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Anti-Gandhian Anna
Flogging and Gandhi? They never go together. “Gandhi never urged anyone to renounce wealth or power,” says Louis Fischer in his renowned biography of Mahatma Gandhi. Gandhi did not insist on anyone to renounce anything. Even alcohol. Gandhi said, … Continue reading
Gandhi and Bhagat Singh
One of the most frequent observations raised by my students when I mention Gandhi as a great hero is that Gandhi supported the hanging of Bhagat Singh though he could have saved him from the gallows. On the occasion … Continue reading
Contemporary Assassins of Gandhi
Former Karnataka Chief Minister, H D Kumaraswamy’s remark on Gandhi is highly condemnable. He is reported to have said that Gandhi would have turned corrupt in present-day politics or run away. The remark reveals a shocking ignorance of the … Continue reading
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