August 2022

The name of the English lawyer of Abdullah was Mr. A.W. Baker.He was a gentle and religions minded man. He got a room for Gandhi on a monthly rent of 33 Shillings per week at the house of a lady.He told Gandhi not to worry about the case. It was in the hands of experienced […]

In South Africa’s racial hatred filled air Indians were considered fit only to be coolie. When it was revealed that Mohandas was a qualified Barrister the Whites jeered, “Oh! A coolie Barrister!”During that period there was intense colour racialism. The Indians visiting Africa or the ones settled there were called coolies and they were a

In April, 1893 Mohandas Gandhi sailed for the African continent. Seth Abdullah’s men had come to get him on the ship. The ship was so crowded that there was difficulty even in getting foot hold what to speak of First Class ticket.They suggested that Mohandas leave on next day by another ship. But Mohandas Gandhi

Back home, bad news awaited him. His mother Putlibai had passed away in the meanwhile. It was a matter of extreme grief for Mohandas. She had been the force that was indirectly giving shape to his character and outlook. How he wished her alive to see her satisfied face at seeing her son back having

Now, Mohandas was obssessed with the idea of looking cultured to demonstrate that living on vegetables does not make one a stupid ass.He decided to look smart. To do that he got English three piece suits tailored and bought hat to go with it. Evening and dinner suit was also ordered. He wrote to his

The landlord in whose house Mohandas was put up as a paying guest was a very gentle and affable man. In his company Mohandas learnt to speak English fluently.Since he had set his foot on England he was never satisfied with food. All the foods in England were meat, pork, beef, chicken or fish oriented.

On 4th September, 1888 Mohandas boarded a London bound ship named ‘Clyde’.There were only two Indians on board. The other one was Trayambak Roy Majumdar. Mohandas was acquainted to him. So he preferred to pair up with him. The rest of the passengers were Englishmen. Mohandas felt shy of going out because he was sure

So far, Mohandas had seen schools and a number of good or bad teachers. But he was yet to receive lessons in religion and spiritualism although he had seen the ritual acts of his mother.His nurse mother Rambha filled up that gap. She was a woman of simple religious wisdom. Mohandas was very afraid of

In 1883, when Monia alias Mohandas had barely crossed 13th year of his life the family got him married to a girl named Kasturba, the daughter of a teacher. Child marriage was a tradition then. Infact, Monia and Kasturba were engaged in 1881 when the former had just finished his primary education.Along side middle level

On 2nd October, 1869 Putlibai, the fourth wife of Deewan Karamchand Gandhi gave birth to her fifth child at Porbandar. Karamchand’s first wife had born a daughter and died. Second wife died after giving birth to a son. Third wife died childless.The fourth wife, Putlibai had born a daughter and three sons already.The fourth son

Trust India to throw up surprises when least expected. When it seems the Indian society is finally down and out it rises up like phoenix to soar to new heights on the wings of a new spiritual forces to the astonishment of the rest of the world.Family tree17th, 18th and 19th centuries were when India