True Samir. His ashes would potentially spin a storm. On the other hand the Great Soul may just accept if it were the Birlas who did the buying. (excerpt from Gandhi: Patron Saint of the Industrialist) http://asnic.utexas.edu/asnic/sagar/spring.1994/leah.renold.art.html The close relationship between Gandhi and G. D. Birla did not escape scrutiny. B. R. Ambedkar, a leader of the untouchable castes, accused Gandhi of pretending to support the cause of the oppressed while actually supporting the forces of social conservatism. Lord Linlithgow, the Viceroy of India, questioned the Gandhi-Birla connection. Linlithgow, who had blamed Gandhi for the sabotage and violence of the Quit India Movement of 1942, had suspicions that Birla, as representing big business, was actually the hidden hand behind the violence. Investigations by the governments of both colonial and independent India into Birla's economic and political association with Gandhi and the Congress failed to bring criminal indictment. Nevertheless, the relationship between the two men had consequences for the future of India and deserves attention. Gandhi and Birla, both strong defenders of social conservatism, shared objectives that were not brought out openly. In the shadow of Gandhi's public persona and popular teachings, Gandhi and Birla were able to weave conservative policies into the social, political, and economic fabric of independent India. ========================= venantius j pinto
> From: Samir Kelekar <[email protected]> > Subject: [Goanet] Mahatma Gandhi's personal effects. > > Gandhi would indeed turn in his grave to see that his simple personal > items are bought for $1.8 million dollar with booze money! > > Such is the state of India and the world today. > > samir > > >
