Wednesday marks 150 years since the birth of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. Better known as the Mahatma, or great soul, Gandhi was an Indian lawyer who led his country to freedom from British colonial ...
There are politicians and the usual rent-a-mob in India who want Katherine Frank’s Indira: The Life of Indira Nehru Gandhi (HarperCollins; 567 pages) banned. It doesn’t matter that most haven’t read ...
Mohandas Gandhi's latest biographer, Ramachandra Guha, often recounts what South Africans of Indian origin have told him: You gave us a barrister named Mr. Gandhi; we gave you a Mahatma (a Sanskrit ...
The great are a pretty mixed lot, especially in politics. Hitler, Stalin and Mao were among the great, each in his own monstrous way. Churchill was, too, for both good and evil, and Roosevelt as well, ...
Mahatma Gandhi, India's Father of the Nation, championed independence through non-violence and truth. His life exemplified ...
“I do not accept the claim of saintliness,” said Mohandas Gandhi in 1920, when he had not yet been given the spiritual title of “mahatma.” “I am prone to as many weaknesses as you are.” These words ...
“Gandhi,” which has been director Richard Attenborough’s dream project for 20 years, is an amazing achievement. They simply do not build movies like this any more, which is a pity. “Gandhi” is one of ...
Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...
October 2, 2020, would have been the 151st birthday of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi — the lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist, political ethicist, and first leader to employ large-scale nonviolent ...
NEW DELHI (PTI) – Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has said that he would prefer to settle down in life with a partner who has a mix of qualities of both his mother Sonia Gandhi and grandmother Indira ...
Celebrate Mahatma Gandhi’s 156th birth anniversary with inspiring wishes, quotes, greetings, and WhatsApp statuses honouring his legacy of peace and truth ...