Reading carefully the above statement by a cabinet minister, the word "whatever" signifies how desperate we were to take ownership of Gandhi's belongings. They were indeed the need of the hour for Indian Government, this week.
What made Dr Singh, a Cambridge educated Economist, to focus his efforts on this bidding? In other words, to become irrational?
At this point, I could only take a guess on Dr Singh's beliefs:
- Gandhi's sandals should take the 'privileged' priority over people of India due to approaching polls.
- India's vision will undoubtedly improve through those pair of steel-rimmed eye glasses.
- His watch brings good times in spite of recession and scams.
Let us all believe too, like Dr Singh, that India wakes up tomorrow in to a new era; peace and prosperity.
Today all of Gandhi's belongings are safe in the hands of an "Indian" liquor tycoon. Sounds amazing. Honestly, I do not know whether Gandhi deserves this. Slumdog versus Academy awards. But good for me, I realized Gandhi's value. It is US$1.8m. I cannot afford it anyway.
Increase of material comforts, it may be generally laid down, does not in any way whatsoever conduce to moral growth – Mohandas Gandhi
who needs moral growth, after all? Gandhi is dead already!
4 comments:
Good one,very sarcastic..and that's so typical of you:) I have one genuine question,how did "Gandhi's things" reach US in the first place?
Regarding Gandhi's things in the US, I always wondered the same. I still do not believe that there are people who can throw away millions to get some age old stuffs, not even worth. Indian government never cared, in the first place, to trace from where he gets those millions.
In fact, Gandhi's great-grandson has started raising his voice to get the Kohinoor back from the Queen. May be this time, Dawood Ibrahim will come to the rescue :)
Unless we get ourselves out of all these rubbish, I don't see any prosperity for those in India.
buying Gandhi's principles are too costly and risky better buy the artifacts which is only one time effort/payment isn't good deal for government? and put them for public or lock in safe for the privileged one. What about the Nobel medal of Rabindranth Tagore??? more too come as long as we have tycoons and baron we will get back all physical relics not sure can follow on footsteps of forgotten values
Now, no one will say India does not value 'Gandhi' anymore. His value is written for us all to see!!
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