Bapu

On Gandhi Jayanti, we take a look at eight inspiring Indians who are shaping the nation that Mahatma Gandhi dreamt of all those years ago, encapsulating the true spirit of humanity and nationalism

On April 6, 1930, 61-year-old Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi picked up a lump of salt and proclaimed, “With this, I am shaking the foundations of the British Empire.”

In his long struggle for Indian independence which lasted 31 years, Bapu fascinated several historians with his ‘experiments with the truth’. But only a few ever explored the topic of his dietary habits.