complete picture? There is always lessons learnt from everyone and from their point of view. But the attitude and practical sense that we have is always individualistic.Hence cannot generalise it.

Ur question may be a result of misunderstanding. It is ur choice to like or dislike anyone. But its not our choice to force an idea into someone else.