Category: Mahatma Gandhi
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Gandhi did not select Nehru over Patel for PM
In fact, there was no role of Gandhi in the whole election that resulted in Nehru becoming Congress president. Without any historical basis or evidence, the blatant misinformation that Mahatma Gandhi had selected Jawaharlal Nehru against Vallabhbhai Patel for the post of Prime Minister of India has been pushed around, mainly by the Sanghis. The […]
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Lal Bahadur Shastri described Nehru and Gandhi as “Greatest Indians”
The 2nd Prime Minister of India, Lal Bahadur Shastri, had described Jawaharlal Nehru and Mahatma Gandhi as the greatest Indians of all time. It was on 27 May 1965, the first death anniversary of Nehru, when Shastri said the following words:- Nehru was the greatest man produced by the nation after Mahatma Gandhi and the […]
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Rahul Sankrityayan on Mahatma Gandhi
Marxist author and former Buddhist Rahul Sankrityayan (1893 – 1963) wrote about Mahatma Gandhi in his book:- “After the War there was no great man in the world except Gandhi who would have given this great message of peace. He did not have the originality of Buddha. If it is torn out of context, Gandhi’s […]
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75th death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi, the greatest figure of the Indian independence movement and the world of revolution, died on 30th January 1948. He was assassinated by a Hindutva fanatic after he was returning from a Hindu temple. The day 30 January is remembered in India as “Martyrs Day”. Today, the world remembered Mahatma Gandhi on this occasion […]
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Mahatma Gandhi statue in Washington vandalized during George Floyd riots
Mahatma Gandhi’s statue in Washington D.C. has been covered for now, after it was vandalized. A statue of Mahatma Gandhi located outside the Indian embassy situated in Washington D.C. was vandalized by a group of people involved in the protests and riots following the death of George Floyd. The statue was reportedly spray painted with […]