A question may arise - what has a lawyer to do with Mahatma Gandhi. Gandhi was a barrister - a lawyer. But a lawyer, who was honest. We cannot say that he did not lie because in his modesty he has so many times made statements that under-estimate his ability. Nevertheless, this man had a dream of a world that we may called day time fantacy.
Yet it will be right to say that what Gandhi said was not a day time fantacy. If there are right people governin nation - right leaders - Sarvodaya - a world of Gandhi can come true. I felt it was necessary to touch upon Gandhiji's concept of Sarvodaya and therefore this write up.
Sarvodaya - Gandhian Ideology.
Meaning of Sarvodaya:
This was a dream world for Gandhi - India's father of Nation. According to Gandhi, Sarvodaya meant:
1. In well being of all lies well being of mine.
2. A Lawyer and a barber have same right of livelihood.
3. Real life is a life of simplicity.
Gandhi in his book "Sarvodaya Parichay" admits that his habit of reading books was nearly zero during his student age. After getting into work, he had little time to study. There were only few books that he studied. They included "Unto the last" by Ruskin. Gandhi acknowledged being deeply influenced by that book.
He said that Ruskin deeply influenced him and what laid deep beneath him was dug off by that book of Ruskin.
On 12/12/1926, in a publication called Navjivan, Gandhi said that industrialization cannot be blindly supported. He was against communism because he considered communism employing same means as capitalizm although in different form.
A proponent of non-violence according to Gandhi should support entire life on the earth. While he mentioned something like "Shrey wadi" (that is a Gujarati word) - but I could not follow what it meant.
Rest for some other time.
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