Former Lok Sabha speaker Somnath Chatterjee on Thursday described the suicide of a farmer at an AAP rally in Delhi as a “shame for the nation” despite emerging from the colonial rule and passing the baton to younger parties which engaged more in watching the event as a movie than realizing its seriousness. “Even after 67 years of independence, why ...
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Remembering Gandhi: Top Events in Life of Gandhiji Captured in Black & White Photos
Born on October 2, 1869, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (Mahatma Gandhi) in then princely state of Porbandar to Karamchand Gandhi, who was the diwan (chief minister) of Porbander state and Putlibai as the youngest son. He had had 2 brothers and 1 sister. Gandhi was married off in May 1883, when he was 13 years to 14-year-old Kasturbai Makhanji. Recalling the ...
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