Coinage of new term -Gandhigiri ! / myLot

India

October 5, 2006 8:53am CST

The term 'Gandhigiri' is currently hot in the media - largely because someone said that it was coined in the film 'Lago Rahe Munnabhai' of sanjay dutt. The term may represent a present 'trend' or 'culture', but somehow, I dont like it!

10 responses

masbaaz

@masbaaz (395)

• India

5 Oct 06

Correct boss!! It is just a hot wind now due to the movie "Lage raho munna bhai". Gandhism is not a thing to materialise and it exists stand from the time we struggled for the freedom.

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@suryachalla (1369)

• India

6 Oct 06

True! The word itself, 'Gandhigiri', like 'chamchagiri'(sycophancy), and 'dadagiri'(rowdyism) has negative connotations.I feel the '..giri' should not be attributed for a positive concept such as 'Gandhisim'. It sounds belittling at the same time appeasing.

masbaaz

@masbaaz (395)

• India

6 Oct 06

sahi kaha(truely told). I like your views buddy. You seem a wise one yaar.

sevenseas

@sevenseas (754)

• United States

6 Oct 06

I'm not sure I would even know how to pronounce it properly. I use the word FAD because I can spell it and say it. Gandhigiri sounds like a cool word tho. I'll try to remember it and use it a few times to see what people's reaction is to it in the USA.

Lackingstyle

@Lackingstyle (7509)

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6 Oct 06

I admit, it looks rather sophisticated, perhaps in text I could see myself using it, but not myself personally.

rakleen

@rakleen (565)

• India

6 Oct 06

GANDHIGIRI IS TOO COOL.........DO SOMETHING IN THAT CONTEXT.......AND U WILL FEEL THE REAL HAPPINESS WITHIN URSELF. TRY IT.

@suryachalla (1369)

• India

6 Oct 06

yea, but like 'sunsix', I too dislike the term! I would rather use the term 'Gandhiism'.

SACH4ISHA

@SACH4ISHA (1163)

• India

6 Dec 06

that thoght from respected gandhji is a good one but someone have to remide people about that and that's the film really did great work by film maker to

@greengal (4286)

• United States

6 Dec 06

Hehehe..ya this term is being used so frequently now..I'm sure it will vanish soon! All a matter of time..but I think we should understand the concept behind the word..patience pays off and non-violence...well "Gandhi" is commercialised and for all you know he might be turning in his grave!! But jokes apart, Gandhigiri is working..I've heard personal experiences in various situations. We sure could coin another word instead of Gandhigiri.

Sunayna611

@Sunayna611 (260)

• India

6 Dec 06

hey...initially even i didnt like it and cudnt accept people using it..but in due time i've realised that it doesn't matter; as long as the strength of Bapu's impregnable principles -Truth and Non-violence is implied... what do u say/

mayshoe

@mayshoe (606)

• India

7 Oct 06

let the new movie come .......they will forget this gandhigiri.......indians r like that ......they forget in days .....see they again elected congress and look at the prices.......even when the petrol prices have come down internationally they havent cut back .......and indians do not realize how much the govt is doing to them from behind........no personal offence it is message to me also and every indian ......

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Lackingstyle

@Lackingstyle (7509)

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6 Oct 06

It's not a word I admit I have heard of, although nor is it one I can see myself using, even if I learnt how to ponounce it correctly.