Stories of Bapu | Stories of Mahatma Gandhi

     Mahatma Gandhi's Preparation for England After completion of matriculation in 1887 Gandhi join Samaldas college in B.A. But he found himself entirely in the sea. For him everything was difficult. One day family advisor of Gandhi Mr. Mavji Dave visited Gandhi's home and inquired about the education of Gandhi's, Gandhi told him about his B.A. After Gandhi answer, Mavji said at highly you will get 60 paise/month job after B.A. He said as my son Kevalram is pursuing L.L.B from England, You must do the same. But Gandhi wants to pursue Doctorate but neither Mavji nor Gandhi's family agree on this.  So his brother was ready but Gandhi's mother was not, she said the eldest in our family is your uncle if he gives his permission then only I'll allow you. Gandhi visited his uncle in Bombay but his uncle said I won't stop you, If your mother sends you, my blessing with you. But rather he believes that going abroad is an irreligious deed. In Bombay there was an offi...

    Mahatma Gandhi's Glimpses of Religion Gandhi was not a too religious man for him religion means self-realization or knowledge of self. Gandhi did not like Hindu's glitter and pomp and practice of immorality make him dislike but soon when he was thirteen starting liking Ramayana, after listening from a great devotee of Rama. Gandhi had fear of ghosts and his fear was known to one of his servants Rambha, She advises or told Gandhi to recall Ramanama as a remedy. This sowed a seed of faith in Ram Naam in Gandhi. Gandhi falls in love with Geeta after listen to the reading Geeta by Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya in his twenty-one. Gandhi believes Ramayana of Tulasidas as the greatest book in all devotional literature and Geeta was his daily companion. Gandhi's father has friends of all religions except Christian so he has faiths in all religions. He hated Christian because in his School Christian abused Hindu, Hindu gods, and the practice of eating beef having liquor made him h...

    Mahatma Gandhi's Father's Death and his Double shame As Gandhi's father was suffering from a fistula. Gandhi, his mother, and a servant was his father's nurse. Gandhi love to care for his father as he was impressed by Shravana. He used to dressing wounds and massage feet until his father falls asleep or his father stops him. At that time Gandhi was in his sixteen. Same time Gandhi's wife wanted a baby. As a lust-have cover up the Gandhi he eager to go in the bedroom after giving massage to his father. After listening illness news of Gandhi's father his uncle arrives and that was the tragic night. After the death of his father, Gandhi feels shame as he was not with his father at the last moment of his father's life.  And lust made him feel guilty today. After someday his wife gave birth to a child but it scarcely breathed for more than three or four days. Word Meanings Ointments =>  Semisolid preparation applied externally as a remedy or for soothing a...

   Mahatma Gandhi Stealing and Atonement As Gandhi indulge in having meat, smoking and lot more bad activity. Gandhi uncle had habit of smoking cigarette , Gandhi and his brother found it attractive. But the don't have money to buy so they steal money from servant pocket and buy Indian cigarette. When they don't have money they pilfering stumps of cigarette thrown away his uncle. They never course smoke in presence of elders. One day they thought to commit suicide by having Dhatura( thornapples or jimsonweeds ) seeds on an auspicious hour, But there courage failed them. But still they have tow-three seeds, They fall in sleep for long hours. By that day they quit smoking. The habit of stealing make Gandhi to steal gold armlet of his brother, that action make 25 rupees debt on his brother. After all this Gandhi felt guilty so he think to tell all his bad deeds to his father directly but he failed. So he wrote a letter to his father and handed him not only he ask his father to fo...

  Mistakes of Teenage by Mahatma Gandhi In the second part of Tragedy Gandhi have told about how he and his friend go at a spot on river for the meat party. Wherewithal of party was collected by his friend. This all went for about a year and in a year they have eaten less than a dozen of meat. Once his friend had send Gandhi in a brothel. All was set but as Gandhi has a shy nature so he was just sit on the bed for long time, women loss her patient and she kicked Gandhi out of door and abused to Gandhi. Today Gandhi thanking god That he doesn't do anything Gandhi have recall four more incident but rather than feeling shame, here he try to justify his doing by the name of carnal desire. All his made Gandhi to suspect his wire. Gandhi feel shame for himself because of all his doing and lying with parents and wife. Be dishonest and unfaithful with wife was gnawing his heart. Mahatma Gandhi's quote : " Women is an incarnation of tolerance " Word Meanings Relished =>  Ta...

 Mistakes of Teenage by Mahatma Gandhi As Gandhi doesn't like exercise back then, He was thin and poor. In his high school he have a close intimacy with a classmate(friend) of his elder brother. That friend have convinced Gandhi to have meat. He was before successful in making Gandhi brother to have meat. Gandhi brother, mother and his wife was warning him to stay away from that friend named Mohan but instead of heeding to the warning Gandhi talk about his friend virtues and convinced them that his friend is a nice guy. That friend made Gandhi to have meat by just giving some fake or draw the longbow and benefits of having meat. Like meat eating can make you strong, run long, long jump etc. And Gandhi start day dreaming that if all person in India start eating meat then we can easily rat out English man. In next part we will explore more about this tragedy or Gandhi wrong friend. Word Meanings Intimate => Someone to whom private matters are confided. For sake => Leaved...