Gandhi My Father Page #5

And you are hiding him!

He has not returned home

I am a poor man, but I gave to him my savings...

...I trusted the Gandhi name.

But you people have no shame! You are cheating people in Gandhi's name

Gulab

It is me, Gulab. He is gone

Don't touch me

You smell of liquor

At every step, I have been with you. But you have gone too far

Fraud, cheating, now drinking

What next?

What can I do, Gulab? The war ended without warning

I cannot realise even ten percent of my investment

I had warned you

You didn't listen.

I won't let my children grow up here

I'm going away to live with my parents...

...and I'm taking my children away

Gulab, give me one more chance

Gulab.

Rami takes care of Manu and Kanti, of Rasik

Paper boat for you

Shanti, careful boy

Gulab, what have you decided?

I am leaving for Rajkot tomorrow

I'll return to my parents' home

But the children? At least they'll stay with us?

They are coming with me

Telegram

What? - Telegram!

You wait. The milk is coming to a boil

I have work. More deliveries. The telegram is marked Urgent

Read it out for me and leave it there

Your son Shanti died today. Stop.

Your wife Gulab is gravely ill. Stop. Come soon. Stop.

Gulab.

Gulab.

Hariya.

Hariya.

Hari. Hariya.

Hari.

Bapu? - Hari my son,

come with me to the Ashram. Forget the past

Your children need you

I'm there at the Ashram, Ba is there, your children are there

Come, we will live together

Come

You're here.

Bapu, here comes your little prince

What's the matter? You look very happy

What happened?

Come here, Rasik

Come here, son.

You must recite for me a poem, at the prayer meeting.

Rasiklal Harilal...

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

He had a goat,

the goat refused to be milked

So Rasiklal Gandhi...

could not stop weeping!

Very good

Greetings, Satyapal-ji. - Greetings Hari-bhai!

All well? - I sent you a message and you're here?

Godrej customers cannot go away empty-handed for lack of stocks

Hari-bhai, I think that's enough

Why do you worry, Satyapal-ji

You are very special to us. Do not worry

I've spoken to the company. You will get extended credit...

and a special discount

What about last month's account?

Next week

Sure? - Sure!

Thank you

Mahadev-bhai, greetings. - Greetings

Bapu, you... here?

I waited so long for you to return.

You didn't come, so I decided to come

How is Ba? - The same

And the children? - They're fine

But they miss you a lot

As soon as I have the money, I want them to come here...

...to live with me. I will call Ba also

Well, if you invite me, even I will come back

These photos... are from our South African days?

What a wonderful collection of books you have

I've tried my utmost to educate myself, Bapu

Mahadev, do you remember me telling you that...

my Harilal was the first passive resister in South Africa...

to use fasting as a weapon for justice

You were my brave soldier, Hari

That was a long time ago, Bapu

Glory to... - Mahatma Gandhi.

Mahadev.

Bapu, this is Calcutta

They will not listen

You will have to speak

Glory to... - Mahatma Gandhi.

Glory to... - Mahatma Gandhi.

Glory to... - Mahatma Gandhi.

Please, I am here as my son's guest. I will spend the night here

A small request, please let me spend some time with my son,

...without disturbance

Yes!

Glory to... - Mahatma Gandhi.

Glory to... - Mahatma Gandhi.

Glory to... - Mahatma Gandhi.

History is calling you again, Hari.

I want you to join the struggle

And do what?

Fight, for country

With me, you can fight your whole life

For the country, this may be your last chance.

Join us.

Proclaim to the British Government,

you may hang us on the gallows or you can send us to prison,

but from us, you get no co-operation

Today the British Empire represents Satanism

And those who love God, cannot love Satan,

can they?

Glory to... - Mahatma Gandhi.

Glory to... - Mahatma Gandhi.

This empire is guilty of the most terrible atrocities

I tell you if it does not apologise to God and to this country...

it will definitely perish

And I also wish to say,

if it does not apologise, then we make it our duty as Indians...

to destroy it

We need more control.

Do you seriously believe...

...India can rule itself?

With all its internal divisions.

Like caste and religion.

Excuse me, Hari-bhai.

Some more guests would like to meet you.

One moment.

We are fortunate to have you amongst us

We wondered, who besides Gandhi? - Then thankfully, you arrived

I am indebted to you for your help

All that's in the past

The rents you owed to your landlord are paid

You can now sleep peacefully in your house

I am very grateful

Hari-bhai, as your well-wisher, I must advise you that...

the welfare of your children should be a priority

As important as the freedom movement is,

...so also is your responsibility towards...

the children

I know, but now that I've made the choice,

I'm either in or out of prison...

...or marching the streets with passive resisters

Exactly, this is where we come in

That is why we called this meeting

We have formed a group of a few respectable people to help you

We will float a company in your name,

we'll build a factory, issue shares,

we'll collect money, make profits, to secure your future

Who'll invest in my name?

I'm not from a business family or industrial group

Gandhi is much bigger than anything else in this country

You cannot use my father's name

No... no, he did not explain correctly

We will use your name, Harilal Mohandas Gandhi

You're confusing him

Hari-bhai, let me explain. It's quite straightforward,

men like you who fight for freedom are very emotional,

but you must look at economic realities

This is your time, you are hailed as a Gandhi

So encash on it

You don't have to run to your father for money

I have never done all this, I don't know...

You just leave it to me. I will fix everything

Anytime you feel uncomfortable, just quit

No thank you, I have stopped all this

Hari-bhai, God gives us only one life

I know you have a public image, but in private, you can always enjoy

Please...

As a token of our respect

Have they found his relatives?

No

Bapu, I invested all my savings...

in Hari-bhai's company

Now there's no company,

and no Hari-bhai

Everyone has run away

They showed me your photo...

...that's why I gave them my money.

Bapu, at that time,

I saw only you.

Now, I am ruined

What am I to do now,

what should I do, Bapu?

Bapu, tell me

Harilal is my eldest son, but we have had our differences.

He does not believe in my ideals and even challenges them in public.

If he changes his ways, my arms are always open to embrace him.

However, all relationships have their limits.

If Harilal has a conscience, he will repay his debts.

Let this be a warning to all,

who are being lured by big names into financial transactions.

Men may be good, but not necessarily their children.

Next time you deal with him, please remember.

I am not related to him in any manner whatsoever.

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