Gandhi and his rail journeys

Here is an excellent article about how the Mahatma’s thinking was influenced by some rail journeys that he undertook. His most famous defining moment of being thrown out of a train in South Africa, is such a powerful anecdote. The writer goes on to say that through the railways, he was able to travel the length and breadth of India and see the plight of his countrymen first-hand. Read this interesting article here

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One Response to “Gandhi and his rail journeys”

  1. nice post. gandhi was inspired greatly by the gita. you can read about it at http://www.gitananda.org/about-gita/index.php


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