Mahatma Gandhi

Chal pade jidhar do dag mag mein, Chal pade koti pag usi or
Pad gayee jidhar bhi ek drishti, Gad gaye koti drig usi or

The God. The man. The mountain. The half-naked fakir who made the sun set on the British Empire. The man who showed the world that bravery is not about hitting back or hitting first, it is about not deviating from your stance in spite of hits. The man who showed that courage comes from within, the man who believed that a leader's strength comes not from his official position but from his inner strength and from his belief in the people he is leading. The man who showed that personal integrity is above all else, and that to win oneself, to be true to oneself, is the ultimate win.

I do not intend to praise Gandhi. I am too small a man, and language is too insufficient for that.

I do not intend to criticize Him, like many people who think it is fashionable to do so. Nor do I intend to defend Him, He is anyway being all criticisms.

I intend to pray. I intend to pray to God to give me the strength. To say, as I always do, that if I am able to do a millionth of what He did, in personal life, for the country, I will consider this a successful life.

I do not consider his ideals to be either outdated or gospel. He did what he realized was right during his time. I pray to God to give me that integrity, where I can question the truth, where I can realize in my inner self what is the right path. And then, God, give me the strength to walk that path.

He yugshrishta, he yugdrishta, he yugsansthapak, yugadheesh
Tere ek ansh se bhi ban sake hum, bas itni hamein tu de asheesh