દાદાભાઈ નવરોજી એ ભારતનું નવલુ નઝરાણું પ્રખર રાષ્ટ્રભક્ત, ખૂબ જ ગરીબી, હાડમારીમાં ઉછરેલા નેતા હતા. વાસ્તવમાં તેઓ એક આદર્શ છે જેમણે દેશની સ્વતંત્રતા માટે શાંતિપૂર્ણ લડતમાં અનેકને જોડયા હતા. ગાંધીજી માટે પણ તેઓ એક પ્રેરકબળ હતા. કારણ કે તેમની અગાઉ એવું કોઈ નહોતું કે જે પ્રકાશપુંજ બનીને સ્વાતંત્ર્ય લડતમાં માર્ગ બતાવે. 1857નો પ્રથમ સ્વાતંત્ર્ય સંગ્રામ […]
Tag: Patriotism
Lessons in ‘Good Politics’ From The Grand Old Man of India
“All of the great leaders have had one characteristic in common: it was the willingness to confront unequivocally the major anxiety of their people in their time. This, and not much else, is the essence of leadership.” — John Kenneth Galbraith In his time, Dadabhai influenced among many others, Mahatma Gandhi, Mohamed Ali Jinnah, and […]
Dadabhai Naoroji – A Tribute
Dadabhai N Dordi was born on 4th September, 1825 in the priestly family of Manekbai and Naoroji Pallanji Dordi. He lost his father at age four and was brought up by his mother who raised him to go down in Indian history as one of the most dynamic individuals – ‘Dada’, the ‘Pita-maha’, the ‘Grand […]
Hindustan Ki Kasam
In a few days, it will be 67 years since the Indian Constitution came into force and our country became a Sovereign Democratic Republic. Come 26th January, when the loudspeakers in our neighbourhood will blare the ubiquitous ‘Mere desh ki dharti’ (Film: Upkar), it’s a good time to retrospect on the films and the songs […]