Mahatma Gandhi In Nepal

By Kamala Sarup

Mahatma Gandhi once said that the root cause of ignorance, extremism, crime and social disorder is violence. If we remember Mahatma Gandhi's biography. South Africa opened his eyes, when he saw the human suffering. His return to India was to rescue many people from suffering. How great he was. Buddha, Martin Luther King, and Gandhi are the epitomes of non-violence. Mahatma Gandhi's teachings of self rule and philosophy of reconciliation is what we needs today, to get out of the quagmire we are in today.

Violence is the deliberate infliction of psychic or physical pain by a person on another person. It is psychic torture by my definition; the pain is nearly as much as beatings or humiliation.

All peace lovers using the non violence method assume an anti violence cause. However, considering the latter as a way to at least reduce violence somewhat, consider that asocial behavior of all kinds is a consequence of the combination, ignorance, aggression, formal education partially helps, employment partially helps, but nobody pays any attention to that source of our problems.

Thus, today desperately needs another Mahatma Gandhi to get out of the political turmoil, anarchic situation. : Mahatma Gandhi is one leader I have always admired the most: says a social worker Kamal Pandey. Gandhi stands tall amongst all world leaders. His philosophy and teachings have resonated around the world as a leader of non violence, spiritual living, and independence. What Gandhi did to the upliftment of Harijans in India, Abraham Lincoln did to the liberation of African American slaves in America. Today our violence prone world with wars, terrorism, and genocide happening around the world, needs another Gandhi to show us the way with peace marches and prayers.

At least he would have stood up to speak the truth and lead the people, to an understanding, reconciliation and establish permanent peace. He would certainly have supported the ideas of democracy, freedoms, and people's representations.

India struggled to modern nationhood through the courage of Mahatma Gandhi. Gandhi represents the light, beauty and strength of the human spirit in times of global war, totalitarianism and economic upheavals. We today desperately need another Mahatma Gandhi to get out of the political turmoil, anarchic situation.

He would have asked the people with his Satyagraha, long marches, ahimsa, non cooperation and prayer meetings to come to terms with the truth and peace.

A Nepali social worker Kamal Pandey further added "Besides Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Mandela, and B. P. are also those held in high esteem. The world has seen many leaders come and go, but these have stood the test of times for me. B.P. Koirala is the only true leader from Nepal, who rose to be known internationally. I have sometimes wondered what would Gandhiji say if he is here today amongst us. What would he have said about the Iraq war, about Afghanistan, and about the situation in Nepal?

Pandey further added" Gandhi ji would plead with all of us to preserve their self respect, identity, and work."

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Journalist and Story Writer Kamala associates and writes for http://www.mediaforfreedom.com. She is a regular contributor to United Press International - Asia News. She is specializes in in-depth reporting and writing on peace, anti-war, women, terrorism, democracy, and development. Some of her publications are: Women's Empowerment in South Asia, Nepal (booklets); Prevention of Trafficking in Women Through Media, (book); Efforts to Prevent Trafficking in for Media Activism (media research). She has also written two collections of stories.

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