The human face of our national idols
"Indians revere their leaders, but don’t read them. This comes naturally to a culture that worships physical forms, rather than ideas. But it means that the leader remains unexamined. Here are some facts about great people that we would rather not know."
Aakar Patel is as usual his incendiary (in an Indian context) self yet judging from the Hitchen's books about Mother Theresa, these nuggets may not be surprising. Patel collects quotes from various books about India's favorite national idols including Nehru, Gandhis (the man and the family), Subhash Chandra Bose, and even Vivekananda. Anyone really know more to dispute these 'facts'?
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“The human face of our national idols” [Short URL: http://www.ipatrix.com/?p=3573] was published Thursday, July 22nd, 2010 at 11:00 am by Patrix, filed under Asides. Both comments and linkbacks are closed.
