is mohandas karamchand gandhi still relevant today sceptics abound but the super success of lage raho munna bhai shows that gandhigiri is fast becoming a part of the new generations lexicon love it or hate it theres absolutely no escaping this whole new wave of gandhigiri thats taken over the nation whether in the form of a debate or discussion criticism or comments the father of the nation is truly out of his privileged niche on our currency notes and well into our lives most affected are youngsters in college campuses and corporate offices trains and buses and of course those flocking to the theatres to experience firsthand the hilarious yet thoughtprovoking effects of bapus techniques education times spoke to a crosssection of youngsters from all over the country to gauge the magnitude of the earthquake that is gandhigiri megha mathur final year electronics and communication engineering jamia millia islamia delhi i havent seen gandhigiri prevailing in our campus here power is the only right you look for but in my friend circle i do find gandhian values prevailing in some peoples lives for instance helping an old or physically challenged person cross the road or helping the poor by giving them food and clothesdhruvika vadiwala second year pgemba met institute mumbai gandhigiri has made a huge difference by giving me a new perspective of course you cant expect a movie to change your life but in todays world where we constantly look for ways to escape trouble and put the blame on others gandhigiri advocates otherwise do i think that practicing gandhigiri in my life will change the world well how do you know it wont after all truth patience and nonviolence have worked well in the past even if five people do good for another five due to this film it will be worth it besides its not like we have to learn gandhigiri the ideals are in each of us we just have to find them if you ignore someones meanness that person will lose the drive to harass you while you cant do exactly what gandhi did you can at least try if i see a tired lady standing in the train i give her my seat as i know she has to go home and cook while i may just go to sleep it will make her feel happy and happiness is contagious it will surely be passed on in fact even the rowdy guys in my class returned from the movie exclaiming gandhi rocksand look at the irony that an accused person is advocating gandhigiri actually even if the movie was totally overthetop and spiced up why did all of us smile with the old guy when he finally got his pensionritika singh final year bachelor of mass media and mass communication course ip college for women delhi universityi think these values were always alive but it is now that we have started relating them to ourselves the foremost example is the youth