Gandhi's Key to Health

[*DrDln* (dr.s.dhillon)]

Gandhi wrote a book on health keeping in mind ancient Indian Philosophy. I believe it was named: "Key to Health." This was English translation of original book written by him in his mother tongue--Gujrati.

I am looking for this book.  Anyone heard about this! Thanks.

[pidgeon92]

Here's a link to a downloadable PDF of the book. (free!)

[ranzot2]

Interesting. I am working on a health related book now. Ghandi had to be a fairly fit person to survive during his time.

[KateEllison]

I hadn't heard of it, but it sounds interesting!

[*DrDln* (dr.s.dhillon)]

Interesting. I am working on a health related book now. Ghandi had to be a fairly fit person to survive during his time.

It's very small booklet. It covers basic preventive steps which most of the people who are health conscious know today.  It is not based on any scientific findings.

[Andre Jute]

Just after WW II the PR man at Mahatma Gandhi's ashram was giving a group of American and British journalists the short tour.

The Americans were interested in the two nubile virgins the loincloth-clad old sage slept with every evening to keep him warm and to test his willpower.

The British, still hungry after war shortages, wanted to know what Gandhi ate.
 
'Only the simplest food,' the PR man said. 'A little lemon and honey with soda water.'
 
'Wow,' said the Brits and moved on. (This was before their tabloids became the scummiest in the world.)
 
Afterwards the Time-Life reporter hung back. 'Aren't lemon and honey and soda water very great luxuries in India?' he asked cynically. 'How can you be so hypocritical as to describe that as simplicity?'
 
The PR man, who had been an Inner Temple barrister with Gandhi in London a few decades before, knew when he was caught out. 'Quite,' he said smoothly, 'but I never said it didn't cost a fortune to keep Ghandiji in simplicity.'

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[*DrDln* (dr.s.dhillon)]

'Only the simplest food,' the PR man said. 'A little lemon and honey with soda water.'...
Afterwards the Time-Life reporter hung back. 'Aren't lemon and honey and soda water very great luxuries in India?' he asked cynically. 'How can you be so hypocritical as to describe that as simplicity?'

I believe his idea of simplicity was to be independent of British goods. For example, make your own clothes starting with cotton thread, raise goats for basic foods like milk...

[Andre Jute]

I believe his idea of simplicity was to be independent of British goods. For example, make your own clothes starting with cotton thread, raise goats for basic foods like milk...

That too, Doc, that too. And lemon and honey and soda water, and not to forget the naked nubile virgins. You wouldn't want only the hagiographic distortion in the temple of truth that is Kindleboards, or would you?

[*DrDln* (dr.s.dhillon)]

That too, Doc, that too. And lemon and honey and soda water, and not to forget the naked nubile virgins. You wouldn't want only the hagiographic distortion in the temple of truth that is Kindleboards, or would you?

Jute, you have picked up some interesting points about Gandhi. There are lot of jokes about testing his will-power by sleeping with young girls. It is plain silly than anything to do with simplicity. Honey and lemon is always considered part of good health in Indian culture like yoga and breathing.

[Andre Jute]

Jute, you have picked up some interesting points about Gandhi. There are lot of jokes about testing his will-power by sleeping with young girls. It is plain silly than anything to do with simplicity. Honey and lemon is always considered part of good health in Indian culture like yoga and breathing.

Still, a pity Ghandi didn't have the naked nubile virgins when he could still ... hmm, not before the children, Din! ... back when my family knew him, before he became a demigod, when he was merely an uppity young lawyer slacking off on the land transfers so he could go provoke some trendy police brutality.

[JRTomlin]

Still, a pity Ghandi didn't have the naked nubile virgins when he could still ... hmm, not before the children, Din! ... back when my family knew him, before he became a demigod, when he was merely an uppity young lawyer slacking off on the land transfers so he could go provoke some trendy police brutality.

I guess I didn't know the Salt March was "trendy police brutality".

Edit: Sorry, that was unnecessarily snippy; I'm just really irritated on this subject right now. The loathsome Jeremy Paxman is doing a series atm on the wonders of The Empire and I keep wanting to ask him which part was so wonderful? The TWO Opium Wars to FORCE the Chinese to buy opium? Killing millions of Indians in reprisal for the "Indian Mutiny"? Genocide of the Tasmanian aboriginals? Gassing of rebellious Iraqis in the 1920s? Starving the Boers in concentration camps? Torture by the British armed forces in Kenya? Or maybe The Anti-Charitable Contributions Act of 1877 that deliberately led to mass starvation?

Oh, but the empire built railroads and we sometimes say "so sorry" so all must be forgiven.

Unfortunately, I could go on, but I think you get my drift.

[Andre Jute]

I guess I didn't know the Salt March was "trendy police brutality".

No, that was a good provocation, lotta outraged coverage, but it isn't what I'm talking about. I'm talking about when Gandhi was learning his business in South Africa a generation before.

[JRTomlin]

No, that was a good provocation, lotta outraged coverage, but it isn't what I'm talking about. I'm talking about when Gandhi was learning his business in South Africa a generation before.

I really knew that, although there was reason for Indian resentment in South Africa as well (In addition to what was being done to the blacks and the Boers). However, I really don't know that much about Gandhi's part in it, and I admit I'm just feeling a bit ready to bite someone's head off since I can't get at Paxman. You were a handy target.