“The best way to find yourself is to lose
yourself in the service of others “- Mahatama Gandhi
2nd October 1869, in a
house in Gujarat, was born a boy named Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. Nobody could
have even imagined that this boy would grow up to be one of the most revered
social workers, freedom fighters and people’s champions all across the world. This
was the day when the world had welcomed a man whose sole purpose was to serve
humanity. All through his life, our Mahatama Gandhi kept fighting against
social injustice in the society, trying to instill equality among people.
Bapu, Mahatama, people lovingly
address him with many names. In a scenario wherein British ruled India on the
account of violence and despotism, there existed a man who resisted all these
oppressions using a weapon that was sharper than any other machete and more potent
than any firearm; Non Violence. Only a man of strong will, backed by virtues of
truth and basking in the shade of selflessness could muster the strength to
bring about mammoth-like changes without ever resorting to violence.
Bapu’s entire life is Holy Grail,
exuding lessons and teachings in every bit. For him, there was only one god; a
god who was fair to all, a god who never
discriminated between rich or poor, privileged or unprivileged. Bapu tried to
preach this to the entire world through his actions. He strongly opposed
societal sins like ‘Sati’, ‘Child Marriage’ and ‘Dowry’. He believed that the
Caste system was biased and unfair. All humans were of same class by birth. To
propagate this noble thought among people, Bapu did the jobs that the
‘Harijans’ were subjected to including cleaning the toilets.
Such a great teacher and an honest
and humble human being, there is not even a speck of doubt that Mahatama Gandhi
was the greatest teacher to ever walk this Earth. If we all could learn from
him, the world would be a much better place.
My late grandfather Dr. HARIKISHANDAS GANDHI ... fought our freedom of independence battle alongside Mahatma Gandhi
and even got a chance to meet him personally.
