Third, Godse considered Gandhi to be a hypocrite at statecraft and his method of satyagraha a total failure in practical terms. Gandhi should be acknowledged for his deep study of Indian philosophy and relating it to the 20th Century social context and also leading a very innovative movement. Ahimsa is an ancient idea propagated by Buddhism for ages. But Gandhi was a barrister at British law. He loved it.
He was not a saint trying to be a politician, but a politician trying to be a saint. His method of non-violent yet unconstitutional resistance was the result of deep study and integration of both Indian philosophy as well as British law. The British Raj in India was proud of its hegemonic rule of law, which was a first for India in almost 3, years of its history.
To fight against such a rule, neither armed resistance nor constitutional dialogue worked. Gandhi chose the middle path and shook the entire establishment. But this was only possible when both parties respected the rule of law.
In , Pakistan sent invaders into Kashmir to forcefully integrate it with Pakistan. Godse had one question regarding this. Since Gandhi believed so deeply in satyagraha , why did he agree with Jawaharlal Nehru and Patel when it came to sending the army to Kashmir?
Why did he not send a group of satyagrahis to fast before the invaders and change their behaviour? This point questions the ideology of satyagraha altogether. From a position of power, satyagraha does not possibly work, it seems. Fourth, lets address the current issue: Patriotism.
A dictionary definition suggests it is "the feeling of loving your country more than any others and being proud of it". There is no doubt that right-wing nationalists like Godse were proud of India; we can question and discuss the love.
Other Congress leaders like Rajaji said that partition was inevitable and that people should think about how it could be achieved without bloodshed. Gandhiji tried to instil confidence among the Muslims that they would not be discriminated against.
Godse was initially a follower of Gandhiji, even showing interest in his civil disobedience movement. But after joining RSS in , his outlook on Gandhiji changed. Mariappan in his book Gandhiyin Kolaikku Pinnani, a translation of a book written by Gandhian Chunnibhai Vaidya, has listed the 10 murder attempts on Gandhiji. In , Godse tried to stab Gandhiji at Panchgani near Pune. Gandhiji showed keen interest to speak to the youngster, Godse.
Also for 13 days all major activities were suspended by RSS, as mark of condolence for Gandhi. Hence, banning RSS movement became imperative for the government. But your hatred and attitude towards Muslims should change. Start a Conversation. Follow us on. Living and entertainment iDiva MensXP. His masculinity had been asserted. He had sacrificed himself for promoting the idea of militant Hinduism. He had killed the man who was sacrilegiously turning Hindus effeminate. Godse acquired esteem through the assassination of Gandhi.
His new-age followers can find their esteem by turning militant, by vanquishing Muslims and Christians in the 21st century, or by converting them and bringing them back into the Hindu fold, in the hope of effacing these religions from the country. It will then turn India akin to a modern European nation-state — one country, one religion — which is the model a large segment of the Hindu Right favours. This is as true of his new-age followers.
His love, as also that of his followers, is destructively obsessive. They can neither accept competing ideas in the religious realm nor the free choice of the other. It was this illegitimate passion of Godse which inspired him to kill Gandhi. It is this which usually inspires myriad outfits worldwide to hitch religion to the creed of violence. This post first appeared on Scroll.
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