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The Sensible Indians
Gandhi on a pen, is it a big deal?
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Meenakshi Mehta I think that his policies and fundamentals need to be respected. He is dead so people just want to cash on his name, who knows what he wanted and wha.. more
Pooja Srivastava I think its really wrong to just promote him on pen. Pen will be thrown by people after use and it will be treated as a waste.. why we have put his i.. more
Topic owner: Vinay Ghosh: I read about the entire controversy of the 14 lakh pen that has Gandhi's image on it, i just don't understand the fuss about it. If a company is paying the kin of the ambassador, so why cry so much..
I think this issue is just being blown out of proportion.
I think this issue is just being blown out of proportion.
Gundurao Nagesh
when Gandhi is not in our heart,it does not matter where his statue is put.
Pallavi Agrawal yup right....
M Vashi
Wrong! Absolutely wrong to use Father of our Nation as a marketing and advertising tool. Try doing that with other leaders like American Presidents, European leaders and a pen company will be wiped off the earth.
If they really want to respect gandhi and do some charity, do it without using him as a logo.
Boo.... Mont Blac you suck !! You losers can't stand the competition. Mont Blac Management can kiss every INDIANS behind before they think of such a ploy again. I say Start now and lets put a picture of your CEO in act of "kissing Indians behind" on the pen and see how your sales are?? 1...2...3..GO!
If they really want to respect gandhi and do some charity, do it without using him as a logo.
Boo.... Mont Blac you suck !! You losers can't stand the competition. Mont Blac Management can kiss every INDIANS behind before they think of such a ploy again. I say Start now and lets put a picture of your CEO in act of "kissing Indians behind" on the pen and see how your sales are?? 1...2...3..GO!
Bhanu Negi
i say it is shameful,to sell a expensive pen on the name of person who worship simple living high thinking. even when his grandson avail it in a function, i think that also,is it right sell a person name who did not take money 2 publish his book.
Shailendra Kadam
Mahatma Gandhiji is not the property of one person or any particular group of persons. He belongs to all. So there is no harm if he is shown on a pen. It could probably awaken the conscience of the person writing by this pen and use it for just legitimate matter, person may not be able to write something that is offensive with this pen. Besides knowing Gandhiji as he is described in various books he would not mind it even if he is shown on a tissue paper, for he was all out for cleanliness.
Pallavi Agrawal gud 1....
Faisal M
Its not about respect-disrespect here....its about a company making profits.... The swiss luxury brand is making HUGE moolah..... Can you imafine what is there to pay 14 lakh for a pen?? How many of you know that most Mont Blanc pens are made and serviced in Rajkot??? And how much of this 14 lakh coughed up will go to Gandhiji's ideals or charity works??
Pooja Srivastava
I think its really wrong to just promote him on pen. Pen will be thrown by people after use and it will be treated as a waste.. why we have put his image on cash , notes .....to give him respect and we never throw notes or cash then why dis idea on pen ?Such a disrespect to a leader will be really sad
Navin Bhansali Well, Miss Pooja tell me who throws a pen that costs you 14 lakh. If you do, please let me know... I will take it from you... :P. Jokes apart, as rebecca has said this is not disrespect, as per my thinking, but a deep respect and love for the greatest leader is shown. And I guess a pen is more respectable than money and is used by well cultured and civilized societies. Remember the phrase " A pen is mighter than a sword". So is a pen mighter than money I assume. Why the fuss all about then?
Rebecca Lewis I dnt think its disrespect, on the contrary its foreigners respecting our leader, it should be an honor for the entire nation
Pallavi Agrawal
as far as it is restricted 2 a respecful thng like pen i dont think thr is ny issue abt it....aise to gandhiji's pic is on d indian currency also but dt doesnt meet he ws materialistic...if dt means so does dt mean his pic shd b removed frm d notes also?
Aarti Nair
Montblanc is clearly run by imbeciles, but the only people who are dumber are those who would buy a plastic pen even at Montblanc's lowest prices. If you have to have one, get the Chinese fakes (hint: almost identical) - you can probably get this Gandhi rip-off for $15
Navin Bhansali Well dumb are those who collect rare antics in museum...?? It is a passion followed by high minded scholars and they derive pleasure using these antics. Don't be rude to thier passions. Every one has his/her own passions and a few can cherish those. I would have bought that pen if I could but, sadly, I am a poor fellow who cannot afford such a innovative peice of design.
Nureen Alam
i suggest that everybody below the 1% who could actually afford this pen, should boycott Montblanc.
maybe if everybody started doing this to these companies with no conscience, they would take notice.
if anybody thinks that any of that "foundation" money is actually going to help poor people, i've got some swamp land to sell you in FL. didn't USAToday just do a story on non-profits' executive pay?
foundations today are nothing more than the tax-free personal bank accounts of the founders' descendants.
maybe if everybody started doing this to these companies with no conscience, they would take notice.
if anybody thinks that any of that "foundation" money is actually going to help poor people, i've got some swamp land to sell you in FL. didn't USAToday just do a story on non-profits' executive pay?
foundations today are nothing more than the tax-free personal bank accounts of the founders' descendants.
Jennifer Griffen
"If they can make a buck on it they do it... what's next Martin Luther King, Jr. air freshener for your car? Mother Theresa backpacks? Geez...."
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Or perhaps Cadillac will release a new MLK Jr. edition of the Escalade SUV, with available "Promised Land" upgrade package
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Or perhaps Cadillac will release a new MLK Jr. edition of the Escalade SUV, with available "Promised Land" upgrade package
Jatin Seth
This pen is definitely a marketing move by Montblanc in an attempt to profit off some very wealthy Indians, collectors, and some bleeding heart Westerners who have been guilt-tripped thinking their wealth or success must be spent in an attempt to buy the virtues Gandhi stood for.
This is no different than the Chinese manufactured tourist junk Americans buy in Colonial Williamsburg in an attempt to "buy patriotism" instead of doing the hard work of actually studying what the Founders meant about liberty, rights, and independence
This is no different than the Chinese manufactured tourist junk Americans buy in Colonial Williamsburg in an attempt to "buy patriotism" instead of doing the hard work of actually studying what the Founders meant about liberty, rights, and independence
Harpreet Singh
We are forgetting, his grandson is getting paid a filthy royalty for this and above all he will also get a share on each pen sold,,,,so Gandhi ji is earning for him still :)
Aditya Vikram Chau..
If you guys remember he was called "Naked fakir" by foreigners, then why insult him by putting him on a 14 lakhs pen
Meenakshi Mehta
I think that his policies and fundamentals need to be respected. He is dead so people just want to cash on his name, who knows what he wanted and what not...so who knows
Jitendra Verma is it necessary to do such rubbish stuffs for marketing of pen..can't we leave ppl like him who is considered as father of nation and he never promoted/considered any such expensive stuffs in his life..he believes in simple living..so its not good at all to use his image for such marketing stuff. Today these companies are using his image on pen..who know tomorrow any company can use him on any such stuff that is not used for good or open to society.. for GOD sake just restrict these companies for such marketing ideas.
Basharath Peer i agree with u, the problem with us Indians is we forget the main issues and fight over useless things, nobody respects his policies like u said...so why have this debate now
Brinda Ghosh
yes its totally wrong to have Gandhi on a luxury pen as he was a man who advicated simple lifestyle.
Ashley Peters
But guys,,,, its an irony, dnt you guys think so , its unfair to turn a man who shunned foreign-made products and pushed simple living to new extremes into a "brand ambassador....
Manish Dhingra
i agree with u, its just a commemorative fountain pen in honor of Gandhi ,,, indians have all the time to debate abt useless things
