Gandhi, Disillusionment, Respect, Ideological Differences | Chapters 61 & 62 of Nehru’s Autobiography

Saturday, August 23, 2025

 🌫️ Disillusionment, respect, and ideological divergence.

🎧 Chapters 61 & 62 of Nehru’s Autobiography

📘 61: Desolation
Nehru reflects on the collapse of the Civil Disobedience Movement and his growing distance from Gandhi’s philosophy.
He critiques Gandhiji’s anti-modern, moralistic approach but continues to admire his bravery and sincerity.
Nehru reaffirms his belief in reason, reform, and humanism as the path to progress.

📘 62: Paradoxes
Here, Nehru wrestles with Gandhi’s contradictions: his personal gentleness alongside rigid ideology.
He questions Gandhi’s tolerance of feudal structures and opposition to socialism.
Nehru advocates systemic, democratic change to fight poverty and uplift the masses.

🎧 A candid examination of Gandhi’s greatness, and his limits.


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