The very first letter exchanged by Gandhi and Tagore is one where Gandhi asks Tagore about the status of Hindi. Gandhi called Tagore Gurudev, and it was Tagore who first called Gandhi Mahatma. The question of language was (and is) acute for several reasons:
Gradually working through your essays. Time is scarce. Even that is a planetary issue. There is a complete disconnect between "my time" and planetary time. They cannot coexist in a manner in which both can thrive. One must surrender.
Really liked the way to lead the reader to the need for a "planetary language" through Tagore and Gandhi's exchange about Hindi. It has become a burning issue in India now in a rather different context. To be able to speak the planet humans will have to rethink themselves, for they have over centuries created a "humanity" for themselves that's incapable of perceiving the planet.
TGL3: Languaging the Planet
Gradually working through your essays. Time is scarce. Even that is a planetary issue. There is a complete disconnect between "my time" and planetary time. They cannot coexist in a manner in which both can thrive. One must surrender.
Really liked the way to lead the reader to the need for a "planetary language" through Tagore and Gandhi's exchange about Hindi. It has become a burning issue in India now in a rather different context. To be able to speak the planet humans will have to rethink themselves, for they have over centuries created a "humanity" for themselves that's incapable of perceiving the planet.