Gandhi My Father Page #6

Signed, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

I ask you to donate generously to eradicate the curse of Untouchability

And now I want you to repeat after me

Let there be many temples, mosques, churches, gurudwaras

But as Indians...

we shall bow as one...

to Mother India

We bow to Mother India

Mahatma Gandhi... - Long live

Gandhi!

We will not allow an Untouchable into our temples

Keep your untouchable filth in your Ashram, Gandhi

Hindu society will never accept this

Down with Gandhi!

Down with Gandhi!

Glory to - Mahatma Gandhi.

Glory to - Mahatma Gandhi.

Gandhi-ji, please state your clear position on Untouchability

Untouchability is a curse on humanity

So long as it exists in Hindu society,

...we cannot be a part of the civilized world

Hari!

What has been the response to your call...

...for donations for the Untouchables?

I've been going with a begging bowl all across the country

I admit I am disappointed with people in the cities.

Their hearts have shrunk

Ask them to contribute for a social or national cause,

...they look for excuses

In contrast, our villagers who have very little, will give all they can

I am convinced, the heart of India lives in her villages

I will feed you

No matter how old you are, you will always be my child

Where have you been, Hari?

We've been looking for you everywhere

Make no mistake, Untouchability has to be eradicated

And Hindu-Muslim unity is the foundation on...

...which a new India will be built

And for these principles, I am willing to lay down my life

Glory to - Mahatma Gandhi.

Glory to - Mahatma Gandhi.

Down with Gandhi.

Down with Gandhi.

Wonderful!

Ba, God has answered your prayers! Harilal has come to see you

At every railway station we stop, Ba is searching for you only.

Ask her.

Don't test our patience

Don't challenge our belief, Gandhi

Hari, I read your statement in a newspaper...

that you might be embracing Christianity?

I was misquoted

However, I do respect their service to the community

Son, I am also told...

you have been borrowing money...

at high interest rates

How will you repay?

I don't know, Bapu

And I don't care

Son, come back to us. Come and live with us in the Ashram

Long live Mahatma Gandhi

Long live Mahatma Gandhi

Long live Mahatma Gandhi

He has escaped unhurt! Let's run!

Can I stay a while longer?

I just want to talk to you

You know, this is business time, please understand...

Shalini, how much longer?

I am done

Hari-bhai, stop

Listen

We aren't after you for the money. Zakaria-saheb sent us

Zakaria-saheb said you have spoken with him

No Hari-bhai, please, these are small matters

I am glad you are here

We have paid all your debts

We can no longer bear to see you in this condition anymore

You don't have to hide anywhere, you do not have to sleep on streets

It's a shame on us, that you have to suffer all this

Thank you

Oh Hari-bhai, please don't mention it, this is your house

You are now part of our family

Hindus and Muslims are my two eyes

They are simply testing our faith

But a few fanatics on both sides cannot hold...

...a civilization to ransom

Harilal has sold his soul to the highest bidder...

...and his flesh to the cheapest pleasure

Now, it is up to his new friends to save him from hell

Harilal and Abdullah are one and the same, Ba. The same...

a true devotee of God

If Harilal achieves true devotion by following the path of Islam...

...by whatever name he is known...

...then he should be dear to us.

"Open your mind."

"Open your mind."

"Open your mind."

"Open your mind."

"Open your mind."

"Open your mind."

Good evening, gentlemen. Don't move. Don't be afraid

I will give you a tour of the city.

Don't worry, give me the reins

Abdullah-bhai, you put your feet on the accelerator and press hard

I will race with the horse

We'll have a race.

The police is here! - Get into the van

Where are you taking us? We're no freedom fighters...

we're just happy. - Get in

Where are you taking my friends? - Get down

Get down?

Say, "Please get down"

Don't misbehave

You know Mahatma Gandhi? - Who does not know him

He is my father

You are Gandhi-ji's son? - No. He is my father

Really?

It's a long story

I just announced in a meeting today...

that both he and my mother should also change their religion

You too can follow my path and change. I will recommend you

Since you claim that Gandhi-ji is your father...

we will put you people in a comfortable place to sleep tonight

Good!

Get him into the police van. - Why... what, police van... where?

"Open your mind."

"Open your mind."

Abdullah-bhai...

because of your father, they were kind to you

And that's why you are sitting here and eating this food

But you are embarrassing us, misusing our hospitality

Enough

Greetings, Zakaria sir.

You have changed a lot, Hari

Every time I see a newspaper, or hear about you...

I wonder...

is it my son they are talking about?

My own Hari

The one I nursed in my womb

Where do we hide our faces, Hari?

What do I say to your children?

Bapu is strong, he can bear it

But what do I do?

I am a mother, I cannot disown you

Nor can I call you my own

Harilal, we have done you no harm. Then why do you bring shame on us?

Why do you abuse us, our religion?

You have a right to say what you want, to do what you want

As a mother,

I can only plead, Hari

Please spare us

I am too old to bear this, son

I am very tired, Hari

Very tired,

defeated

I am defeated now

Following the teachings of Dayanand Saraswati...

...and due to the efforts of Arya Samaj.

I return to Hinduism.

Where are you going?

I don't know

I gave you money for medicine and you...

I am here to look after you

Alcohol cures me and kills me

I keep trying to change my future,

I wear new clothes, but my past always catches up with me

I've too much history

And very little sense of geography

I will not let you go alone

How far will you follow me? I have gone too far

Victory to Mahatma Gandhi

Victory to Mahatma Gandhi

Victory to Mahatma Gandhi

Victory to Mahatma Gandhi

Victory to Mahatma Gandhi

Victory to Mahatma Gandhi

Victory to Mother Kasturba

Hari!

Look what I have for you, Ba

Harilal, what have you brought for me?

Nothing. This is only for my mother

All this "Long live Mahatma Gandhi"...

...all this adulation you are getting...

...it is only because of my mother

I know that

Will you come with us, son?

No, I have come only to meet my mother

Where did you get this?

I told the fruit seller, "This is for my mother"

He said take it. No money

If you are not going to eat it, then give it back to me

No, son. Only I will eat it.

I brought this only for you. You eat it

Victory to Mahatma Gandhi

Victory to Mother Kasturba

Victory to Mother Kasturba

Here is a mantra...

I give you. Imprint it on your heart...

...let your every breath give expression to it

The mantra is, "Do or die"

We shall either free India, or die in the attempt

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