MORAL COURAGE IN

TAMIL|ஒழுக்க தைரியம்
Tamil Thoughts talks about Moral Courage (ஒழுக்க தைரியம் ) in
Tamil | stand up for values in Tamil | Gandhian Values in Tamil where
there is a difference of ideologies between our freedom fighters like
Bhagat Singh, Ashfaq Ullah Khan, Ram Prasad Bismil, Sukhdev Thapar,
Chandrasakar Azad, Madanlal Thingara, Weerawanji, VVS Iyer”
believed in physical courage is the only way to fight against Britishers.
and on the other side Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, Swami
Vivekananda, K Kamarajar who believed that change can come
being harmless to self and others under every condition. Even though
everyone’s goal was similar to see India free from British Rule
STAND UP FOR THE VALUES
Mahatma Gandhi has been portrayed where he was the person who
stands up for the values Moral Courage implies standing up for the
values we believe in. The following incident from the life of Mahatma
Gandhi gives a new dimension to it. The South African Press published
exaggerated and false reports on Mahatma Gandhi stating that he
was arousing Indian Public Opinion against the South African issue
and arriving with 800 free Indians. This provoked the fierce resentment
among the whites and they charged that Mahatma Gandhi
intended to flood Natal and Transvaal with unwanted and
unindentured colored people.
As a result, when Mahatma Gandhi landed at Natal, the
crowd became violent and threw stones, bricks, and eggs
at him. Then they came closer, seized his turban, beat him
and kicked him. Gandhi fainted due to the injuries but
caught hold of the iron railings of a house. White men
continued to smack his face and strike his body.
Fortunately, at this junctures, Mrs. Alexander, the wife of the
Police Superintendent, who knew Mahatma Gandhi
happened to pass by the way. She intervened and placed
herself between the maddened mob and the miserable
Gandhiji. News of the assault on Gandhiji disturbed London.
The British Secretary of State Colonies cabled the
Natal Authorities to persecute the attackers. Gandhi
knows several of his assailants but refused to disclose
their names. He said that it was not their fault; the
blame rested on the community leaders and on the
Natal Government. Gandhiji told the Attorney
General that it was a religious decision for him and
he would exercise self-restraint.
GANDHIAN VALUES

Moral Courage implies in standing up for the values we believe in.

This incident from Gandhiji’s life throws light on understanding it.
One day when Gandhiji was boarding a train hurriedly one of his
shoes slipped off and fell on the track. As the train started moving
away from the platform, there was no chance for Gandhiji to pick
up the fallen shoe from the railway tracks.
To the amazement of his companions, Gandhiji calmly took off his
other shoe and threw it back along the track to land close to the
first shoe. Asked by a fellow passenger why he did that, Gandhi
replied, “The poor man who finds the shoe lying on the track will
now have a pair he can use”.
 CONCLUSION:

This demonstrates that moral courage is a standing

up for the values we believe in.
THANK YOU