M
K GANDHI [ 1869 - 1948 ]
Words
fail to describe the stature of a person like Mohandas Karamchand
Gandhi, revered and fondly called Mahatma Gandhi or Bapu. India's
tryst with destiny was altered for good, only for this great soul
who fought his and his people's battles with AHIMSA or Non-violence.
No wonder the nation also calls him and rightly so, the Father of
Nation.
An
true embodiment of Indian philosophy, he led life practicing all
that was so close to his heart; his principles, way of life, richness
in thoughts, words and deeds.
Need
we say more before you read any further, in the words of the foremost
thinker, scientist and 'the brain of the millennium', on this great
soul whose life lit not only the Indian nation's psyche but stirred
the collective conscience of the world, at large.
A
leader of his people, unsupported by any outward authority: a politician
whose success rests not upon craft nor the mastery of technical
devices, but simply on the convincing power of his personality;
a victorious fighter, who always scorned the use of force, a man
of wisdom and humility, armed with resolve and inflexible consistency,
who has devoted all his strength to the uplifting of his people
and the betterment of their lot; a man who has confronted the brutality
of Europe with the dignity of the simple human being, and thus at
all times risen superior.
Generations
to come, it may be, will scarce believe that such a one as this
ever in flesh and blood, walked upon this earth.
Albert Einstein