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nal violence and massacres gnawing at me of late." Six him? He said: "I do not know
began to take place between days later he was informed any religion apart from human Gandhi was not so much a
Hindus and Muslims. Gandhi that representatives of all activity. It provides a moral theorist of action as a person
walked barefoot from village communities had reached an basis for all other activities." always ready to react to a
to village in the devastated agreement pledging brotherly When asked to define what he situation. Great as he was as a
areas expounding his gospel amity and protection of life, understood by God he at first leader of men and as a politi-
of non-violence. Finally, on 3 property and faith of the said: "God is Truth", but later, cal and social rebel, he was far
June 1947, the British Prime Muslim community. But by in 1929, he added: "I now see, greater as a man who put no
Minister, Clement Attlee, now his dogged defence of the Truth is God". He justified limit on humanity. He made
announced that the sub-conti- Muslims led many to regard this by saying: "Even the ordinary people do extraordi-
nent would be divided bet- him as an enemy of atheists do not doubt the nary things. "The only virtue I
ween India and (East and Hinduism. necessity of the power of claim is truth and non-violen-
West) Pakistan. This left many truth." ce. I lay no claim to superhu-
communities on the wrong On Friday 30 January 1948, man power. I want none."
side of the frontier and trigge- shortly after 5 p.m., on his It is remarkable to note that Albert Einstein said of him:
red widespread migrations way to attend his daily prayer his basic education plan for "We are fortunate and grateful
between the two countries. meeting Gandhi was shot children left no room for reli- that fate has bestowed upon us
Atrocities were committed on dead by a Hindu fanatic. gious teaching. When asked to so luminous a contemporary -
the helpless refugees and explain why this was, Gandhi - a beacon to generations to
Gandhi embarked on a fast Gandhi's upbringing and edu- replied: "The truths that are come."
unto death that would be bro- cation had resulted in an common to all religions can
ken only if the communal extraordinary blend of East and should be taught to all JOHN FOX
killing stopped. Although this and West, of ancient and children. [ ... ] If the teacher
had an immediate calming modern. He acted as a man himself lives up to the tenets
effect, as 1947 advanced with deep religious feelings, of truth and justice, then alone
towards its end further massa- but during his studies in can the children learn that
cres began to take place. On London he had been exposed Truth and Justice are the basis
12 January 1948, he announ- to the writings of Marx, of all religions." He placed an
ced yet one more fast saying Darwin, Ruskin and Tolstoy. extraordinary demand on the
that: "My impotence has been So, what was religion for shoulders of teachers.

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