CBSE ASL Speaking Topic “conversation among certain friends regarding the life of Mahatma Gandhi, the father of our Nation”

CBSE ASL Speaking Topic conversation among certain friends regarding the life of Mahatma Gandhi, the father of our Nation.

Conversation on the Topic “A Great Man” for Class 9, 10, 11 and 12 Students.

Ram: India has produced many great men in the past like Lord Buddha, Guru Nanak, Kabir, Swami Daya Nand etc. Mahatma Gandhi was also a great son of India.

Rahim: You are right. He devoted his life towards the teaching of love, nonviolence and truth.

Joginder Singh: He was one of those great saints like Lord Christ, Lord Buddha and Guru Nanak who changed the course of human history by their teachings.

Robert: Like Socrates he was a passionate devotee and seeker of truth all his life.

Sultana: He sacrificed his life at the altar of communal unity and human brotherhood.

Julie: In reality he did not belong to India alone, like all saintly messengers of God he belonged to the whole mankind.

Savitri: His full name was Mohan Das Karam Chand Gandhi, but he was popularly known as Mahatma Gandhi.

Ram: People also called him lovingly as ‘Bapu’. He was also the father of our nation.

Rahim: You are absolutely correct. He was greatly responsible for the achievement of independence of India from the British rule.

Joginder Singh: He was a saint philosopher. He believed in simple living and high thinking.

Robert: If I am not wrong Gandhiji was born on October 2, 1869 at Porbandar in Gujarat.

Sultana: You are right. He was highly influenced by his parents.

Julie: ‘His mother Putli Bai was a very religious lady, she greatly helped in shaping the religious ideas of Mahatma Gandhi.

Savitri: Mahatma Gandhi went to England for studying law and was called to the Bar in 1891.

Ram: He also went to South Africa and stayed there for nearly 21 years.

Rahim: In South Africa, he guided the Indians in their struggle against injustice and tyranny.

Joginder Singh: It was in South Africa that Mahatma Gandhi developed most of his ideas regarding Satyagraha, non-violence, truth and education.

Robert: In 1916, Gandhiji returned to India and joined the struggle for India’s independence. Ultimately, he led the Indians to freedom on 15th August 1947.

Sultana: Gandhiji was a great believer in truth and God. He believed that ultimately truth always triumphed over falsehood.

Julie: Gandhiji used his novel method of non-violence and Satyagraha against the greatest imperialist power on this earth. He was also a great humanitarian and a crusader against injustice and tyranny everywhere. He was also a religious person and did not have any ill will even against his opponents.

Savitri: The fact is that he was a practical philosopher who practiced whatever he preached.

Ram: He also respected all the religions of the world. In reality, he was a God-fearing and religious type of philosopher. According to him God and truth are the two aspects of the same coin.

Rahim: He firmly believed that we could realise God by serving mankind and loving them. Thus he saw God even in the lowliest person and called the poorest as ‘Daridra Narayana’.”

Joginder Singh: He also gave great importance to ends and means. According to him for good ends, good means are very essential.

Robert: He said that if the means are not good, ends can never be good.

Sultana: In a way according to him means justify the ends.

Julie: He also developed the technique of Satyagraha to fight injustice and tyranny. He believed that Satyagraha was the most powerful weapon for fighting against the imperialists or an oppressor.

Savitri: He said that a Satyagrahi is a fighter against injustice, untruth and cruelty everywhere.

Ram: The fact is that he devoted his whole life to noble and worthy causes like upliftment of Harijans, the poor and downtrodden, the women, etc.

Rahim: Throughout his life, he worked for the removal of many social and moral evils such as untouchability, casteism, communalism, drinking, dowry etc.

Joginder Singh: Ultimately, he even laid down his life for the sake of love, brotherhood and amity among the different communities, when he was shot dead, on January 30, 1948.

Robert: Thus Mahatma Gandhi became a martyr for the noble cause of religious amity which was nearest to his heart.

Sultana: Mahatma Gandhi is one of those immortal souls, who belong to whole of the world.