Most books about the father of Indian independence—and there have been many—“tend to hagiography,” said Alan Cate in the Cleveland Plain Dealer. The “considerable virtue” of Joseph Lelyveld’s new ...

NEW DELHI, (IANS) – Gandhiji was one of the subcontinent’s most prominent and beloved public figures of all time. He was the man who united a nation, roused a million hearts, and spearheaded one of ...

Indian American Business Council [IABC], in partnership with major community organizations, hosted a ceremonial commemorative event in celebration of the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, while ...

File photo of Indian American professor Dr. V.K. Kool during an earlier trip to India. (India-West file photo) India-West Staff Reporter Ahead of Mahatma Gandhi’s birth anniversary Oct. 2, ...

“I do not accept the claim of saintliness,” said Mohandas Gandhi in 1920, when he had not yet been given the spiritual title of “mahatma.” “I am prone to as many weaknesses as you are.” These words ...

Floral tributes to portraits and statues of Mahatma Gandhi marked the Gandhi Jayanthi celebrations in Madurai on Thursday. A slew of events were held at the Gandhi Memorial Museum as part of the birth ...

More than six decades after his death, Mahatma Gandhi remains a polarizing figure—either revered or despised. So the arrival of a new book on him is a chance for those with well-formed unflattering ...