Gandhigiri is DEAD...

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There was a time when I heard my uncles mutter, " Amitabh de din gaye." That was almost more than a decade back. And then KBC happened. My friends and I used to play galli cricket when we were young. We used to call each other by cricketing names. And the name that was most sought after was Sachin. And last week I heard a couple of kids fighting over the name "Dhoni". And then the very next day Sachin scored a ton. And then Munnabhai re-appeared. And as they teased on TV, he was not alone this time. He had Mahatma Gandhi for company. Who, some said. Accha, the bloke who gave us independence. And suddenly (as usual) the whole country was divided again. They debated whether Mahatma's "Gandhigiri" is relevant in today's world. Some said, " Its very relevant. His gospels of truth and....