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The monotony of re-enactments
Even a cursory look at the re-enactment of the Dandi March by the Congress in Gujarat would point to the contradictions between the original spirit of the event and its epigonic simulation, says Jyotirmaya Sharma.

A Gandhi-intoxicated man
NARAYAN DESAI, a Gandhian, and son of Mahadev Desai, one of Gandhiji's closest aides, is enjoying a sense of heightened `intoxication' these days. For him, this state of complete attachment and immersion comes from telling people in various ...

`This girl is very dangerous'
Dashriben Chaudhry is 87 and full of memories of a bygone era. She lives in Velchi, a small village near Surat. She speaks about her long association with the Mahatma and his wife Kasturba, and also about a life lived the Gandhian way.

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