On Independence Day, Mahatma Gandhi was not in New Delhi. Instead, he was busy attending all-faith meetings in a dilapidated house called Hyderi Manzil, in … Gandhi’s Role in Ending Calcutta RiotsRead more
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Gujarat HC Rejects PIL by Gandhi’s Great Grandson Against Sabarmati Ashram Project
https://cdn.thewire.in/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/05110730/3069650125_f655db6631_c-e1628141897641.jpg A view of the Sabarmati Ashram. Photo: Mano Ranjan M/Flickr (CC BY 2.0) The Gujarat high court on Thursday, September 8, rejected a public … Gujarat HC Rejects PIL by Gandhi’s Great Grandson Against Sabarmati Ashram ProjectRead more
Save Sabarmati Ashram
Sabarmati Ashram is not only a monument to Bapu and Ba. It is a monument to Satyagraha, our unique non-violent mass movement for freedom. The … Save Sabarmati AshramRead more
You cannot discredit Mahatma Gandhi with your stupidity
[Somebody from India said that Mahatma Gandhi got fame after movie about him released worldwide. May be that shallow person think that all the people … You cannot discredit Mahatma Gandhi with your stupidityRead more
How the RSS Distanced Itself From Gandhi’s Killer
No less remarkable was the way a section of writers sympathetic to the RSS quietly went about sanitising the organisation’s past soon after Godse was … How the RSS Distanced Itself From Gandhi’s KillerRead more
South Africa, Gandhi and the Spectre of Race in Cricket
My visit to South Africa had memorable moments outside of the cricket field as well, the most significant being my visit to the Phoenix settlement … South Africa, Gandhi and the Spectre of Race in CricketRead more
Legacy of Champaran Satyagraha in the Farmer Movement
On 29 October 1944, Mahatma Gandhi presciently told the peasant leader NG Ranga, “If the legislature proves itself to be incapable of safeguarding kisans’ interests … Legacy of Champaran Satyagraha in the Farmer MovementRead more
The Origin of Gandhi Cap is in UP’s Rampur
Ask those who were born at the turn of the last century or later what Rampur in Uttar Pradesh is famous for, and the answer … The Origin of Gandhi Cap is in UP’s RampurRead more
Eminent Citizens Oppose Govt’s Rs 1200-Cr Plan For Sabarmati Ashram
A view of the Sabarmati Ashram. Photo: Mano Ranjan M/Flickr (CC BY 2.0) Writers, activists, former high court judges, educationists, former civil servants and other … Eminent Citizens Oppose Govt’s Rs 1200-Cr Plan For Sabarmati AshramRead more
Nine decades of non-violence
Baji Mohammed, the man whose non-violent struggles continued 60 years after Independence “We were sitting in the tent, they tore it down. We kept sitting,” … Nine decades of non-violenceRead more