A Generation Awakens

 

Everyone is writing, reading and taking about Gadhigiri .May be am the one who is the last to join this vogue. This,the movie and the ‘josh’ generated, would turn out to be a fad as some people say, but surly ‘Gandhigiri’ coined by the movie ‘Lage raho munnabhai’ has generated some interest in Gandhism or something synonymous to good, nice and godly.

The things shown in the movie may not exactly be practicle and shouldn’t even be expected to. It’s after all a movie. Its at least successful in permeating the idea across people. And the people behind movie are to be lauded for that.

Criticism shouldn’t be just to criticize & to satisfy the cynical hunger.

There were articles, which said that the stuff shown in the movie is anything but practicality. It said for that matter, even Gandhi’s ideologies would never have worked if it were not the British who ruled us. The author said if it were the Nazis, ‘Dandhi march’ would have been a totter with few people coming alive out of it. It does make sense that for such acts to be successful both parties should go by the law. But does that abridge the fact that the heart & soul of the entire nation was put behind that and it was indeed successful.

It also makes sense that Nehru nor Gandhi would have never been able to write in the prisons- writings which played major role in maintaining the passion in the hearts of the nation- if the British didn’t go by the law. But that again don’t deserve a mention among the extolments for the literary works of these men, which not only woke the then generation but also kept them awoke at least till the freedom.

Such were their powerful words and ideas.

Movies like ‘Rang de basanti’ , ‘Munnabhai ‘ should be encouraged, made and appreciated- though this generation seems to awaken with a movie and then go back to sleep until the next one’s released. We should be happy that at least the sleep is broken at times.