essence of the man

Excerpt from the book - Great Soul by Joseph Lelyveld

"the essence of his teaching was fearlessness and truth and action allied to these," Jawaharlal Nehru would write. "this voice was somehow different from others, it was quiet and low, and yet it could be heard above the shouting of the multitude; it was soft and gentle, and yet there seemed to be steel hidden away somewhere in it...Behind the language of peace and friendship there was power and the quivering shadow of action and a determination not to submit to a wrong."

(the words of Nehru in the above paragraph describing the Mahatma)

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The leader. Need I say more?
It is the essence of true, spirited leadership to make the change!

Srik

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plan for freedom

Excerpt from the book - Great Soul by Joseph Lelyveld

"I am biding my time," Mahatma finally wrote in a letter dated May 1928, "and you will find me leading the country in the field of politics when the country is ready. I have no false modesty about me. I am undoubtedly a politician in my own way, and I have a plan for the country's freedom."

(It was Mahatma Gandhi in the above paragraph)
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Well, It was his determination to lead the country towards freedom. An inspiration for sure. How many of our current politicians or leaders have such plans for the country? 

Mahatma was a true visionary.

Srik

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