Gandhi’s racism: It’s time for the Mahatma to become a properly historical figure with all his flaws

I prefer a flawed Gandhi to his saintly effigy, just as I prefer the problematic figures of his political descendants Martin Luther King and Nelson Mandela.

Faisal Devji

· Oct 28, 2019 · 06:30 am

Video: The unseen human side of the man we call the Mahatma

Pramod Kapoor’s 2017 book, ‘Gandhi: An Illustrated Biography’ provides a very rare and intimate portrait of the father of the nation.

Ramakrishnan M

· Jan 30, 2018 · 07:09 pm

Who’s afraid of Gandhi? Why there have been attempts to remove the Mahatma's statues in Africa

Gandhi is a metaphor for the Indian presence in Africa and histories of both Indian racism as well as commercial wealth.

Dilip M. Menon

· Oct 02, 2016 · 10:15 am

Video attacking Gandhi for his racist statements takes a simplistic view of a complex life

An advertisement to promote a book titled 'The South African Gandhi: Stretcher-Bearer of Empire' seems to gratuitously call out Gandhi’s views on black Africans, devoid of any context.

Shoaib Daniyal

· Sep 08, 2015 · 06:30 pm