Not all myths are true and most are twisted to support right wing myths. Gandhi in his early 20’s has prejudice against Africans, and his greatness lie in reinv

Not all myths are true and most are twisted to support right wing myths. Gandhi in his early 20’s has prejudice against Africans, and his greatness lie in reinventing himself to overcome those prejudice. Indeed it’s one of the most difficult to transform oneself and that’s what he precisely did again and again. Four aspects of Gandhi's legacy remain relevant, not just to India, but to the world. 1. First, non-violent resistance to unjust laws and/or authoritarian governments. 2. Second, the promotion of inter-faith understanding and religious tolerance. 3. Third, an economic model that does not rape or pillage nature. 4. Fourth, courtesy in public debate and transparency in one's public dealings. If you want you can read Ramchandra Guha’s work [1], who wrote about his racist views and transformation. Also one another anecdote: In 1962, when British filmmaker Richard Attenborough began researching what would become his 1982 Gandhi film, he asked Jawaharlal Nehru, India's first prime minister, how he should portray his late colleague. Nehru famously replied that Gandhi was "a great man, but he had his weaknesses, his moods and his failings." He begged Attenborough not to turn Gandhi into a saint. He was "much too human," Nehru said. Martin Luther King [2] who stayed with his wife at Gandhi’s room in spite of being booked a room in hotel. He went on a path of non violent civil rights movement with inspiration from Gandhi and his ideology of non-violence. [1] https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/oct/04/gandhi-1914-1948-ramachandra-guha-review https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/oct/04/gandhi-1914-19... [2] https://kinginstitute.stanford.edu/king-papers/documents/my-trip-land-gandhi https://kinginstitute.stanford.edu/king-papers/documents/my-...