My Country My Life – By L.K. Advani
A well narrated Indian history and politics from a legend . Fantastic language and very impressive writing. The whole book is divided into 5 phases (5 phases of his life) and described the indian politics,the details of various freedom fighters,politicians etc..
Very informative and I used to keep my Oxford dictionary with me while reading the above book.
Have a look at the following,which I learnt from the above book:
I am what I am today principally because of the values and tradition that I acquired from RSS – LK Advani
Every significant event has its own predestined time of occurrence
Advani- Born in Karachi and lived in Sindh for the first 20 years of his life
Advani left Karachi for good in 12 September 1947.
A more assertive leadership could perhaps have succeded in bringing these districts to India,in which case India’s western boundary could have stretched right upto the sacred Sindhu river. Sadly,that did not happen
Arab muslims who had settled along the coast,as in Kerala,had their mosques
Nadir Shah looted the country once.British loot us every day. Every year wealth to the tune of 4.5 million dollars is being drained out,sucking our very blood – Sindh times
Our object will be to sacrifice married bliss for the joy of serving the country – Jai Hind Party
Let positive,strong,helpful thoughts enter into your brains from very childhood.Lay yourself open to these thoughts and not to weakening and paralysing ones
Curiosity kills the cat
Bombay, a city with which Karachi shares close historical ties and many common characterestics
Our mother passed away when I was just 13 and Sheela,only 7 – Advani
Time had inevitably taken its toll leaving me to muse,sadly,about the transience (last only for short time) of human life
When the door opens and lets the future in!!
Kindled the fire of patriotism in me
You receive so much from society but what are you giving back? Is’nt it your duty to do so? Is’nt it our responsibility to liberate our motherland??
Indira Gandhi during Emergency: Nation is more important than democracy
Advani was Minister of Information and Broadcasting in Morarji Desai’s government
Indeed,dynasticism is now part of the “basic structure” of congress
Ayodhya movement opened my eyes to the deep-rooted influence of religion in the lives of hindus of all castes and sects across the country
We have been unable to provide clean drinking water to hundreds of millions of our citizens,more than half of our population
What can be more shaming than to read that many infants in our tribal areas die of malnutrition??
Duty, Dedication & Discipline – Three principles that I learnt before I started my life as a political activist – LKA
About partion,LKA says – “ What an accursed (horrible) fate mine is..”
Join RSS. It is a good organisation which teaches patriotism& discipline to young men – LKA
Mother,had’nt you taught me from Bhagavad Gita that the soul is indistructible??
- Hemu Kalani hanged by Brits in 1943
Freedom is the birthright of every nation – Bala Gangadhara Tilak
My pre-partition memories of Karachi have always been that of a tidy neat city – LKA
The word hindu is clearly derived from Sindhu,the old as well as the present India name for the Indus. From this Sindhu came the words Hindu & Hindustan as wellas Indus & India – Discovery of India by Pundit Jawaharlal Nehru
Congress leaders believe that India would get her independence by sending memorandums & petitions to the British.RSS seniors would tell us “ we don’t think that the British are going to go away so cheaply”
Two nation theory first fell on my ears,it felt as if I had touched a live wire – LKA
Without a well organised population and without a voluntary force at its core consisting of individuals strong in character and imbued with the spirit of sacrifice,nothing tangible can be achieved – LKA
“Learn to listen more and talk less,express your opinion in clear and concise terms; but don’t challenge others in an argument beyond a point even if you know that the other person is in the wrong. Nine times out of ten,an argument ends with each of the contestents more firmly convinced than ever that he is absolutely right.Once you have made your point and your friends doesn’t agree,what is the point in stretching the argument? If you can’t convince him,simply keep quiet.
A man convinced against his will
Is of the same opinion still
Instead of condemning people,let’s try to understand. To know all is to forgive all. God himself does not propose to judge man until the end of his days. Why should you & I?Human beings do not change the way they live simply by listening to other’s advice. They have to realise the need for change themselves”
How to win friends and influence people – by Dale Carnegie
Godward passion transmuted to manward love.People read Gita as a pious act and for a little peace of mind.We never realised that this is a book of intense practicality.
- Swami Vivekananda
I have committed the biggest blunder in creating Pakistan and would like to go to Delhi & tell Nehru to forget the follies of the past and become friends again – Jinnah
Largest ever cross migration of population in human history – LKA about partition
One hindu woman posed question to Nehru- “Partitions take place in all families,property changes hands,but it is all arranged peacefully. Why this butchery,loot and abductions? Could you not do it the sensible way families divide?”
India is the world’s most ancient civilization,yet one of its youngest nations.Much of the paradox found everywhere in India is the product of her inextricable antiquity and youth.
British Prime Minister Clement Atlee had announced on 20 Feb 1947 that His Majesty’s Government intended to transfer power to Indians in a united or partitioned India by June 1948. Mount Batton arrived in india in 1947. In a maddening short span of 5 months,he completed the task of dividing India in 1947.
I am however convinced that the partition riots were to a large extent, avoidable – LKA
Uncertainity often results in suspicion,which turns neighbour against neighbour more so in a communally charged atmosphere
They made me aware of the harsh realities of life faced by millions of my countrymen and also imparted a welcome discipline to my daily habits – LKA
Generations to come will scarce (rarely found) believe that such a one as this walked the earth in flesh and blood – Tribute to Mahatma Gandhi by Albert Einstein
I was shell shocked is an understatement. What had impressed me most about Gandhiji was his absolute honesty and purity of his personality – LKA
The sangh might not believe in Ahimsa but neither did it advocate aggression.The swayam sevaks were only taught the art of self defence
If the teeth were to bite the tongue, do we pull out the teeth? Even those who have done injustice to us are our own people. So, we must forget and forgive
A lie repeated hundred times becomes a truth – Goebbels
To call RSS anti-secular is to show one’s ignorance of what is secularism stands for and what the RSS stands for – LKA
We must be able to show that India is not only in theory,but also in fact,a country where hindus,muslims,christians & everyonewill be able to live without fear and with equality of rights.That is the constitution that we hae framed and which we propose to apply rigourously & scrupulously – Dr. Shyama Prasad Mookharjee
Our goodness or inaction has been interpreted as weakness by Pakistan.It has made Pakistan more and more intransigent (refusing to change views or behaviour)
India was the motherland of our race and Sanskrit,the mother of Europe’s languages,she was the mother of our philosophy,mother,through the Arabs,of much of our mathematics,mother through the Buddha,of the ideals embodied in Christianity,mother through village community,of self government and democracy. Mother India is in many ways the mother of all of us
- Will Durant “The Story of Philosophy”
To be continued..
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