Great Soul: Mahatma Gandhi and His Struggle With India

Well it seems in book written by ex Time writer has written many not so great stuff about Gandhiji like he was bisexual and stuff without having any proof obviously.

Govt. as usual is sitting and watching the show......nt cool !!

Just so that his book gets cheap publicity the writers resort to these measures in the end we all know how will of crap these ppl are and can forget about getting their work recognized and praised !!

Lelyveld quotes correspondence between Gandhi and Kallenbach, including excerpts from the latter's diary, with language that seems suggestive of a homosexual relationship, with Gandhi speaking of his disciple Kallenbach as "Lower House," and of himself as "Upper House," and saying that cotton-wool and Vaseline were a constant reminder of their "mutual love," Lelyveld says this relates to the cotton wool and Vaseline that Gandhi and Kallenbach used in giving themselves enemas, one of Gandhi's fads. Both Lelyveld and other commentators have claimed that while the language by today's standards may seem to betray a homosexual relationship, for the time period in which it was used, it was the usual language between close platonic friendship bonds.
Andrew Roberts for The Wall Street Journal quotes passages from Gandhi's letters to Kallenbach included in the text, such as "...how completely you have taken *possession of my body. This is slavery with a vengeance" to support his conclusion that Gandhi was a "sexual weirdo" along with being "a political incompetent and a fanatical faddist"

and from what i read the author has clarified that he does not 'claim' anything and the terms bisexual and racist does not appear in the book anywhere.

Does Gandhi need a law to protect image? - The Times of India

this the latest article

the thing is. if he is not claiming anything and is just expressing his opinion based on his own research, i do not think we are right to ban his book in the country. gandhi was a very liberal man. he would not have liked such bans. in fact, his grandsons have already stated that they are against any ban on the book.

and from what i read the author has clarified that he does not 'claim' anything and the terms bisexual and racist does not appear in the book anywhere.

dude he said in his book Gandhiji left his wife becz he was interested in some man wtf does that imply even if he did not specifically use the word !!

This is total BS if we allow this to happen next thing we know is then west will write any crap about us as they want.....as if what ever ppl in west thing about us from SLUMDOG millionaire wasn't enough. ! (btw plz dont start discussing about Slumdog millionaire here guys 😀 )

mmm. so what gives us the right to say nasty things about personalities like Jinnah or Hitler or even Musharraf? freedom of expression is something that has to be preserved. one person's opinion is his own opinion. if you do not like it, do not buy the book. of course, if the book has false claims, the actual grandsons of gandhi would do the needful... a defamatory lawsuit would be filed for obvious reasons.

All the press is saying what anant.del said and a little more.But really does it matter?
Mahatama Gandhi has passed away, India has independence and two world cups and Munnabhai was a hit.

It totally matters......Gandhi is part of our heritage....A part of our nation......we owe our futures to him and many ppl like him.....ppl died just so that we can live free....na if I had power I would have atlest made sure that the publisher gives explanation for his actions for harming a reputation of man without any solid proof !!

so how does banning the book helps?

the indian government itself can file a lawsuit against the author and the publisher if they think the book is making false claims about gandhi?

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banning a book.
blocking websites.

makes our government no different from taliban.

so how does banning the book helps?

the indian government itself can file a lawsuit against the author and the publisher if they think the book is making false claims about gandhi?

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banning a book.
blocking websites.

makes our government no different from taliban.

thats what I am saying govt is sitting idle.....no response to the publisher.

our governments like to take the easy way out. ban the book and you can pacify the protesters. challenge the book in courts and you would have to prove how the book is against the laws related to freedom of expression. our government (or for that matter, any democratic government) would no go there. if they lose the case, they would create a precedent preventing them from filing similar cases in the future. i bet the people responsible for ban on the book have not even read it.

without Govt. intervention there is no chance....

remember our government did not even bother to participate in the auction of gandhi items? media made such a big deal out of it. if it was not for mallya, they would have been sold to some other foreign buyer. that shows how serious our government takes gandhi. of course, there is a thought that mallya was asked by the government to do the bidding. if the government itself has officially participated, the bidding would have become a joke. all the rival bidders would have known that india would bid for the win. and they could have raised the price to well exceptionally high levels...

The whole media is already doing that

:rofl: :rofl:

media is just publicizing the matter more as it was intended by the author.....Govt. needs to act or forget about keeping its reputation yet again... " Khulai aam izaz uttar kai rakh dei..... "

also... i believe that the government needs to consult with gandhi experts, people who worked with him (some are likely to be still alive 😛) and his grandsons and granddaughters on what needs to be done. if all the people who actually knew gandhi or have studied him deeply think that the book does not really hurt what gandhi was all about, there should be no step taken. they are the ones who needs to be making the decision. not some politician whose only connection with gandhi is the image on the notes he carries in his pocket.

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i believe that the government needs to consult with gandhi experts, people who worked with him (some are likely to be still alive 😛) and his grandsons and granddaughters on what needs to be done.

if all the people who actually knew gandhi or have studied him deeply think that the book does not really hurt what gandhi was all about, there should be no step taken. they are the ones who needs to be making the decision. not some politician whose only connection with gandhi is the image on the notes he carries in his pocket.

arre yar...Gandhiji's grandson has already criticized the book its even on weki 😀