The Gandhian-Congress approach and it's flaws.

M. K. Gandhi is deemed the father of Nation and many people very readily accept this. And many people in utter naivete identify as Gandhians too. But, isn't this the result of a very simplistic reading of history and our freedom struggle? At a time when people are free to think what they want, they should make sure that they don't make reason and logic suffer in the guise of freedom of speech. No, doubt we are all free to speak our minds, but this doesn't mean that we don't be fair to the truth. And of what I make of history, Gandhi is simply overrated. Although I find a major portion of his philosophy quite kaput, but there are two aspects I'm very particularly critical of, those are his role in the freedom struggle and his theory of 'non-violence'.

Birth of a Revolutionary

"My life has been dedicated to the noblest cause, that of the freedom of the country. Therefore, there is no rest or worldly desire that can lure me now", these were his words in his letter to his parents.

His father and uncles were members of the Ghadar Party, led by Kartar Singh Sarabha and Har Dayal. His uncle was forced into exile due to pending court cases against him while Swaran Singh died at home in Lahore in 1910 following his release from jail. Born into a family of patriots he was destined to lay down his life for the noble cause whenever needed, but he made his span of 24 specifically marked and admired.