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The Gandhi Within
by Ramendra Kumar

The Time Magazine declared him the second most important man of the 20th century.

And the man voted the most important had this to say about Him: “Generations to come will scarce believe that such a one as this, ever in flesh and blood walked upon this earth.”

Yes, Albert Einstein, the greatest genius of his time, was a great admirer of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, the greatest leader and philosopher of his age. Martin Luther King Jr., Nelson Mandela and our very own Chacha Nehru, Subhash Bose and billions and billions of others, transgressing all boundaries of nationality, language, region and culture, have been mesmerized by this modern Saint’s simple words and compelling logic. There is no aspect of life and living in which Bapu did not create benchmarks and set standards which even today remain the last word in courage and commitment, truth and morality.

January 30th is Martyr’s day, the death anniversary of the man who gave a new meaning to the words: strength and struggle, faith and freedom. An occasion when politicians will unleash their rhetoric, bureaucrats will mumble homilies and media will encash his name. In this rigmarole will be lost the Man and his Message.

It is my strong belief that in each of us there is a Gandhi. The good in us frequently gets smothered by the pressures of life and living. My appeal to you, my young friends, is to nourish and nurture the Gandhi within so that he will help you remain ‘free’ and childlike forever and ever….

This update the results of the first competition are being declared. I congratulate all those who participated – they are all winners. A special congrats to the three who emerged ‘first among equals’ viz (1) Tamorika Mohapatra, (2) Rishikesh Rath and (3) Ankita Panda.  All 3 are requested to email their postal address to editor@bolokids.com so that checks for the prize money can be mailed to them.

I had mentioned in these columns that I shall be offering you something new as often as possible to keep your site fresh and tingling. From this week I have for you a new column called Sci-Tech. It will be your take on Science and Technology in all its myriad aspects. Contribute your ideas and opinions, views and reviews, fun and fundas, projects and articles to make Sci-Tech informative and innovative, bright and brilliant.  

January 29, 2006

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