freedom struggle

Tridip Suhrud: ‘Did Gandhi fear a violent death? No. He feared a purposeless death’

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In conversation with Tridip Suhrud, India’s foremost Gandhi scholar

The Man and the Mahatma

Zareer Masani

A majestic biography focuses far more on Gandhi’s relations with opponents like Ambedkar and Jinnah than with his own favourite protégé Jawaharlal Nehru

Train of Thought

Lhendup G Bhutia

Reliving a rail journey through the freedom struggle

Simple Simplicity

Nandini Nair

The aesthetics of the austere

Descendants

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A personal history of freedom | Living with memory and legacy

Liberty for Whom?

Madhav Khosla

The flaws of India’s equality doctrine

Tushar Gandhi: Under Bapu’s Shadow

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Internalising Mahatma Gandhi's ideas requires a constant study of the man, his quirks, about-turns, strategies and management techniques, says his great-grandson Tushar Gandhi, who undertook a study of the great man's works after an unsuccessful stint in politics

Gour Hari Das: The Second Struggle

Madhavankutty Pillai

As a teenager, Gour Hari Das went to jail for the freedom movement, and then as an old man, spent 32 years trying to get the government to recognise his contribution