A signed vintage photo of Mahatma Gandhi, walking alongside Madan Mohan Malaviya, was auctioned for $41,806 in the United States. Signed in fountain pen, “M K Gandhi,” the rare photo was taken after the second session of India’s Round Table Conference in London in September 1931, according to Boston-based RR Auction. Gandhi who died in 1948 attended the conference, a British initiative aimed at discussing constitutional reforms in India, as […]

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has recounted the time when his father celebrated poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan was receiving brickbats for his illustrious book of poetry ‘Madhushala’, and revealed it was Mahatma Gandhi who came to his rescue. The 75-year-old actor today recalled the incident at the Benares Hindu University in 1935 where his father was accused of straying the youth of the then British-ruled India by glamourising liquor. “‘Madhushala’ written in […]

Johannesburg: A great-granddaughter of Mahatma Gandhi is being tried in South Africa for defrauding two businessmen of $830,887, a media report said on Tuesday. Ashish Lata Ramgobin, 45, appeared in the Durban Magistrate’s Court on Monday and pleaded not guilty to the charge. She was released on $3,776 bail, Enews Channel Africa quoted a police spokesperson as saying on Tuesday. The Hawks Durban Organised Crime squad — a directorate for […]

Though he is not present among us in physical form, Mahatma Gandhi’s ideology, which many conveniently tend to ignore, is still relevant today. From his pictures hanging on the walls of government offices, statues at prominent places to his valuable watermark on Indian currency, Gandhi is all around us. But, what would happen if he plans to suddenly disappear from our lives one day. This hilarious take on Gandhi’s disappearance […]

Mahatma Gandhi, born as Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi on October 02, 1869 in Porbandar, Gujarat, is one of the immortals the world would never forget. He led millions of Indians with persistence during their struggle against British rule. His teachings are etched on memories of his followers. Here are a few things you probably did not know about Gandhi: Gandhi Jayanti, the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi, is celebrated worldwide as the […]

Information and Broadcasting Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday launched the electronic version of the Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi (CWMG), which document the leader’s life from 1884 till his demise on January 30, 1948. The minister also announced that the Hindi version of CWMG would be digitised soon. “The intrinsic and heritage value of the e-CWMG project had the collaboration and partnership of institutions that have been founded and nurtured […]

Leaders of opposition parties on Friday strongly criticised the Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha’s views regarding Mahatma Gandhi’s assassinator Nathuram Godse and the Centre’s silence regarding the same, urging Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take a stand on the matter. The Hindu Mahasabha has requested land from the Centre to erect a statue of Mahatma Gandhi’s assassin in the national capital. The views within the Congress party were conflicting, with some […]

      You know his political philosophy of non violence and non co-operation changed the world in the last century. But even at a deeply personal level, Mahatma Gandhi’s teachings and the way he lived can be a terrific guide for you to lead a happier, more productive life. Here’s how. 1. Don’t Chase Material Possession. When Gandhiji died, this was pretty much what he owned. In the pursuit […]

Media has become an integral part of our lives today. When the latest news is just a tweet away, it is hard to imagine a life without being informed 24×7. But there was a time, less than a century ago, when TV interviews and media appearances were rare! If you have always wanted to relive some of those greatest moments in history and witness what our great leaders did, well, […]

In Pic :Nehru smiles as Che Guevara gifts him a box of Cuban cigars. Despite his own convictions, Che Guevara understood India’s non-violent resistance as arising from a cultural context in which war was distant from the spirit of the people Jean-Paul Sartre was impressed enough by Ernesto Che Guevara (1928-1967) to call him “the most complete human being of our age” after Che’s death. It was a reference to […]