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Gandhi - The Beginning

by All Indians Matter
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  • Episode 4: You sent us a barrister, we sent you a Mahatma

    October 2, 2024 · 1 hr 1 min

    Frustrated at being unable to make professional headway, Mohandas Gandhi hopes to obtain a job – a prime ministership or a judgeship. For that, he would need powerful political backing.  But, Mohan is about to discover that life changes on…

  • Episode 3: Joy in England, tragedy at home

    October 2, 2024 · 26 min

    September 4, 1888. There is the usual pandemonium on the ‘SS Clyde’ as it weighs anchor at 5 pm in Bombay and sets sail for England. Mohandas Gandhi leans against the rail, eyes fixed on the land as it grows more and more distant and…

  • Episode 2: What he saw is what he learnt

    October 2, 2024 · 56 min

    We pick up the story just after Mohandas and Kastur’s wedding. As Gandhi’s father, Karamchand Bapa, rushed to make it to the ceremony, his carriage met with an accident. He suffered serious injuries and Mohandas took over as chief…

  • Episode 1: Flags of our fathers

    October 2, 2024 · 1 hr 4 min

    Mahatma Gandhi’s story begins in Kathiawar, also known as Saurashtra, a land steeped in mythology and history. It is said that Lord Krishna settled here after his flight from Mathura and established the city of Dwarka, which is today a…

  • Gandhi - The Beginning Trailer

    September 28, 2024 · 2 min

    Welcome to our special series, "Gandhi: The Beginning", a compelling podcast that delves into the formative years of Mahatma Gandhi, long before he became the leader who shaped India's freedom struggle. In this special series by All…

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About the show

Last year, as part of All Indians Matter’s annual Gandhi series, we detailed the Mahatma’s final years and how pivotal they were – not just to India’s birth but also to the journey the country has travelled since then. This year, we go back to the start. This series, ‘Gandhi: The Beginning’, traces the early years of the Mahatma, starting with his grandfather and father – both great influences on his personality – as well as the family’s journey, Gandhi’s mother, his childhood and teenage, going all the way till the young boy from Porbandar turned into a political personality with his first satyagraha in South Africa. From this, we try to understand the making of Gandhi, the mass leader and Father of the Nation. At every point, we seek to make the conversation contemporary, linking it to present issues and debates. The hope is to peel away the layers of the persona to understand how Gandhi became the man that he came to be. Like every year, this is a series of conversations between Ashraf Engineer, host of the All Indians Matter podcast, and Tushar Gandhi, great grandson of the Mahatma, author and peace activist. This series is based on Volume 1 of Gandhi’s biography written by his secretary Pyarelal. It is called ‘Mahatma Gandhi – The Early Phase’. Pyarelal Ji is no longer with us, but this series is as much a tribute to his labour of love as it is to Gandhi.