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Gandhigiri- Is it just a timely bubble or a new wave?

A lot of is being talked of about Lage Raho Munnabhai and Gandhigiri now a days. I am not here to give the preview of the movie. Assuming that you have already watched a movie, I would like to share my thoughts on this so called Gandnigiri and its effectiveness in today's era. To start with, I am not a fan of Gandhi neither I am his critic. I see Gandhi as a man who gave this world a tool/ a model to fight injustice. The non-violence way is, no doubt, a different tool which tries to change the soul of the person, thus making enemies friends and solving the problems from their roots. I compare this with Ayurveda, which also cures a disease from its roots. And, we all know how successful Ayurveda has been over a period of time. I think Gandhigiri or Gandhivad is also the one which solves a problem by its roots. But, a major drawback of this approach is that it is very slow at times. And so, it cannot be applied when fast results are needed or in case there is an emergency. Another as