tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25877305.post8411465118915846055..comments2023-08-07T17:17:24.610+05:30Comments on Smorgasbord: Jabbar Patel’s "Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar": An Exercise in Domesticating the GiantAshishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09019016808975565123noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25877305.post-12549540697255295102013-04-30T15:57:21.279+05:302013-04-30T15:57:21.279+05:30Hello Mr. Ashish, I am too late to comment here, b...Hello Mr. Ashish, I am too late to comment here, but I must admit that although a studied article, it does not convince. For instance,you say that Attenborough relegated other players to redundancy while focusing on Gandhi. But is that the reason why Jabbar Patel lampooned Gandhi in his film on Dr. Ambedkar? Difficult to digest. Like it or not, but Jabbar has shown Gandhi's weaknesses without going ballistic. And was Gandhi benevolent? or Did Ambedkar depend on Gandhi’s magnanimity to rise up the ladder??Far from it. Gandhi was a very consumate politician who has used every trick to cut his opponents be it Subhas, Sardar Patel or anybody else when it did not suit 'his interests'. He was self-centred and expected people to accept his philosophy without any questioning. Fact is, he recommended Dr. Ambedkar for his own selfish ends to show Dr. Ambedkar that 'he has favoured him'. But unlike Gandhi, who was quite selfish and wanted to gain recognition as a philosopher, guide, arbiter of Indian Freedom...beisdes a world leader; Dr. Ambedkar was his own man;he had clearly defined singular goal of 'uplifting and improving the lot of his fellow travellers' sans any pomp or pretension.He was destined to be what he became and did not need crutches of Gandhi's benevolence. You end your piece with a prognosis - " If politics is any indication, India has graduated from Gandhi to Ambedkar." I feel it is again beyond ideollogy of both the revered leaders in question. I am sure, had both been alive, they would have been the most vocal critics of the present day politics. Regards - K R Vaishampayan [alias - KRV]KRVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04082459448075201507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25877305.post-6366303083108999882012-12-11T13:15:45.812+05:302012-12-11T13:15:45.812+05:30Hi Ashish
I have recently started thinking critic...Hi Ashish <br />I have recently started thinking critically about Gandhi and Gandhism. What I feel is, we Indians not only have failed to graduate after Gandhi, but we are also badly stuck up and trapped in the moral positions taken by him decades ago. It's high time that Gandhi should be discussed as a background for the cultural, social and political backwardness of our country. The later years of Gandhi in which he did certain experiments with his nudity and Brahmcharya also reflect the awkwardness and uneasiness with his own moral positions. No offense, but in cultural and aesthetic spheres Gandhi must die if we really want to graduate. There's lot to say after reading your post. It's really a gateway to a new understanding. Please keep writing and posting. <br />Mohit Mittal mohit mittalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13589693242477481458noreply@blogger.com