In Jad Adams’ biography, Gandhi: The True Man Behind India, he discusses the reality of Mahatma Gandhi, and his efforts to achieve spiritual perfection. Adams uses Gandhi’s famous line, “Truth is God, or God is nothing but the Truth,” to understand his spiritual journey of life (Adams 5). However he also attempts to expose the truth behind the man everyone has come to know as a world icon. Was Gandhi a highly spiritual man who searched for the truth of God, or went against word about Hindu-Muslim relations in India? Although he was a self-educated Indian man who attempted to unite the Hindus and Muslims of India, he was a man who may have created a public image of himself to promote his ideology. He wanted to represent all of India’s citizens,
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Gandhi held onto his belief that Islam was an intriguingly spiritual religion and he was fascinated by the practices Muhammad created for the Muslims to follow in their daily life. However, although he did treat Muslims in India with respect, he did not want them to communicate with those who did not belong in their community. His goal was to keep the distinctive communities separate, but united at the same time. His intention seemed simple, but they crated a hypocritical, controversial image of himself. Gandhi’s open-mindedness created an illusion that he accepted all religions, and was not against unity between Hindus and Muslims in India. However, during the Hindu- Muslim conflict, an issue arose within Gandhi’s family concerning Manilal, his son, and the fate of India. Adams states that, “He wanted to marry Fatima Gool, a daughter of a Muslim merchant who was a long-term friend of the family” (Adams …show more content…
He advocated nonviolence and he also believed in unity within a country, regardless of an individual’s choice of worship. However, Gandhi did not believe that different communities should socialize with one another, but instead, they should stay within their own religion communities. He did not approve of Manilal marrying a Muslim girl, and he was a hypocrite who threatened his own son to justify his own personal beliefs. He sought safety for his public image, and did not want his son to pursue any actions that would cause any damage. Therefore, Gandhi did not truly advocate Hindu and Muslim unity in India because of his personal negative beliefs of inter-faith marriage. His beliefs were a false front for the public to view him as an open-minded man who wanted unity within the nation. However, his personal choices illustrated that he was not a hero, but an imposter who hid behind his admirable
Gandhi held onto his belief that Islam was an intriguingly spiritual religion and he was fascinated by the practices Muhammad created for the Muslims to follow in their daily life. However, although he did treat Muslims in India with respect, he did not want them to communicate with those who did not belong in their community. His goal was to keep the distinctive communities separate, but united at the same time. His intention seemed simple, but they crated a hypocritical, controversial image of himself. Gandhi’s open-mindedness created an illusion that he accepted all religions, and was not against unity between Hindus and Muslims in India. However, during the Hindu- Muslim conflict, an issue arose within Gandhi’s family concerning Manilal, his son, and the fate of India. Adams states that, “He wanted to marry Fatima Gool, a daughter of a Muslim merchant who was a long-term friend of the family” (Adams …show more content…
He advocated nonviolence and he also believed in unity within a country, regardless of an individual’s choice of worship. However, Gandhi did not believe that different communities should socialize with one another, but instead, they should stay within their own religion communities. He did not approve of Manilal marrying a Muslim girl, and he was a hypocrite who threatened his own son to justify his own personal beliefs. He sought safety for his public image, and did not want his son to pursue any actions that would cause any damage. Therefore, Gandhi did not truly advocate Hindu and Muslim unity in India because of his personal negative beliefs of inter-faith marriage. His beliefs were a false front for the public to view him as an open-minded man who wanted unity within the nation. However, his personal choices illustrated that he was not a hero, but an imposter who hid behind his admirable