In an exclusive conversation with India.com, Mahatma Gandhi s great-grandson of Tushar Gandhi speaks about how Bapu s ideologies are more than what they mean in the literal sense, the trivialisation of his contribution in today s political context and what is it that is required to deal with the problems like caste-based animosity, communal violence and unemployment in the country. - EXCLUSIVE: If Alive, Bapu Would Have Accepted That His Efforts To Create Casteless Society Failed , Says Tushar Gandhi On Gandhi Jayanti
History hangs thick in the air of the Gandhi ashram, as the place is known. A print of a letter written by Gandhi in 1928 adorns the wall next to the bed | Latest News India
"It was a brave decision to step into the middle of a carnage and it was certainly well thought out if not an audacious plan. The ripple effect of more heinous rioting in Kolkata would have been disastrous for the entire country," said Dr Kingshuk Chatterjee of Calcutta University s department of history who has specialised in political Islam.