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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…

  • Beggar by choice

    In the history of begging for a public cause, Gandhiji created a world record. He discovered this capacity in himself in South Africa when he was in charge of collection of subscriptions…

  • ‘Uncle Gandhi’

    The title is certainly likely to surprise readers. Well, it was the children living in Bow in the ‘East-End’ of London who chose to address Gandhiji as ‘Uncle’. When in September 1931,…

  • Gandhiji’s spiritual heir

    On 7 June 1916, a young man of twenty waited at the gates of Gandhi’s ashram at Kochrab in Ahmedabad for an interview with him. He had been drawn to the Mahatma on…

  • Basic pen

    Most people have lost a pen at some time or the other. So did Gandhi. He had a costly fountain pen which was pilfered. The pen was immediately replaced but the theft…

  • Dignity of labour

    Once upon a time, Lalaji (Lala Lajpat Rai) and Mahatma Gandhi were staying at the house of an ardent nationalist, Shiv Prasad Gupta. On their first day at the house of their host, Lalaji…

  • Gandhiji’s fearless nature

    When Gandhiji visited the Northwest Frontier to meet his Pathan supporters, he was dwarfed by their height. They were tall and rugged, and all carried guns. “Are you afraid?” he asked them.…

  • The copper coin

    Gandhiji went from city to city, village to village collecting funds for the Charkha Sangh. During one of his tours, he addressed a meeting in Orissa. After his speech, a poor old…