The fearless dissenter who had a plan to make the countryside hum with life — that is the Gandhi India needs | The Indian Express

The fearless dissenter who had a plan to make the countryside hum with life — that is the Gandhi India needs | The Indian Express

Written by Rajmohan Gandhi |Updated: October 9, 2019 9:43:29 am

The writer is research professor at Centre for South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign.

The fearless dissenter who had a plan to make the countryside hum with life — that is the Gandhi India needs

Gandhi thought India’s independence would mean little unless it also meant the independence of every Indian.

Gandhi thought India’s independence would mean little unless it also meant the independence of every Indian. (C R Sasikumar)

There are at least three reasons why I need Gandhi today.