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The Courage Of Mahatma Gandhi Essay

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And there he was sitting, in a dilemma not knowing what to do. He wasn't in such predicament even when he was contemplating on whether to tell his dad about his smoking nor the time he was on his maiden sea voyage. He was at the end of his thinking capacity on what to do. And the toddler woke up and smiling innocently, looking at Mahatma showing his two new front teeth. So tranquil was the infants smile that Mahatma Gandhi immediately forgot everything and took him into his hands and the decision felt obvious. How can one not go to this little one's house, after all, the child’s father, Vishnu Iyer has been one of his best friends from his Barrister days in England, and one of the few who relinquished their sarkari jobs to join the freedom …show more content…

That' the root cause of his dilemma now. Vishnu Iyer much to the ire of his parents and relatives married his true love Iris Scott and as the fate would have it her estranged father was a loyal lieutenant to the governor-general of Madras.

How Vishnu Iyer and Iris Scott found the magic between them is for another day. Long story short, she loved India and Sanskrit and Coffee and those discussions during coffee led them to something much more romantic and beautiful. There' a reason why people say a lot can happen over a coffee.

The magic between them was so profound that it seemed even Gods became jealous, and their romance ended prematurely, plaguing the other to become a lone soul.

Gandhiji suddenly became a child while playing with the toddler. He immediately bonded with him. After completing his discourses in Chennai and he went to Vishnu's home upon his request.

“Hey Ram! So silly of me. I've played with this child for three days yet I don't know his name.” Gandhiji thought to himself and took the little one into his arms and asked, “What's your name

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