The Mahatma, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, the Mahatma – one
of the tallest personalities of the 20th Century and one among the
greats the humanity has ever seen – is known, discussed and revered around the
world.
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The Mahatma’s non-violence is a unique gift to the
contemporary world that is plagues with increasing religious and terrorist
violence with many war theaters killing scores of lives in every part of the
world.
And violence is begetting violence. Use of violence in
suppressing violence has been ineffective so far. A forceful suppression opens
a window of barbarism somewhere else. A forceful suppression of religious and ethic
crusades is only intensifying the fanaticism.
The Mahatma delivered a nation out from centuries of
colonial rule and violent oppression using his non-violent tools – the Satyagrah.
The world knows it, the world writes about it, the world
discusses it. And the world needs to remain of the relevance of his tools when
use of military might is not taking us anywhere; the world needs to remain
aware of this window of opportunity when the moments of utter despair call. This
generation needs to remain aware of. The posterities need to be aware of.
The history is the most potent tool for with its tools of
historical expression. And whenever we talk of documented history on the
Mahatma, we find Richard Attenborough’s Gandhi as one of the best works. And on
visual media, it is undoubtedly so far the best work. It’s a brilliant,
timeless creation.
I am not a film-buff but I love cinema when it comes to
the shades of the visual language. And I can say ‘Gandhi’ is the movie I have
seen the maximum number of times. I watched it again yesterday. It was my
tribute to the genius who passed away.
