mahatma gandhi

"Treat me as an Indian woman and I shall be quite content," said the first European woman to be jailed as a Satyagrahi. #WomenInHistory

“He (and his team) would carry a typewriter around on their village visits. At every hamlet, he would instantly issue an on-spot official decree to set up a government school & appoint teachers from among the educated in the village."

“My mother made her own fortune, breaking into a male bastion. She bought a house, car and luxury items with her own income. She had always been this daring and adventurous person, yet never compromising on her household or professional duties. She made a lot of sacrifices to reach this height,” recounts her son Dhruv Shilpi. #Tribute

Given the part that it played in India’s freedom movement, onions aren’t only an indispensable ingredient, they also carry emotional weight! #FoodSecrets

In the obituary to Dr Bidhan Chandra Roy, the British Medical Journal wrote, “… at his professional zenith, he may have had the largest consulting practice in the world, news of his visit to a city or even railway station bringing forth hordes of would-be patients.” #ForgottenHeroes #History

Evidently, she held no regrets and remained full of pride at her role in the freedom struggle. Speaking to a writer, she was once said: "Humko jo karna tha, kiya (What I had to do, I did)".

“India would have attained Independence long back, if only it had a few stalwarts like him,” once said Mahatma Gandhi, referring to Potti Sriramulu.

"I know of 200 people who have taken up spinning as a result of my workshops. This number is wonderful in itself. It means we have kept the art of spinning alive for yet another generation,” says the man whose entire wardrobe is homespun and home-stitched! #Respect #LiveGreen

Mahatma Gandhi's personal physician, this gritty woman fought for India’s freedom and the welfare of those stricken with leprosy. She went on to become independent India's first health minister of Delhi state. #DoctorsDay

"I don’t believe in saving up for a future while ignoring the present. So, I use the money earned from my restaurant and lottery business to abate the destruction of nature. And to make the planet a better place than it is today.”