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| India-Pakistan |
| Mahatma Gandhi & black people |
| 2015-09-04 |
| h/t Gates of Vienna A controversial new book by two South African university professors reveals shocking details about Gandhi's life in South Africa between 1893 and 1914, before he returned to India. During his stay in South Africa, Gandhi routinely expressed "disdain for Africans," says S. Anand, founder of Navayana, the publisher of the book titled "The South African Gandhi: Stretcher-Bearer of Empire." According to the book, Gandhi described black Africans as "savage," "raw" and living a life of "indolence and nakedness," and he campaigned relentlessly to prove to the British rulers that the Indian community in South Africa was superior to native black Africans. The book combs through Gandhi's own writings during the period and government archives and paints a portrait that is at variance with how the world regards him today. |
| Posted by:g(r)omgoru |
| #2 paints a portrait that is at variance with how the world regards him today. The world, perhaps, but it is consistent with the man in his maturity. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2015-09-04 23:29 |
| #1 In dhoti and bare feet, austere, The sacred cow drops its veneer: "Okay! I'd do violence, But only to silence The mooing of Richard Grenier!" |
| Posted by: Zenobia Floger6220 2015-09-04 20:05 |