Gandhi The Film And How It Compares To Early 20th Century Indian History
Gandhi
While ‘Gandhi', the movie, when combined with Metcalf and Frankel's research , gives a comprehensive and multi-dimensional understanding of India towards the end of the British occupation, and helps us empathize in a way the readings alone cannot, I feel that the movie on its own, irresponsibly conveys a dangerously limited understanding of the early 20th century dilemma in the Asian sub-continent. By failing to capture the salient class tensions and problematic notions of caste, the film fails to convey a significant part of the India story, which is as, if not more exploitative and enduring as British colonization. This paper will be used as a space to unravel some of the most prominent issues that weave together this period in India and Mahatma Gandhi.
One of the most prominent aspects of Gandhi's nationalist struggle for independence was his non-violent non-cooperation as a means of transforming society and riding India of the British. Questioning his insistence on......
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