Stories of Bapu | Stories of Mahatma Gandhi

      When Mahatma Gandhi was outcasted When Mahatma Gandhi's caste people come to know Gandhi is going to England for study, They called a caste meeting, and the head of meeting 'Seth' order Gandhi not to leave the country as it was not allowed back then. But Gandhi was adamant to go so he refuses to obey the command. At last of argument with Gandhi 'Seth'  said: "If you leave the country and went to England, you will outcaste and any of the people who try to help him in his way to England he/she will going to punished with a fine of 1-2 rupees". Gandhi was adamant to go to England so he leaves for Bombay with his brother. In Bombay, his brother leaves Gandhi at one of his friend home and persuaded him to help Gandhi if any. Gandhi's brother-in-law refuses to help Gandhi due to fear of outcaste. Gandhi borrowed some money from one of his friends, that friend not only gives money but also praise Gandhi for his decision. Then Gandhi reserved a seat in t...

     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...

Mahatma Gandhi in his high school In this part Gandhi have talked about his high school. He was married before his high high school. He have won multiple prizes and scholarships in his schooling. He was never regarded as dunce at school. At that time he doesn't like exercise and the game which required physical workout like cricket, hockey etc. He doesn't like because of his shyness behavior. But at latter on in his adulthood hi think that how fool was he, and he start loving exercise. At that time hi love to have long walk which has give him hardy constitution. Headmaster of his school had made cricket and gymnastic compulsory for all boys then. One day Gandhi reached school late for exercise  class at 4'O in afternoon, Because he had to took care of his father. Not only headmaster rebuked Gandhi but also make him to pay fine of 5paise. This incident made Gandhi cry in deep anguish. In this section Gandhi have talked about his bad hand writing. He don't know whence he ...

 Mahatma Gandhi as Husband As we know Gandhi had married in his childhood. In this part of chapter Gandhi seems like he try to move away from this marriage when he become adult. He have talk a little about his marriage life even he had called cruel culture to the child marriage. He was try to make Kasturba like him, Want to make her like what he like. He also criticize himself about how bad teacher he is, He have try to teach Kasturba Gujrati and English but the lust doesn't make him to do so. The act of making Kasturba like him sow seeds of bitter quarrel between them. He have write about her that she is simple independent persevering and with him reticent. They have not spend much time together but Gandhi doesn't let her sleep late nigh by his idle talk whenever the are together. Quotation:  "Renunciation of objects, without renunciation of desire, is short-lived, however hard                         ...

Mahatma Gandhi's Childhood At the age of seven Gandhi leave Porebandar because his father went to Rajkot to become a member of Rajasthanik court. In childhood Gandhi was shy and he doesn't have any friends, from school to home and home to school was his routine. He doesn't talk to anyone because lack of confidence and fear to get insulted. He had always completed his homework in time, he didn't like a bundle of work, he was honest. Once an educational inspector had come to his school and the teacher had given five words to write the spelling of each but Gandhi spell 'kettle' wrong then his teacher by pointing his boot to the neighbor slate and signed him to copy from. But Gandhi doesn't copy. In his childhood he has read the story of *Shravan and watched the drama *Harichandra both have touched his heart and he never gets tierd by listening, reading, or watching them. He was a mediocre student. *Shravan was a man who took his blind parents on the shoulder fo...

Mahatma Gandhi's Child marriage In this part, Gandhi described his child marriage. When Gandhi grows old or you can say adult he didn't like his child marriage. Gandhi was against lavish wedding parties and all that, he said some bitter but true words about lavish weddings especially Hindu, waste of money and time like months of preparation, pollution, and singing of women in a hoarse voice, etc. He doesn't want to openly talk about his marriage. Gandhi was betrothed thrice. Gandhi his elder brother and a cousin were around the same age thus his father and Gandhi's uncle decided to marriage three of them on the same day and place. Three marriages together had become the best way to save money.  For marriage, they went to Rajkot from Porbandar. At that age Gandhi doesn't know about marriage he was happy with all the sweets, rich foods, marriage procession, drums, etc. In way of Rajkot his father got injured but in marriage excitement, but Gandhi didn't pay much a...

Mahatma Gandhi Birth and parentage Mohan das Karam Chand Gandhi was born on 2 Oct 1869 in Porbandar(Sudamapuri), passed his childhood in Porbandar. Ota Gandhi his grandfather had 6 kids, 4 from 1st wife and 2 from 2nd one. He was prime minister in several khatiwad states. Kaba Gandhi father of Gandhi had also 6 kids(two daughters from 1st and 2nd wife and the rest of all children from the last wife) and he had married 4 women. Out of four, 3 died and the last one Putlibai was the mother of Gandhi. Gandhi was not sure about why his father had married four times but he believes that his father married four times for his carnal pleasures. In this very introductory part, Gandhi has merely told about his habits and personality of his father, like my father was truthful, brave, and, generous. The impression of his mother left on his memory was saintliness. She was deeply religious and adamant about her vow. She would not think of taking her meals without her daily prayers. She never missed h...