Comments on: Gandhi’s eyeglasses now more popular than Palin’s http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2009/03/05/gandhis_eyeglas/ All that flavorful brownness in one savory packet Sat, 30 Nov 2013 11:11:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: sharan http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2009/03/05/gandhis_eyeglas/comment-page-1/#comment-244645 sharan Mon, 27 Jul 2009 20:52:09 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=5666#comment-244645 <p>when will be our Kohinoor diamond</p> when will be our Kohinoor diamond

]]> By: john matthews http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2009/03/05/gandhis_eyeglas/comment-page-1/#comment-238565 john matthews Wed, 06 May 2009 09:49:01 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=5666#comment-238565 <p>It is my pleasure to see that the items(Chhappal,Eyeglasses) of Mahatma Gandhi is back and it is owned by liquor king Vijay Mallya.But What happens in india,every matter have to grow through political debate which i don't like.But every Indian will be happy by the move of Mr. Mallya to bring Gandhi's items back in India.</p> <p>but i am also like to give you the chance to know about famous Spanish people.</p> <p>To Read More Please Visit: http://www.famousspanishpeople.org</p> It is my pleasure to see that the items(Chhappal,Eyeglasses) of Mahatma Gandhi is back and it is owned by liquor king Vijay Mallya.But What happens in india,every matter have to grow through political debate which i don’t like.But every Indian will be happy by the move of Mr. Mallya to bring Gandhi’s items back in India.

but i am also like to give you the chance to know about famous Spanish people.

To Read More Please Visit: http://www.famousspanishpeople.org

]]> By: vitiligo http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2009/03/05/gandhis_eyeglas/comment-page-1/#comment-234138 vitiligo Thu, 12 Mar 2009 09:46:25 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=5666#comment-234138 <p>Apart from yelling at anything India, Indians, brown people (esp if they are Hindus) do, does this site do anything else? Typical of their brain power, many contributors spend energy crit rather than doing anything constructive. Presumably this bashing/detraction is considered humorous. If no Indian had bought the goods, you would said Oh, what a shame, what do u expect of these stupid/ rich/poor/ ugly/ basically terrible folk. Either way an Indian person's place is in the wrong as your parents undoubtedly know.</p> <p>Also one half white, well off Obama becoming Prez means little to a nation which has produced PLENTY of well educated Dalits who are doing well and are in high positions. Show me black/native Americans who were expected and encouraged to write the US constitution or become Defence Minister or get any no. of really high positions in the railways, army or universities, etc.</p> <p>As to Gandhi meaning nothing, surely even you all know that was the debate after the Pakistani attack on Mumbai: that no, war is certainly not the answer. Most people said these youngsters could be ours, where did they go so terribly wrong? The second effort was to immediately protect India's innocent Muslims. Both were successful unlike what happened in the US after Sep 11.</p> <p>Yes, overpopulation, lack of cleanliness, these are legit concerns. But crit anything and everything is rather silly. As for corruption, a bigger bunch of thugs than in the US senate would be hard to find. My well meaning wish for all of u is vitiligo!</p> Apart from yelling at anything India, Indians, brown people (esp if they are Hindus) do, does this site do anything else? Typical of their brain power, many contributors spend energy crit rather than doing anything constructive. Presumably this bashing/detraction is considered humorous. If no Indian had bought the goods, you would said Oh, what a shame, what do u expect of these stupid/ rich/poor/ ugly/ basically terrible folk. Either way an Indian person’s place is in the wrong as your parents undoubtedly know.

Also one half white, well off Obama becoming Prez means little to a nation which has produced PLENTY of well educated Dalits who are doing well and are in high positions. Show me black/native Americans who were expected and encouraged to write the US constitution or become Defence Minister or get any no. of really high positions in the railways, army or universities, etc.

As to Gandhi meaning nothing, surely even you all know that was the debate after the Pakistani attack on Mumbai: that no, war is certainly not the answer. Most people said these youngsters could be ours, where did they go so terribly wrong? The second effort was to immediately protect India’s innocent Muslims. Both were successful unlike what happened in the US after Sep 11.

Yes, overpopulation, lack of cleanliness, these are legit concerns. But crit anything and everything is rather silly. As for corruption, a bigger bunch of thugs than in the US senate would be hard to find. My well meaning wish for all of u is vitiligo!

]]> By: bytewords http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2009/03/05/gandhis_eyeglas/comment-page-1/#comment-233626 bytewords Sat, 07 Mar 2009 07:23:40 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=5666#comment-233626 <p>at least the items are in india now.</p> <p>will someone please repossess some of the stolen objects the fat lady in buckingham palace is holding on to? before it gets on the thieves market?</p> at least the items are in india now.

will someone please repossess some of the stolen objects the fat lady in buckingham palace is holding on to? before it gets on the thieves market?

]]> By: thetrajectory http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2009/03/05/gandhis_eyeglas/comment-page-1/#comment-233596 thetrajectory Sat, 07 Mar 2009 00:10:17 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=5666#comment-233596 <p>why is everybody so worried about Gandhi's possessions....James Otis was the only one who had something to say about Gandhism!!!! Read: http://thetrajectory.com/blogs/?p=254 Can the government imbibe some features of Gandhian philosophy rather than treasure hunting?</p> <p>Why is everyone so worried about Gandhi's possessions...??? James Otis was the only one who had something to say about Gandhism! Read: http://thetrajectory.com/blogs/?p=254</p> why is everybody so worried about Gandhi’s possessions….James Otis was the only one who had something to say about Gandhism!!!! Read: http://thetrajectory.com/blogs/?p=254 Can the government imbibe some features of Gandhian philosophy rather than treasure hunting?

Why is everyone so worried about Gandhi’s possessions…??? James Otis was the only one who had something to say about Gandhism! Read: http://thetrajectory.com/blogs/?p=254

]]> By: portmanteau http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2009/03/05/gandhis_eyeglas/comment-page-1/#comment-233556 portmanteau Fri, 06 Mar 2009 22:05:52 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=5666#comment-233556 <p><i>21 · <b>Rahul</b> <a href="http://www.sepiamutiny.com/sepia/archives/005666.html#comment233532">said</a></i></p> <blockquote>I hear Muthalik is buying Gandhi's chaddis...</blockquote> <p>i believe there was only one situation in which gandhi deemed commando-style appropriate.</p> 21 · Rahul said

I hear Muthalik is buying Gandhi’s chaddis…

i believe there was only one situation in which gandhi deemed commando-style appropriate.

]]> By: Rahul http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2009/03/05/gandhis_eyeglas/comment-page-1/#comment-233536 Rahul Fri, 06 Mar 2009 20:45:41 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=5666#comment-233536 <p><i>14 · <b><a href="mailto:nonymous.commentor@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">as</a></b> <a href="http://www.sepiamutiny.com/sepia/archives/005666.html#comment233485">said</a></i></p> <blockquote>We procured Gandhi items through Mallya: Govt</blockquote> <p><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Congress-gets-Jai-Ho-copyright-for-polls/articleshow/4220274.cms">Jai Ho!</a></p> 14 · as said

We procured Gandhi items through Mallya: Govt

Jai Ho!

]]> By: Rahul http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2009/03/05/gandhis_eyeglas/comment-page-1/#comment-233535 Rahul Fri, 06 Mar 2009 20:40:22 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=5666#comment-233535 <p>Maybe he plans to use these in a MADD (Mallya against Drunk Dialing) campaign? I mean it would be a masterstroke - the chastity obsessed Gandhi's glasses as an antidote to Kingfisher beer goggles.</p> Maybe he plans to use these in a MADD (Mallya against Drunk Dialing) campaign? I mean it would be a masterstroke – the chastity obsessed Gandhi’s glasses as an antidote to Kingfisher beer goggles.

]]> By: Rahul http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2009/03/05/gandhis_eyeglas/comment-page-1/#comment-233532 Rahul Fri, 06 Mar 2009 20:33:02 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=5666#comment-233532 <p>I hear Muthalik is buying Gandhi's chaddis...</p> I hear Muthalik is buying Gandhi’s chaddis…

]]> By: jyotsana http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2009/03/05/gandhis_eyeglas/comment-page-1/#comment-233531 jyotsana Fri, 06 Mar 2009 20:30:12 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=5666#comment-233531 <p>I am appalled, outraged, and angry with the Indian government for trying to appropriate Gandhi's legacy, and that too by laying claim to the few things he claimed his own. This was a man who thought much of human endeavor, the monuments, voyages of conquest, and other grand acts were simply expressions of vanity and little else. He did not hold himself to be a paragon or at least tried not to make much of what he said or did, or did he try ot develop some theory or borrow from something else, instead letting his conclusions emerged from dialogue at large without ever fearing that he would be considered a fool or knave. Gandhi treasured his experiences, people at large, and his principls. Nothing else mattered to him. And for Gandhi the struggle for swaraj was not a nationalistic or patriotic duty, it was a mere application of the principles he held to. Swaraj was not an end in itself, so his message although inspired by his Indian heritage was never meant to be exclusively Indian. National boundaries and identity meant nothing to him. The best way to live as a Gandhian is not to lust after his chattel or paint him in Indian colours or even follow his principles or mores. It is by being very honest with ourselves and confronting ourselves at every turn, forging ourselves on the anvil of satyagraha that we rise to Gandhi's standards. The life of Gandhi is first a human story before it is an Indian story.</p> I am appalled, outraged, and angry with the Indian government for trying to appropriate Gandhi’s legacy, and that too by laying claim to the few things he claimed his own. This was a man who thought much of human endeavor, the monuments, voyages of conquest, and other grand acts were simply expressions of vanity and little else. He did not hold himself to be a paragon or at least tried not to make much of what he said or did, or did he try ot develop some theory or borrow from something else, instead letting his conclusions emerged from dialogue at large without ever fearing that he would be considered a fool or knave. Gandhi treasured his experiences, people at large, and his principls. Nothing else mattered to him. And for Gandhi the struggle for swaraj was not a nationalistic or patriotic duty, it was a mere application of the principles he held to. Swaraj was not an end in itself, so his message although inspired by his Indian heritage was never meant to be exclusively Indian. National boundaries and identity meant nothing to him. The best way to live as a Gandhian is not to lust after his chattel or paint him in Indian colours or even follow his principles or mores. It is by being very honest with ourselves and confronting ourselves at every turn, forging ourselves on the anvil of satyagraha that we rise to Gandhi’s standards. The life of Gandhi is first a human story before it is an Indian story.

]]>