Date: Mon, 15 Dec 1997 09:53:27 -0800 (PST)
From: Thenmozhi Soundararajan <btrajan-AT-uclink.berkeley.edu>
Subject: Re: A paper on dowry deaths in India


I myself have mixed feelings towards Ghandi.  He had many questionable
stances on issues of untouchability and favored a wedge stratedgy in the
apartheid movements in South Africa rather than building a true coalition.
While he may have been a "National" hero for India, he certainly is no hero
of my mine. 


At 06:55 PM 12/14/97 +0100, you wrote:
>Annapurna Mamidipudi wrote:
>> 
>> dear meg and partha,
>> i am a lurker or listener at this list and usually dont like to open my
>> mouth in frameworks that i dont understand...
>> i found your remarks on gandhi totally out of context. i am familiar
>> with some of his writings and stands on the constructive work he did and
>> i think both of you should familiarise yourself a bit more about the
>> issues he was addressing before generalising about his stand on women
>> and god.
>> this is not in defence of gandhi...he certainly doesnt need me to defend
>> him...but since you see fit to publicise these views it might be better
>> to read somo more of his writings before dismissing him as 'pro status
>> quo conservative moderate'whatever that is who believed in ram who
>> illtreated his wife.
>> or am i missing the point.
>> i am writing from hyderabad,india.
>> 
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>I think Gandhi was a genuine, radical reformer also re women (see, on
>Gandhi and his point of view of women, I should say his struggle for and
>with women when women had hardly a voice -- our first issue of the
>Journal of SOuth Asia Women Studies, URL below). There is no doubt. Even
>though he sold out the stridhan (jewels) of wife for his campain (as he
>humbly regretted during his whole life). 
>We discuss on the discussion of the discussion. It's only pour parler,
>for the sake of discussion: the attempts and results of Gandhi's
>struggle are also in his writings, especially his attempts to reform
>stridharma.
>
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