A huge portion of our school literature, history is dedicated to Gandhi. His autobiography, chapters in literature on his Champaran protests to lessons in history about Swaraj, Quit India, Satyagraha. The way the teaching is imparted is not as what Gandhi was- a clever politician who made idealism pragmatic but as a saint who stood by his principles of love and peace. To add to it, teaching methods were dry emphasizing on cramming to maximize marks. What it means is we were exposed to loads about Gandhi but never understood about the practical motives behind his act. We see him on our currency everyday. We read his quotes. But there is confusion on his worthiness for deserving all the attention. This is the phase when youngsters switch from respect to disrespect. If one doesn't read more, it stays here. Neither reverence, nor hatred. Some choose to respect, others disrespect.