For this long-planned episode, Ugyan and I finally pick up Gandhi's short but important work Hind Swaraj. Written in 1909, the booklet lays out Gandhi's trenchant critique of Western civilization and a unique blueprint for India's struggle against British rule. Although the white man has (or has been) long relieved off his burden, has India managed to achieve the 'self-rule' that Gandhi envisioned? (If not, is it even achievable?) What about his principles of non-violence and Satyagraha? What relevance do these hold for us in these times?

Since Gandhi himself is a topic worthy of a separate episode (if not several) on its own, this turned out to be a long(ish) episode. Please feel free to listen to it in two installments (which makes more sense than us taking two installments to record it.)

Intro/Outro theme: Karachal - Alash Ensemble (freemusicarchive.org/music/Alash_Ensemble/)

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