Reflections

The current book has been on my target for a long time – any title that says “Gandhi, The Management Guru” is sure to be a fascinating read for an avid Gandhian like me, and nothing less than a pilgrimage into the mind of one of the greatest human beings to walk the planet, a true Mahatma in every sense of the word. I cant even say his name – to me, he will always be “The Mahatma”. And that is how I will refer to him here…. The Mahatma.   That said, all things happen at the right time; and having 78 books on my to-read list meant this was in my inbox ever since its launch. In the interim, I managed to read at least 2 other authentic    books    on    The Mahatma, including his Autobiography. For the record, the Autobiography has not been reviewed; I frankly don’t find myself equal to the task of reviewing that great book, a must read for all! I will deviate from my usual review format for this book; regular readers will note that this is r...

The Essential Gandhi – An Anthology of his Writings on his Life, Work and Ideas is a collection of the writings of The Mahatma on various topics, throughout his life. This is a Vintage publication, and is edited by Luis Fischer. And, having read the book – I concede that this is a truly masterly collection of his writings, as we shall see in this review. I have to express my heartfelt gratitude to both the publication house and the team that put this together, and brought this to us, the normal people. THE CONTENTS The book is organized into topics, with collections of his writings presented on : his time in England, his early days, the beginning of his method of struggle, his South African experience; subsequently moving on to the later and far more pivotal Indian Freedom Struggle period, wherein we find writings collected on Segregation, Civil Disobedience and how it begins, Non-Violence, Political Views of The Mahatma, Jail time, Independence and his views, Human We...

YUGPURUSH : THE PLAY The play is directed by acclaimed director Rajesh Joshi of ' Code Mantra ' fame, and scripted by well-known playwright Uttam Gada of 'Maharathi' fame. The music direction is by popular composer duo Sachin - Jigar. Duration: 120 minutes with intermission. This play has a series of awesome reviews and testimonials , in addition to being from the stable of one of the most powerful dramas in Marathi - Code Mantra. Click the link to see the testimonials How did The Mahatma become just that : The Mahatma ? How did Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi traverse the journey to becoming a Mahatma ? This is the subject the current play under review attempts to tackle, which it does remarkably well. This, however, is not a play on the Indian Freedom Struggle; neither is it a play on The Mahatma per se, in that it doesn’t have The Mahatma in the primary role; the central character is a man who should be known to us all – Raichand Mehta.  {Cli...