Question

The passage on mahatma gandhi in english. which starts... mahatma gandhi has repeatedly called himself a truth seeker

Answer 1

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Gandhi calls himself an “erring mortal” and even a “coward” in some parts of the book. This seemed rather extreme for me because: Here was a man who literally carved the path for Indian independence from British rule! But on closer study, his humility seems rooted in how he saw himself as a disciplined scientist. Every task he undertook was an experiment in truth. He pursued the journey relentlessly and transparently. He compares himself to a scientist who “…conducts his experiments with the utmost accuracy, forethought, and minuteness…” but “…never claims any finality about his conclusions and keeps an open mind regarding them…” Such humility could possibly emerge only from detachment to conclusions and openness to the possibility of change and evolution. How progressive for a pre-independent India in the 1920s and timeless even today!

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Zaid Ali | Secondary School

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