After reading all three volumes of Mahatma Gandhi’s Moral and Political Writings edited by Raghavan Iyer, which belong to my aged father and about which I wrote a blog post not too long ago, I thought it’s time to read about his thoughts on Hinduism and women. The two slim books, What Is Hinduism? and… Continue reading Gandhiji, Hinduism and Women
The last book I read in 2020 was Ram Guha’s Gandhi: The Years that Changed the World and I don’t think I could have ended what was a tumultuous year with a better read. In a year that was arguably the most chaotic that India has seen since Independence and the Partition, and that has… Continue reading Gandhi in India and Beyond
If MK Gandhi were alive today, he might have a difficult time recognizing the country he helped win freedom for, 72 years ago. For not only have his ideals been forgotten, India has chosen to go in quite the opposite direction, especially in this millennium. Still, the country is commemorating his 150th birth anniversary and… Continue reading If Gandhi Were Alive Today
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