To a friend, who was tormented by doubts, Gandhiji wrote a letter. The letter was mislaid, but on a later occasion the words were recalled to memory and transcribed. The following is…
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A man of courtesy
Bapu was always the soul of courtesy towards young and old, rich and poor. An incident illustrative of this side of his character was described by Giralda Forbes in the Catholic World of Calcutta.…
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‘Nothing too small for him’
Acharya Kaka Kalelkar, who was with Gandhiji in Bombay at the time of the Congress Session there in 1915, relates the following story revealing how great the latter could be even in…
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What made Gandhiji wear only loincloth or dhoti
Ninety-five years ago on 22nd September 1921, Gandhi made a momentous decision to change his attire. From the elaborate Gujarati attire, he decided on a simple dhoti and shawl. This epoch-making decision was…
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The troublesome tooth
When Gandhiji was staying in London towards the close of 1906 pleading with British statesmen the cause of his countrymen in South Africa, he developed a toothache. He was busy with his…
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Mary Todd Lincoln
Mary Todd Lincoln was no stranger to tragedy, even before her husband’s assassination. The Lincolns lost one son, Eddie, at age three. Then, in their White House years, they lost eleven-year-old Willie…
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‘What do you do all day?’
Have you heard the story of the man who came home from work one day to find kid’s bikes and scooters blocking the driveway, the house in shambles, dirty dishes stacked in…
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Lying takes more brain energy
A study has found that lying takes more brain energy than telling the truth. The study, reported in 2004, was conducted by the Temple University School of Medicine, USA, using functional magnetic…
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Shooting yourself down
The F-11 Tiger was one of the first supersonic jets of the US navy, flying off aircraft carriers. From 1957-1969 it was used by the Blue Angels flight team. But on September.…
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The helpful Moon
The book Our Created Moon: Earth’s Fascinating Neighbor reveals some ways the Moon benefits mankind. One obvious way is the light it reflects at night, which has guided travellers on land and sea for…