Re: Gandhi
Nathuram Godse also commented that he kept fast for protecting muslims from Hindus in Hindu majority area and Hindus followed it but had he done the same in muslim majority area, muslims wouldn’t have cared, tragically after Mahatama’s death Nathuram’s community was targeted.
His concept of celibacy was of origin from Gita, where sex is supposed to be required only for procreation
He worked as medical worker, he thought that brits are suffering casualties but later found it was the native you were bearing the burnt, so he helped victims irrespective of side.
His use of religion in speech was to make sure that his thought are as universal as any other religion. Mahatama initially didn’t support caste based religion, but during subsequent round table conferences Dalits were treated as separate group, secondly congress itself was divided on support of Dalit. Ghandian economy was more of being self sufficient on the basis of technological independence. Lastly gandhi supported hindustani not hindi, hndustani is mix of urdu and hindi and spoken in Hindi heartland. Founding father envisaged democracy in the country which was always ruled and followed personality cults. That is why Indian democracy is still gang land democracy where people still follow and value an individual more that democratic thought itself.