Born on October 2, 1869, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi died on October 30, 1948. What he did in his 78-year-old life seemed unimaginable then. Albert Einstein on Bapu's 70th birthday wrote something to the effect: Future generations will hardly believe that such a man of flesh and blood was on earth.' Instead of being proud of such a prominent personality, there are cottage industries running for him in India, the main outlets of which are social media and WhatsApp University. And this naked lie is presented, propagated with such skill and effort that it starts to be believed by the gullible. A man with a cloak and a stick may laugh off many a gag, but today few so-called claims are put through the X-ray machine of logic-proofing.
According to a letter from the National Archives, to meet his expenses in 1930, Gandhiji received Rs. per month from the British. 100, which today is worth Rs. 2.38 lakhs.
An old letter in this claim was shared on social media X. In fact, the document attached with this claim is from the time of Bapu's detention in Pune's Yerwada Jail. He was kept in Yerwada jail after the march. In a letter written by the Mumbai government, Rs. 100 were sent to the Jail Superintendent. They were not allowed for personal expenses.
The first telephone in Gujarat was not fitted in the house of a mill owner or an industrialist, but on the table of Gandhiji's Sabarmati Ashram. In this claim, a picture of Bapu talking on the telephone also went viral on the Internet.
The image available on Getty Images clearly states that this photo was taken in 1941 at the Sevagram Ashram in Maharashtra. And according to historical documents, the first telephone line was laid in Gujarat in 1897 and had 34 subscribers. The biggest thing is that after 17 years i.e. in 1915, Mohandas Gandhi returned to India from South Africa.
Did you know that Mahatma Gandhi was once a sergeant in the British Army and received two medals for gallantry?
In fact, on the occasion of the birthday of the King of Britain in 1915, 'Kesar-e-Hind' award was announced to Gandhiji. During the Zulu War in South Africa in 1906, he was awarded as the head of the Indian Volunteer Ambulance Corps. But in 1920, Bapu expressed his displeasure with the British government by sending a letter to the Viceroy rejecting both the awards. And the photo with the British army is actually with the South African soccer team. Gandhiji himself founded this Passive Resisters Football Club.
In a picture posted on social media, Gandhi is touching his nose with the nose of a girl with short hair.
In fact, this is a product of very clever photoshop. A girl has been cut-pasted in Nehru's place from a photo of Gandhiji laughing and talking with Nehru.
On Gandhiji's 150th birthday, a picture resurfaced on social media. In this, Gandhiji is lying on the ground and two people are trying to stop a man behind. This was posted as a picture of Bapu's murder.
The fact is that this photo is from the 1963 Hollywood film 'Nine Hours to Ram' made by Mark Robbins and banned in India.
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru and Mohammad Ali Jinnah were the top legislators of their time, but none made a legal representation on behalf of Bhagat Singh.'
Of course, there are no historical records or documents to support this claim. There were two cases against Shaheed Bhagat Singh: Central Assembly Bombing Case (1929) and British Police Officer John Saunders Murder Case (1928). This case is also known as Lahore Conspiracy Case. According to the available documents, Bhagat Singh had petitioned the court seeking legal counsel to monitor the proceedings of the case and outline the cross-examination. He made it clear that this legal counsel would neither address nor cross-examine the court. He chose Lala Dunichand as such adviser. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi's huge personality and enormous influence is so strong and effective that even today lies have to be spread about him.
The gap between what we do and what we are capable of doing online-offline is the solution to most of the world's problems. – Gandhiji
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