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2006-09-23 23:56:57 · 12 answers · asked by rhtdm7 1 in Social Science ➔ Sociology
Do U mean who is the father of our nation? If so,M.K.Gandhi
2006-09-24 00:00:05 · answer #1 · answered by benny 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Nation" is a socio-cultural-psychological construct. Any nation is a product of histoical, soio-cultural and psycholiogical experiences of the people of that nation, accumulated over a period, which provide some sense of unity among the people of that nation.Therefore, in my opinion, no one person can father a nation.
Navertheless, it is a convention of the historians, or of a society, to name some very prominenet person as a father of a nation, who played an extra-ordinary role in unifying the pepole of that nation. By that convention George Washington is considered, by some historians, as the father of USA -as a nation., and, by the same convention, Mahatma Gandhi is considered a s the father of Indian nation.
But, this convetion, in my opinion, needs critical examination, at least for the following three reasons:
(i) First of all, all nations do not have so called "Fathers".
(ii) Besides, this convention is based on bilological analogy: that a "man" fathers his "son". But, this analogy, when applied to a social entity like "nation", becomes logically fallacious. Because, my contention is that a nation cannot be fathered by only one person.It is, a social produc- having polygenesis.
(iii) Moreover, if this analogy is applied fully to a nation, then the next logical question: is who is the mother of that nation?
This does not mean, of course, that we belittle the role played by Mahatma Gandhi in the formation of Indian nation. He was, indeed one of the greatest human beings, the earth has ever seen. And, he did play literally a "Herculian" role in the formation of Indian nation, as it exists today. Therefore, we can certainly and justly be proud of considering him as the "father" of our nation, by the convention of the hisorians or the society. But, a still better term can be coined. In my opinion, one such tern can be "National Hero" or "Bharat Bhagya Vidhata" !
2006-09-24 01:31:05 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mahatma Gandhi is the father of our nation.
2006-09-24 00:09:05 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
well u asked how so here goes - he is a man(since he is a father)
he probably has 2 arms and 2 legs and all the normal human organs. if ur question was who then we have to ask the mother of our nation....any guesses?
2006-09-24 00:01:13 · answer #4 · answered by oracle 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I m alive and cant tell u how is he if u can wait for 50-60 years than only after my death i will surely tell u how is MAHATMA GANDHI.
2006-09-24 00:44:21 · answer #5 · answered by kajalb 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
do u mean to say "who is the father of nation"...if thats the case
its Mohandas karamchand ghandi
2006-09-24 00:00:34 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
gandhi ji is father of our nation
2006-09-24 01:05:44 · answer #7 · answered by spicyyy g 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Q is wrong.
Mahatma Gandhi.
2006-09-25 02:32:07 · answer #8 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
MOHAN DAS KARAM CHAND GANDHI
2006-09-24 00:06:09 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
MOHANDAS KARAMCHAND GANDHI
2006-09-24 00:22:05 · answer #10 · answered by SABHA A 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋