MAHATMA GANDHI PROVES THE THEORY OF “ONE PERSON CAN MAKE THE DIFFERENCE”
MAHATMA GANDHI
PROVES THE THEORY OF
“ONE
PERSON CAN MAKE THE DIFFERENCE”
There are many examples in Science and Technology, wherein every
invention or a discovery, done by an individual has contributed to the human
society and civilization with a great difference. Just to give few examples,
almost everyone in all corners of the world would immediately recall from top
of the mind the names of , “Alexander
Graham Bell” ( who invented telephone ), “Thomas Alva Edison”, (who invented phonograph,
the motion picture camera, and early electric light bulb), “Louis Pasteur”(who
invented pasteurization and discovered principles of vaccination, microbial
fermentation and pasteurization with significant breakthroughs in the causes
and prevention of diseases, and his discoveries have saved many lives over more
than 150years time since his invention and discoveries ) and “Maria Salomea Sklodowska
Curie”(Madm Curie) ( who did pioneering work on Radioactivity that has been the
back bone of medical diagnostics and radio therapy saving huge number of lives
world wide and application of radioactivity and radiography in other branches
of science and technology that has come in use for the benefit of the society
and the world. There could be plenty of examples to recall and prove that these
great men and women have made great difference to the human society globally
and it is undisputable.
Here comes Mahatma Gandhi (the real parental name: Mohandas
Karamchand Gandhi ) who uniquely discovered, practiced and demonstrated to the
world unambiguously that “Non-violence and Truth” can make great difference to
the society, if practiced with care and commitment. He not only practiced this
in India but, he also opened the eyes of the World community who had suffered enough
under the clutches of two World Wars such as World War-I and World War-II and
many of the localized wars globally at different patches of geography. He was one person ”One and only one Mahatma Gandhi “,
there was no other person to replicate him, but he made the difference to the
society by his practice of “ Non Violence and Truth”. He had a large number of followers, companions and co-workers not only in India but also globally. He
demonstrated uniquely that “Non-violence and Truth” are the most powerful tools
that can be used by even a single person to stand up and give a befitting reply
to a very mighty force on the opposite side. He proved that, when one side is
following Non-violence and Truth and practicing it strictly, the other side can
not resort to violence and use of force all the time. This practice, which he not
only preached and practiced; he, by his demonstration effect made a large
contingent of leaderships and countrymen in India of his times, to follow the
same principle and put into practice. As a result, the mighty British Empire,
that was one of the major power of the world at that time, had to bow its head
before the Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi’s principle of “non-violence and truth”. Mohandas
Karamchand Gandhi was a bright and England educated Barrister, he knew the laws
of the land and laws of the world; he knew that the principle of “non-violence
and truth” would comply with all laws of the land and the world, no law can
have field of operation intruding into the field of “non-violence and truth”.
He knew very well, within his unique vision that, the principle of “non-violence
and truth” would not carry out any activity that can break any law of the land
and the world, so that the British could fix him in a legal violation then. This
sharp intelligence of the Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi and strict adherence to
the "Principle of Non-violence and Truth" and making the whole lot of freedom
fighters and the countrymen of India following him and co-opting him in this
principle, could not allow the British to sustain in the freedom movement of
India that was led by Mahatma Gandhi for decades together with the same and
sustaining principle of “Non Violence and Truth”. The mighty British not being
able to sustain before the principle of Non-violence and Truth had to finally
call it a day and end the British Rule in India on 15th August 1947,
the day on which India got Independence from the colonial rule of British under
the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi. And, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi proved to the
world that he is a real Mahatma ( a Great Soul ) not only for India and
Indians, but a Mahatma for the mankind.
As Graham Bell, Thomas Edition, Maria curie or Louis Pasteur the few names used only for example
purpose and there were many more and in plenty; they were only Individuals without
a clone or duplicate or a body double, but all of them as “an Individual or one
Person" have made unfathomable difference, for the benefit of the mankind and
world over the decades and centuries together.
Similarly, Mahatma Gandhi has been “one Individual or one
Person” who could make a great difference in the conduct of power and
administration within the society by the simple principles of “non violence and
truth”. The great scientists worked in their laboratories for decades together;
however Mahatma Gandhi traveled over an uncharted path, he used his experiments
on the principle of “non-violence
and truth”, in his own life and inspiring
others in the society to follow the same principles for decades together. He
proved beyond imagination that the theory of “One Person can make a difference “
and a great difference for the benefit of the society. Mahatma Gandhi is a live
example, he is not any epic or holy book in papers, his life and work is not
any theoretical history book or a story
or legend which is difficult to visualize with ifs and buts, he and his
principles are live wire to prove the theory that “ One Person can make the Difference”.
About the Author : Dr. Nimain Charan Biswal is a B.Sc.(Agri. Science and Technology). M.B.A. and Ph.D.( Management Area ) by qualifications and he has 34+years of work experience in both industrial and development sectors in diversified fields of social importance. He has been educated at Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT)-Bhubaneswar, Institute of Rural Management Anand (IRMA) and Gujarat University ( with Resource Support of IIM-Ahmedabad ). Dr.Biswal is further educated at IIM-Calcutta, XLRI-Jamshedpur, Apple Computer Industries and Spar Inc., USA. He has worked for reputed National and International Organisations in Senior/Top Management Capacities. He is a management expert, a prominent professional of India and known Internationally as well. He lives at Mumbai in India.
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