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Satyagraha, Gandhi and 9/11

100 years ago this day Mahatma started a struggle with a unique style. His only weapon was truth. He rightly called it 'Satyagraha'. Satyagraha means request with truth. I am writing this blog today not only as a reminder of Mahatma's conviction but as to picture it along the ghastly incident of september 11 2001. It has been 5 years since America was attacked and world has become a more dangerous and painful place. To come back to satyagraha 'request' can seem deceptive as begging but when we request we are infact keeping the opponent at the same level as we are. We try to force our requirement when to us the opponent is either more powerful or weak. The use of force always seem an apparent solution for all problems but it seldom is.

We as IT generation guys don't even consider satyagraha as an option. It to us is like an outdated software which is no more in use but we must not forget that satyagraha is as relevant as truth is. Truth in itself is the core of all human values and principles. It may seem outdated but we can't exist without it. The only question is What the truth is. The millitants of 9/11 had their truth on their side and we as individuals living in a terror affected country have our own truth. Its the fight between our truth and theirs. Can we win a war for truth only with bombs. For sure we need the tool of satyagraha. Making truth our tool is a long and painful process but it is the only solution. Perhaps when all our truth coincides our civilization can take a quantum leap.

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