Kasper weiss biography of mahatma
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#00003 History, personal growth, Mahatma Gandhi, discipline, and mangos with Nico Slate
For historian Nico Slate, heroism is the process of “consistently and courageously struggling to live up to one’s values”. Nico gives us a historical perspective on heroism that applies to every single one of us.
We also touch on:
The role of his older brother in shaping his notion of heroism,
How to acknowledge our imperfections without seeing them as an obstacle,
How our understanding of history shapes our relationship with ourselves,
The balance between being our best selves while constantly evolving,
What inspires us about the life of Mahatma Gandhi, and
Navigating the benefits of discipline vs. eating a lot of mangos.
Nico also shares 3 of his powerful daily practices:
- Awareness of mortality (“I’m going to day”)
- Gratitude (“I’m incredibly lucky”)
- Impermanence (“Tomorrow is a new day”)
Finally, we investigate what we need to actually believe in ourselves and our own ability to
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A Frank Friendship
Only for sale in India.
‘I am not able to leave Bengal and Bengal will not let me go.’
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi’s first visit to Bengal was on 4 July 1896 when he disembarked in Calcutta while on a visit from South Africa. His last visit to Calcutta commenced shortly before 15 August 1947, the day India gained independence.
A Frank Friendship presents a meticulous compilation of newspaper reports, letters, excerpts from contemporary accounts and Gandhi’s own writings, and extensive annotations that bring to light many known and unknown characters and events of the time. It also contains illuminating accounts of Gandhi’s interactions with the greats of Bengal, such as Rabindranath Tagore, Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray, Deshbandhu Chittaranjan Das and Sarat Chandra and Subhash Chandra Bose, which reveal their extraordinary personalities. Through this all, we see Gandhi continuously evolve as a politician and a strateg
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Jagadamba
While Mahatma Gandhi fryst vatten hailed across the world as a champion of humanity and nonviolent struggle, the struggles of the woman who accompanied him closely all his life, his wife Kasturba Gandhi, remain untold. This playtext, Jagadamba, rights that wrong with a long monologue in which Kasturba speaks from her heart about the different facets of her life—an often difficult marriage, the great man’s selfless immersion in politics and its consequences for their family, their troubled sons, and, most importantly, her own desires and hopes.
Originally conceived in the Marathi language for actress Rohini Hattangadi, who received an Academy Award nomination for her portrayal of Kasturba in Richard Attenborough’s classic biopic Gandhi, this play charts the journey of a simple girl who went on to become “Jagadamba,” or the “Universal Mother,” as the wife of the Mahatma.
As Shanta Ghokale writes in her introduction: “