Gandhism , A panacea.

[cat2006_svenk]

HI guys,
Its a long time since we had talked about Gandhism. Gandhism has a solution for everything(if I can use this word). So lets discuss on problems which are being faced by our society today,and try to discuss on solutions for these, based on Gandhi's Life. We might get some very good solutions , could be effective in real life case studies. As a starter I am posting an 'Inquiry' on Conflict Resolution.

Consider the situation,

You have an argument with your senior colleague on a deliverable , which 'you' have prepared . He had worked on the review of this and found out that he had to do a lot of work to bring the deliverable to a good state. But this is only his point of view , you know very well that , the senior is not a competant reviewer and 'you cannot make the manager buy your point of view' . According to you , the deliverable only had some minor corrections , but your senior had worked on it for 3 days which is way over the required time. The manager enquires you on this . You are finally blamed for carelessness. You now have a conflict , How will you get around this problem?


Gandhi's life teaches us a lesson on Conflict Resolution:

Any man cannot understand the whole truth ,which makes the process of punishment a waste. No man can punish an other man , until he proves he is right , which he cannot do as no man can understand the truth in its entirety.

[rajpalc]

Originally Posted by cat2006_svenk

HI guys,
Its a long time since we had talked about Gandhism. Gandhism has a solution for everything(if I can use this word). So lets discuss on problems which are being faced by our society today,and try to discuss on solutions for these, based on Gandhi's Life. We might get some very good solutions , could be effective in real life case studies. As a starter I am posting an 'Inquiry' on Conflict Resolution.

Consider the situation,

You have an argument with your senior colleague on a deliverable , which 'you' have prepared . He had worked on the review of this and found out that he had to do a lot of work to bring the deliverable to a good state. But this is only his point of view , you know very well that , the senior is not a competant reviewer and 'you cannot make the manager buy your point of view' . According to you , the deliverable only had some minor corrections , but your senior had worked on it for 3 days which is way over the required time. The manager enquires you on this . You are finally blamed for carelessness. You now have a conflict , How will you get around this problem?


Gandhi's life teaches us a lesson on Conflict Resolution:

Any man cannot understand the whole truth ,which makes the process of punishment a waste. No man can punish an other man , until he proves he is right , which he cannot do as no man can understand the truth in its entirety.

Hey its good to hear that there r ppl who beleive in Gandhism. I agree with u. All the problems of India, atleast problems related to people's mindest and morality can be solved with Gandhism.

[Asif]

Gandhism is basically a idealistic principle which can be followed by very few people like Gandhi himself. Human being by nature are depraved, Don't bank your hopes of people following Gandhism for any kind of conflict resolution.

---Asif

[cat2006_svenk]

Hi guys,

As you say Gandhism might not be effective, but all the other approaches miserably fail , they dont come close to solving problems. They dont resolve problems , they change the problem to something else seeing which people believe that it is solved.

[anand_449]

Its a long time since we had talked about Gandhism. Gandhism has a solution for everything(if I can use this word). So lets discuss on problems which are being faced by our society today,and try to discuss on solutions for these, based on Gandhi's Life.

Lage raho Munna bhai dekne ke baad se ye thread(gandhism) start hua.
Pehle ye thread aur gandhism kaha tha BHaI.

[MartianOnEarth]

To the original poster Cat2006_svenk,

Boss, why are you dragging Gandhiji to sort our your personal issue?

If the objective is to find creative solutions to mundane problems, then it might be more interesting if we also try to analyse how Mandrake, Martin Luther King, Chacha Chaudhry, Tarzan, Shaktimaan and Michael Jackson would have dealt with the same issue.

But on a serious note, if your senior colleague and his boss don't buy into your arguments, then have a chat with the HR folks and get a transfer into another team. If the same situation comes up again, probably your previous bosses were right. Else congratulate yourself on taking the initiative and moving into a better team.

Apologies if you think there's less philosophy and more practicality in the solution. Give it a shot if you find it convincing.

[maheshtk_21]

Originally Posted by anand_449

Lage raho Munna bhai dekne ke baad se ye thread(gandhism) start hua.
Pehle ye thread aur gandhism kaha tha BHaI.

If thats the case, where do u feel was Bapu before he was thrown out of that train?

I have great faith in Gandhi, especially his integrity.We may or may not agreee with all his actions (withdrawal after Chaurichaura-- or chorri chorra as we used to remember it for history exams,being adamant on making Nehru the PM)
One may dismiss Gandhi as a pacifist, but he is the need of the day.

Gandhiji is just a link, the message in its essence has been derived from Jesus,Budha and other greats.It is about man appealing to his own higher self.it is about minimising one's personal cravings and uplifting other persons in the process.

But PANACEA is too strong a word. whenever any ideology,ism or religion is seen as a panacea,it becomes dogmatic.
And Gandhian philosophy doesnt have any quick fixes.the solutions in Lage Raho were romanticised.It was grossly simplistic.
But to its credit, the movie have conveyed the message.

Gandhian philosophy( for those who dont like calling it hindu-jaina pacifism)
is the need of the hour.
World leaders who keep speaking about ''Out of the box thinking'' need not look any further--it is Gandhian philosphy they r looking for.
It is one classic example of the WIN-WIN approach.

Nice thread.keep going

[rajpalc]

hey mahesh,
I agree with u on Gandhism is a classic example of the WIN-WIN approach.

[highflyer]

My Experiences with truth(quite literally)
I didn't get the output 4 my experiment,in the lab today,the experiments we did were in the same drive,got tempted to copy that,was free to do dat...then the little Gandhi inside me told not to...I refrained
got the output after much toil...and am very satisfied...a happier soul

wud've sounded like philosophy 2 a few,dumb talk 2 others....it is to b experienced

[cat2006_svenk]

HI,
I would like to make a point here, we are looking for solutions to problems. We cannot look at Tarzan,Mandrake etc, as these are fictional characters. We need an example, where a problem, which relates to our times being solved in a WIN-WIN way.And if Tarzan,Mandrake could provide such solutions , there is nothing wrong in using them.
As far as the personal problems go, the problem mentioned, should not be considered as personal,as this typically involves a moral dilemma.The solution given is good. But , is it the best one under the circumstances? is the major question.We should put in more efforts to bring out problems faced by todays society and try to come to a consensus on the solution.
It is not that the problem given is the only one. There are several others.Please think over this.There might be a light at the end of the tunnel, so we need to travel into the tunnel further, to see the light.