As an Indian I'm so happy someone had the guts to speak the truth at an international stage

My history teacher absolutely despises him and always keeps talking about his wrong doings. I've never met a South Indian that actually believes he was a saint.

din mai salt, raat ko assault Salt in the day, Assault at night

So he wasn't against discrimination, he just wanted to put his people high in this hierarchy.

As an Indian I absolutely despise how this man is kept on a pedestal literally among the gods. Although I've seen a lot of videos about his darker side, finally a pretty big channel has taken the risk of bringing this info to a larger audience. I hope people learn from this.

As an Indian, I’ve always been very conflicted on this topic. My father has always thought of him as a hero and I believed that for most of my life without questioning. But I’ve heard so much about all the terrible stuff he said and believed and I’m no longer sure.

Literally every cmnt starts saying “as an indian….”

Thank you for bringing this to the limelight. As an Indian I wish this message should reach every citizen of our country. People should know the real truth and realise who they are idolizing in their lives

As an Indian in our textbooks His non Violence policy has laid more emphasis than the freedom fighters who fought for the country. Independence can never be gained only by non violence

In India we are taught from our childhood that Gandhi was a great person.I am glad that this channel covered Gandhi's dark side.Not many channels have the guts to do this .

"If you go looking for the bad in a man, expecting to find it, you surely will." --Abraham Lincoln

He was tagged as "FATHER OF NATION" by the Congress party that went on to rule India for next 3 decades. So for them, Gandhi was a launchpad sponsored by the Brits. Fun Fact: Gandhi was also part of British army as Sergeant Major and wholeheartedly supported Brits in WW1, before he was air dropped into India as this epitome of "Righteousness". But those who know the Brits and their colonial bent of mind, would know that they would have seen Gandhi as merely a means to influence gullible Indians, backed by the non proven "Racism on a train in South Africa" story and hence no wonder they saw an opportunity in portraying Gandhi as a "Freedom Fighter". The views he had about Jews is exactly his views also about Hindus when he encouraged Hindus to get killed at the hands of Islamists in India. That Hindu hate is found today in Congress Party of India. Despicable Man leading a Despicable Congress Party!

As an Indian I would say that Subhash Chandra Bose was a far better freedom fighter than Gandhiji. Would urge people who don't about Subhash Chandra Bose (Netaji) to read about him

99% of comments: "I'm/As/Being an Indian, I..." And it makes absolute sense lol

As an Indian, I am glad you picked this topic up and chose to show who he actually was.

as an Indian I thank you for exposing the truth. Not offending at all

As an Indian I'm happy that a bigger channel has the courage to show the dark side of Gandhi. In India from kindergarten gandi is portrayed like a god. There are countless movies about him which only show the good side. Having personally read his autobiography, he overall was a good guy and has done a lot for the people, but he himself wasn't a god like perfect man. And I'm happy that my fellow Indians aren't offended. It's great to see people thinking rationally.

I am from India. As a child, I was taught in school that Gandhi was a good man and, like God, perfect in everything. But once my father told me about the bad aspects of Gandhi. So I went to my school and talked to my friends about it. But they told everything to the class teacher and the teacher beat me for lying about Gandhi. After that, I was afraid to tell or ask anyone else what I had heard about Gandhi. Years later, when I read Gandhi's autobiography and many other books about Gandhi, I had the courage to say these things without fear to anyone else. By then my circle of friends had grown, and as my friends also learned about this dark side of Gandhi through many books like I did.. I was able to talk to them about Gandhi, analyze him, and come to a conclusion. In my opinion Gandhi is an ordinary man like all of us. A man with a lot of good and bad. I will never consider him as a great human being. But I accept the fact that he has played an important role in India's freedom movement. And I have no objection to those who live by Gandhian ideas. They follow the positive aspects of Gandhi. But I am opposed to portraying Gandhi as God-like by pretending not to see the dark side of Gandhi. Thank you for making such a video and presenting it to the world. ❤️ Love from India 🇮🇳

Yes finally as a Indian I want to cry as the truth is finally out

Please which software do you use for your illustration? Your videos are awesome

Gandhi in the grave hearing he got cancelled: 💀

In school we were learning about Gandhi and the title was “Gandhi: an extraordinary man”. Nothing was said about any of the wrong doings of Gandhi and he was represented like a saint. People don’t know about the bad things he also did because it’s never talked about schools. And people wonder why the ones in power still get away with horrific things

We're so frustrated and fed-up in India to have to live with this global scam of the image of the Mahatma. He was an incredibly crafty leader with a grassroots level connect that was unparalleled. But to deify him and call him Mahatma, when he wasn't even dharmic by his own admission. And all the unsavoury things he said and did, including bizarre quotes lightly dismissing the genocide of Hindus and Jews that many people have sadly not even heard of. No one should be above criticism and many of these so-called great people have conflicted legacies. In fact one of India's greatest intellectuals Ambedkar talks about the day "Gandhi really showed him his fangs" Glad someone made this video. We're just sick and tired of the myth of Gandhi.

Many individuals I met who were indian really didn't like Gandhi, even bristling at the sound of his name. They would even tell me, " Don't believe everything you hear about him, that movie about him isn't right about everything. " Then I learned more about him. The truth is finally coming out.

I always thought that it's wrong to idolize people. People will always be people and have some dark side. It's only ideas we should praise

We need more of this. Holding human beings to this saintly ideal is ridiculous. Everyone is flawed and we need to be honest about it.

I've watched a couple of these character assassinations now and they're a simplistic grind. I don't need to watch anymore more, I see how the script works. Take a simplistic moral caricature and invert it. People are complicated, good and bad. All of us.

Einstein said that upcoming generations wont believe that a person like he ever lived on earth

As an Indian, since childhood, we were taught he was a saint: Hindi- Mahatma. We had an entire part of history textbook teaching he was pure. But as we grew up and had access to more material to learn, we learned he was the reason why real revolutionaries like Bhagat singh were executed and India was partitioned, which killed hundreds of thousands..

Never would have known about this dark side of Gandhi.. until today I've only ever heard good things.. The Infographics Show always got mind blowing subjects on it 🤯

Everyone has their good points and their bad points, even me. We should celebrate them for their accomplishments without ignoring their shortcomings.

He was recommended for Noble Peace Prize 5 times. The Nobel Committee never thought he was worthy of the honor.

It wasn't until I reached 9th grade , when my Social Studies teacher taught us about the bad side of Gandhi and I thank him a lot for this , for showing me what the truth was of our history, sadly he isn't in this world now. RIP Anil Pandey Sir 🙏

I was preparing for a medical examination for admission in a hospital in India... At that time one of their subjects was mahatama Gandhi's life... I had to read nearly 5 books on him to know what he truly was . Not a Mahatma for sure

As an indian i am not shocked, as a matter of fact, Mahatma=Great person. I refuse to call him "Mahatma Gandhi"

In discussing such figures, it's vital to approach with an open mind and a willingness to understand the broader context of their actions. No human is wholly evil or wholly good; we are all products of our circumstances and choices. These discussions shouldn't shy away from complexities but embrace them to foster a deeper understanding of humanity.

This is sad that as us Indians, we've never ever taught the actual history but only the "good parts" and we're blinded and instead of letting us decide who's a hero and who's not a hero, we've been told who's the hero and who's not the hero. Really sad.

Growing up Black, we were taught that Gandhi was the Intellectual Inspiration to MLK, I’m truly disappointed to hear these shocking revelations 😔

Despite his imperfections and controversies, Gandhi is revered for his instrumental role in India's independence movement, his commitment to nonviolent resistance, and his enduring legacy as a champion for peace and social justice. Remember, humans are not gods. They all have negative and positive aspects. People's opinions and beliefs can evolve over time as they gain knowledge and experience. Gandhi changed many opinions in his life and was open to criticism and debate. He was a flexible human.✌

In India nobody called him Mahatma (great soul), it started happening when the British passed an official order that newspapers and govt offices would now refer to Gandhi as Mahatma. At that time Gandi worked for the British Empire's interests and in his speeches he convinced the people to join the war efforts of the British Empire during world war 1. Gandi is also a bridge to convey what the British wanted from India. Gandhi helped Congress Party greatly in achieving this. But later the puppet created by the British turned against them also

Gandhi is a hero in Indian school textbooks but very few people know what kind of person he really was, This video clearly explains it.

As an Indian, I'm not shocked at all. I was exposed to this, deleting my fair view of him, when I was 13 or 14.

As a kid I used to wonder why he was shot... Now I know why....

From what I heard all I could summarise was: He liked challenging various social beliefs, one step at a time. He was constantly evolving and learning like any other human and was not afraid to be vocal about his beliefs at the time. He slept with a lot of women during the night without as much as touching them, the same as one would sleep with their mother or sister, hence proving his celibacy. Without him we might not have been free enough to type all our hearts out, and without him we will soon not be free again once the broadcasting bill passes :)

I remember questioning my History teacher on Gandhi's hypocrisy on bhagat singh's death but encouraging Indians to participate in WWII...my teacher didn't really respond( and I have no issues wid dat, i mean I understand that she cud not make controversial statements herself). Gandhi has done pretty good things for India's freedom struggle but his actions are exponentially over hyped. India has a lot of other freedom fighters who are, unfortunately, not appreciated and regarded as much as Gandhi

I still remember 4 years ago during a history class, we were reading the chapter "Rise of nationalism in India" and it has a lot parts and sub sections so we read them one by one. Then, we reached the section about gandhi his principles and stuff and there I remember it was my turn to read and the context was 'women's rights in the freedom struggle and women's right to vote' and gandhi's statement with respect to women's rights was "Women are supposed to care of their houses and that's their duty to care care of their children and husbands" This made me startle because until then gandhi was a god for us and we were never told anything bad about him so I assumed I read wrong and decided to read it again later and it still meant the same thing. I came home and looked up Gandhi like fr fr and I was so disappointed but also happy because now I wasn't idealizing a guy who was a big hypocrite. Edit: and i would say he was pretty like diplomatic manipulative leader which is why everyone liked him besides his pervy sexist and racist practices but that does not make him A GREAT LIVING BEING because he wasnt an honest man and he isnt someone who should be so looked upon as much as he is.

Nobody is perfect, everyone has dark side. So individual worship is dangerous.....this is proved time and time again in history.

Mallus from kerala will.come and preach Gabdhi for their personal religious interests

I'm indian and this is just 5% of what will shock you.

When Britishers were leaving india, they clearly said that Gandhi's impact of non-violence movemen was minimal. They were scared of NETAJI'S ARMY.

I'm indian and was taught he was a hero amongst india, I'm glad I know the truth now.

Wow. I never knew. And also... question everything. Thanks for posting

"I never consider Mr. Gandhi a mahatma (saint). He has shown me his real fangs." -B. R. Ambedkar (The man who led the team for writing of Indian constitution) PS - I consider him a few sane minds at the time who asked during partition a complete transfer of population, but screwd by Congress leaders. He was so practical and genuine that he said 10 years of reservation is enough for upliftment and inclusion of a depressed class to the society. But screwd by forthcoming leaders.

As an Indian, this is all true, i was bought up in school learning that he was the sole reason the british left, but no. The british left only after the Naval Mutiny . Gandhi also didnt allow his wife to take medicine when she fell seriously ill, resulting in her death, but when HE fell sick, he gladly took the british medicine.

Whatever he did but the hate and fake allegation he gets now is on whole another level due to political reasons, its too much. And there are even people in the comments who pray his killer.

Really happy that Infographics took up this topic. From our childhood here we are taught mostly about Gandhi and his dark side is not talked about at all. There have been many other freedom fighters who deserve more recognition and those people absolutely sacrificed everything for India’s freedom.

Funny thing is - most of the points mentioned in the video can be found in his autobiography. He was quite blunt about self-assessment.

No one is perfect. But his msg is sacred.

He was a dbl agent. Something like 'Total Recall' Quaid except that the employer (read britts) ditched 'Quaid' (read G) here.

As an Indian.. I didn't needed the internet to figure out who he truly was . The clues were always there. His hands are red with blood of Sikhs and Hindus.

Same as mother Teresa, she was selective on the charity giving for more publicity; and many times through her life she was queried whether a demon posessed her. She was actually exorsided. This isn't normal, a person doesnt get an exorcism without suspicion or a crazy fanatic group as her acquaintances. Her path was true and just and she was a person about helping others and making the neediest of needy desperate people a bed, a foot wash or some food. However, given that understanding she was still selective everywhere she went for a political stance; she was more pleased with pursuing the demand from rich folk or those with political influence in certain areas to pacify certain slum communities that were experiencing famine, disease, drugs, mobs, gangs, corrupt societies. The same is said about other recent political saings, you really have to question there actions. In reality, every action has a consequence.

Ghandi said flat-out that he knew the socialism he was espousing would bring poverty to his people, but that he thought it was worth it to force them into more moral behavior.

I am glad people will get to know about him !!!

Finally a video where I cleared my doubts about Gandhi's true character....surely he did a lot for India but his personality and so called "sacrifices" are worth nothing in front of true heroes of India like Bhagat Singh and Subhash Chandra Bose.

Having lived in India for 5 years, most of these facts were told to me by Indians themselves. You had a group of Indians who idealised Gandhi for the same reasons a lot of us (used to do) do, and another group of people who never ceases to preach about his hypocrisy. I personally see him as a flawed individual but racism should not tolerated.

No Gandhi is not father of India

am really excited in ur stories

Yessss! Finally a big channel said this. In India , they teach us right from kindergarten that how Gandhi was a godlike man and the greatest person to have ever walked among us. It never made sense to me ; his philosophy, his actions , his visible hypocrisy. But I was afraid of saying that out loud. Finally I realized that it was the propaganda of the ruling INC who claimed to be his successors and thus to seek public support , portrayed him as the sole freedom fighter who got India independence.

I still don't get why he is named as 'Father is our Nation ' whereas there are so many people who really worked very hard for independence.

He should have remained a saint without interfering in India's Independence movement which slowed down and was delayed due to his presence

They have said the same thing about Mother Theresa.

When we say these in India, we’ll be branded as Sanghi 😂 However when a western channel did a video, everyone wholeheartedly accepted it….very nice😌

my father always hated him. whenever i mentioned him my father deeply expressed his hatred towards him. he called him the biggest hypocrite and a pervert. i never understood why until i came across an article of this type. edit: please don't fight or bring up hateful topics in the comments. we're all pretty much mature enough not to do that and instead spread the right information while not being hateful, afterall, we shall not speak ill of the dead.

He was a product of his time and of his experiences. It's just a fact. It's hard to judge people from our perspective. As an American I know we will be cursed by future generations. Absolutely detested for our disrespect to the planet, insane use of resources, and pollution. I'm not a big fan of the man but he did change history and the fate of tens of millions. Good show.

Let’s focus on his wrongs and let’s assume, suppose, conjure up, and fill in the gaps with our own biased ideas of wrong doing. Let’s take the saints and make them all devils. Let’s ignore all truth for the fact that a little lie might be somewhere in it. Let’s not read his own writings or even imagine the time in which he lived. We are so proud that we actually think future generations will regard us as intelligent and truthful.

As an Indian I agree with this. There were lot of dark sides to this man who we were told that was some kind of God level man or a monk.

As an Indian, it is often said that Gandhi's policy of non violence or satyagraha were very significant, actually we have been taught a wrong history by degenerating the values of great heroes like S. Bose, Baghat Sing etc.

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Wow man thank u jst thank u for making this public

I'm not sure if this is correct or not bt I would like to say that many Indians despise some of his actions during the war of Independence and not all of us like him a lot.

My dad has always told me since the beginning that he was never the great man that people made him out to be. He told me all the political drama attached to him. We, as Indians, are taught about him a lot and he's referenced in a lot of things. I personally think that this is so because he went on the path of non-violence and they want to promote that in the youth of this country. However, he's given way more attention than he actually deserves and I think there were so many other freedom fighters who actually fought against the Britishers and made it possible for us to be free in this day and age. They are given way less credit than they deserve.

The truth will always be the truth, 10 years, 100 years, 10,000 years, one beautiful day all souls will have the truth ❤❤❤

I am an Indian too, I hate Gandhi for ruining his son's future by not letting him go to the college in England after getting a full scholarship

As a indian, I always grew up thinking he was this hero, because I was taught so, until I came to the internet I didn't the things he did

He was a moster to Indians imposed as saint by ruling governments.

He also downplayed genocide committed by Muslims against Hindus in Kerala and asked Hindus to submit to them.

As albert einstein once said “Generations to come will scarce believe that such a one as this ever in flesh and blood walked upon this earth.” I believe a person’s thought ripes over the years with experiences and yet he never shy away from speaking his heart and practising what he believes in . I had read his autobiography and i could so much relate to him.

In school we were taught to believe that Gandhi was a God-like man, a flawless man of peace. History textbooks in Indian schools portray only the good sides of figures like Gandhi, Nehru, etc. That being said I do believe they played important roles in Indian independence but that doesn't mean they were perfect humans. We need to know all sides of the story.

Growing up as an indian you were always taught gandhi as god's angel in schools as they say him 'mahatma' gandhi, but none can deny the fact that he indeed had a influence of white superiority in him. He had even manipulated the meaning of tolerance, and all of that in the name of being religiously nonviolent, which is as wrong as it can be. Even in our religion they say, 'अहिंसा परमो धर्मः धर्म हिंसा तथैव च:' which means 'Non-violence is the ultimate duty, but you have to choose the path of Violence to protect the world from evils.' Gandhi even agreed to the proposal of division of the nation into inda and pakistan, and even if that was not enough already that he made one country an islamic state and the other one secular... Not only that, he even didn't try to stop the hangings of violent nationalists like bhagat singh, sukhdev singh and many other just because they were not following the same ideology of his free india. There are many more evidences to support that he was more interested in holding power than freedom of india.

he was the reason india was divided

I think that Gandhi was still a important person in the progression of independence movements. His negative aspects that he had shouldn't completely define his life. Humans are prone to be flawed, but his accomplishments are more than most can say. Same with Columbus. Sure, he did bad things to the native americans. Does that make his accomplishments of exploration negligible? I dont think so. When someone praises someone, they are praised for their positive aspects. Praising gandhi doesnt mean you are forced to condone what he did wrong

Even India is divided on their opinions on Gandhi. I am myself an advocate for Subhash Chandra Bose, and never agreed with Gandhi's principles or ways of life. Had we not followed Gandhi, we could've had independence much earlier.

As an Indian from our childhood everyone spammed gandhi gandhi gandhi but now.......... Only Indian's understand😭😭😭🥺

Well, now I know why Gandhi was not chosen to be the Tallest Statue of the World and I am glad it was Sardar Vallabhai Patel.

not everyone is perfect. not you, not him, not anyone. everyone has their good and bad side. he did many good things and bad things as well. yall cant point out a person randomly and say that the person is bad/good.

Feel so awful about how he's on every Indian currency note when there have been other figures in our history like Sardar Patel, Kartar Singh Sarhaba and Bhagat Singh. 😢

"Gandhi was never a Mahatma and I refuse to call him a Mahatma.” by Dr B.R. Ambedkar

wow this certainly opened my eyes

Before Disney or any other company makes a movie about Gandhi, they should consider watching this video first, Because a lot of The Times, they mix and match the facts instead of getting the true evidence that is written in history.

As an Indian, I'm happy people are coming to know of Gandhi's reality. He is not "The Father of the Nation", this is a propaganda and an embarrassment. He is overrated and a misguidance to youth. What he did more than fighting for independence is making an entire subcontinent weak on its foundation for over 70 years and misrepresenting certain democratic values. He is given more importance over people like Subhas Chandra Bose, B.R. Ambedkar.