I haven't watched the video but I've had numerous Indian students in the past few years who say he wasn't the hero that everyone makes him out to be.

There's been a recent push in India against Ghandi because he wasn't considered a Hindu nationalist. In fact, his assassin was a Hindu nationalist that belonged to the predecessor of Modi's party and is revered by some segments of the current ruling party.

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I haven't watched the video but I've had numerous Indian students in the past few years who say he wasn't the hero that everyone makes him out to be.

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They generally aren't.

aalan94 said:

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I haven't watched the video but I've had numerous Indian students in the past few years who say he wasn't the hero that everyone makes him out to be.

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They generally aren't.

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Agreed. One of the lessons my students are participating in is "Was Andrew Jackson a political hero or villain?". I'm not a huge fan of it because I don't like that kids are stuck thinking dichotomous views are the way to view historical events or people. I've clearly fallen prey to that way of thinking from time to time and it's hindered my understanding of history. So we listed out the traits of a political villain and hero and then I asked them to think about different people, real and fictional. Thankfully, they all came to the conclusion that very few people are one or the other completely but the whole of their work can make them more of one than the other. They enjoyed it and then they went through the primary sources and let the evidence guide them. It's been interesting to see students argue one way or another.

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ghandi was definitely in it for 'his own' narrow interests.

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What were "his own" narrow interests?

Interesting take. This younger generation likes to sling the word "colonizer" around quite a bit but it is doubtful that they are seeing the full perspective.

Threetoedcoyote said:

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Interesting take. This younger generation likes to sling the word "colonizer" around quite a bit but it is doubtful that they are seeing the full perspective.

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It's just another buzz word they're told is racist and derogatory, same with nationalist. But these are the same people who think that only whites ever enslaved people or did bad things, they're very naive and ignorant. It's hard to take them seriously.