More than one Gandhian narrative calling for a deeper study?
2ND OCTOBER Gandhi Jayanti:
Learning Gandhigiri inside the classroom
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Here is a second article I found online today, one may not agree with every point but it is well written.
DR. JAVID IQBAL : Gandhism: Post modernistic impact
Gandhism being a recurring political theme, its post modernistic
impact is worth a study on Gandhi Jayanti...143rd birth anniversary of
one called Mahatma. In Dubai, I was surprised to see a huge Gandhi
portrait in the lecture hall for business leaders. I turned to my
son—Wajahat engaged in imparting crash training in business ethics and
leadership to business executives, asking…how come Gandhi has such a
huge presence in your lecture hall. Leadership and holding diverse
elements in his fold…a strategy which could pay dividends in corporate
world, pat came the reply. But wasn’t Gandhi against huge businesses, a
supporter of charka and cottage industry. Yes, that is besides the
point, Gandhism is a lesson in leadership strategies, said my son—a Rumi
devotee in Sufi mould, finding message of love a fundamental element in
weaving the desirable social fabric. Father and son interested in
historical narratives, we went into a huddle. From Rumi to Gandhi, the
historical distance is considerable, the narratives are different.
Message of love and humanistic understanding of diverse narratives could
be a common denominator, my son put forth. I wasn’t taken in wholly by
his argument.
Read the whole article here:
http://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/2012/Oct/2/gandhism-post-modernistic-impact-31.asp
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