Interestingly, though not necessarily frequently, charisma begets charisma. I do not speak here of the political mantle and the aura that goes with it, that have become hand-me-downs in many so called democracies including ours, but of true inspiration that derives from one Master to another. This may happen in the actual proximity of the two, as in the case of Ramakrishna Paramahamsa whose divine grace, unending devotion, and unfathomable love converted the young and initially skeptical Narendranath Dutta to become filled with discernment (Vivek) and bliss (Ananda) and fired in him a passion to become a charismatic with few parallels. The inspiration may come from a distance, as in Vinayak Damodar Savarkar's from Mazzini, whose biography shaped the young Indian patriot's zealous chauvinism.[] Gandhi was galvanized by both, the stories and the life story of Leo Tolstoy, a charismatic himself, who lived by his chosen principles in defiance of orthodoxy in a once great country that had become decadent.[]PHILOSOPHY, RELIGION AND CHARISMA, Charisma is a general term bequeathed to us by the German sociologist Max Weber (though not coined by him), who studied the phenomenon assiduously. Charisma has had its maximum effect in religion, politics, and the arts., In today’s presentation, I intend to focus on this uncommon ability and touch upon its relationship to the field of mental health. Charisma is a general term bequeathed to us by the German sociologist Max Weber (though not coined by him), who studied the phenomenon assiduously..