In a true Gandhian way!

Just few days after I wrote my blog Lets us prove Einstein wrong, I was fortunate to see the following news in The Hindu. Its amazing to see soldiers executing Gandhian principles! Hats off to you all!!

The Hindu
AND1, 09-Oct-2006, Page : 020
In Lebanon, a Gandhian inspiration
Indian peacekeepers try to apply the Mahatma's teachings

IBL EL-SAQI (Lebanon): In south Lebanon, where Hezbollah militants fought with Israeli troops in July and August, India's U.N. peacekeepers draw inspiration from Mahatma Gandhi.
The 650-strong contingent, which maintained its positions throughout the 34-day conflict, has erected a bust of Gandhi in a square in the heart of the village of Ibl el-Saqi, where they maintain an immaculate garden.
Commanders of the Indian contingent, whose headquarters are in the village, say that the troops try to apply the Mahatma's teachings in their peacekeeping duties they have carried out in the area since 1998.
"Gandhi Park was based on the life of Mahatma Gandhi, who tried to educate the people that through non-violent means one can resist and still win without firing a bullet, without slapping, without threatening anyone," Major Saurabh Pandey said.
"You must have a big smile on your face and try to win the hearts and minds of people. So you can say that Mahatma Gandhi's influence is there."
Maj. Pandey said the area's Shi'ite Muslim population remained in awe of the turbans he and fellow Sikh officers wore in the blue colours of the United Nations, even if they continued to believe they were a mark of Islamic learning rather than the Sikh religion.
"They don't know what a Sikh is, but they think that we are all sheikhs because of our turbans," the Major said. "They try to come close to us and then get a couple of pictures - 'Can I have a picture with the sheikh of India?'" - AFP