Tag: Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

  • Khilafat Crossroads: Gandhi, the Ali Brothers, and the High-Stakes Quest for Unity (1919–24)

    Khilafat Crossroads: Gandhi, the Ali Brothers, and the High-Stakes Quest for Unity (1919–24)

    Gandhi’s collaboration with Muhammad Ali Jauhar and Shaukat Ali during the Khilafat Movement (1919–1924) fused pan-Islamic advocacy with the Indian National Congress’s Non-cooperation strategy under the British Raj. The analysis traces the movement’s global origins after the Treaty of Sèvres, details how Khilafat Committees and Congress synchronized boycotts and swadeshi initiatives, and explains why structural…

  • The Myth that Mohandas Gandhi Alone Delivered Freedom to India

    The Myth that Mohandas Gandhi Alone Delivered Freedom to India

    A hundred and fifty-four years after his birth, the legacy of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi remains contested in India. Much of this uncertainty stems from extensive propaganda that has obscured vital truths about Gandhi as an activist, leader, politician, demagogue, and unlikely saint. One of the most enduring myths is encapsulated in the single word: Mahatma.…