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Is it Gandhi, Gandhism or Gandhigiri?

As the nation celebrates his 150th birthday, Gandhi despite having been assassinated more than 70 years ago, is still everywhere

RBI headquarter lit-up in Mumbai on the occasion of Mahatma Gandhi's 150th birth anniversary. Photo: Kamlesh Pednekar
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RBI headquarter lit-up in Mumbai on the occasion of Mahatma Gandhi's 150th birth anniversary. Photo: Kamlesh Pednekar

Sandeep Goyal
Gandhi. Bapu. The Mahatma. The Father of the Nation. When one thinks of him, the image that comes most readily to mind is that of a benign, fragile old man clad in a loincloth, spinning khadi on a charkha. The mention of Gandhi also evokes the imagery of his three monkeys sitting together … one covering his eyes, one covering his ears and the last covering his mouth, representing the proverb “see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil.”

But the Mahatma is actually the amalgam of many more parts, concepts and principles, that range from non-violence or ahimsa
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