‘Artist of disobedience’: Five ways in which painters and sculptors have remembered Mahatma Gandhi

Selected artworks from Sumathi Ramaswamy’s ‘Gandhi in the Gallery: The Art of Disobedience’.

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· Oct 04, 2020 · 08:45 am

For Gandhi, Ram and Krishna were not figures from history – they were exemplars of human virtue

A look at how the Mahatma interpreted Hindu religious and cultural traditions.

Amiya P Sen, Sahapedia.org

· Oct 02, 2020 · 11:30 am

MP: Mahatma Gandhi poster defaced, his ashes stolen from museum in Rewa district

The police lodged a case after a complaint filed by Congress District President Gurmeet Singh Mangu.

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· Oct 03, 2019 · 10:49 pm

Gandhi visited RSS shakha in 1947, praised absence of divisive feelings in workers: Mohan Bhagwat

Gandhi had visualised India’s progress and performance based on ‘pure Swadeshi vision’, the RSS chief wrote in an article.

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· Oct 03, 2019 · 01:16 pm

In NYT article, Modi proposes ‘Einstein challenge’ for innovators to spread Mahatma Gandhi’s ideals

In the article, published on Gandhi’s 150th birth anniversary, the prime minister called him ‘the best teacher to guide us’.

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· Oct 02, 2019 · 02:58 pm

PM Modi set to declare India ‘open defecation free’ later today at Ahmedabad event

A ban on single-use plastic by several state governments and departments came into force in some parts of the country.

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· Oct 02, 2019 · 10:03 am

‘Mistakes were made on both sides. Of this I have no doubt’: Gandhi on Kashmir weeks before he died

On January 4, 1948, while hostilities raged at the frontier and Nehru appealed to the UN for help, Gandhi held a prayer meeting.

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· Oct 02, 2019 · 06:30 am

Narendra Modi asks BJP MPs to march 150 km to commemorate Gandhi Jayanti

The prime minister told the parliamentarians that they can cover 15 km in their constituencies daily between October 2 and October 31.

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· Jul 09, 2019 · 07:53 pm

Nine Hours to Rama: The story behind the film image that many believe depicts Gandhi’s assassination

Mark Robson’s movie about the plot to kill Mahatma Gandhi is as far from the truth as revisionist accounts that attempt to rationalise Nathuram Godse’s crime.

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· Jan 30, 2018 · 02:30 pm

In photos: Modi, Ram Nath Kovind pay tributes to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat

The prime minister said the dream of a Swachch Bharat could only be achieved by 125 crore Indians.

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· Oct 02, 2017 · 11:09 am

In Mumbai, Gandhi's long-time home receives few Indian visitors

Despite its inspiring history, Mani Bhavan plays host mainly to foreign tourists and groups of students on school trips.

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· Oct 02, 2015 · 10:30 am

Listen, people of the world, to the immortal story of Gandhi, sings Mohammad Rafi

A tune composed and sung just a week after the leader's assassination.

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· Oct 02, 2014 · 12:30 pm