An Indian artist uses typewriter to create Mahatma Gandhi portrait
As the 151st birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi is marked around the world on October 2 as Gandhi Jayanti, an Indian...
Gandhi’s iconic spectacles attract mega bids in UK auction
A pair of gold-plated spectacles believed to have been worn by Mahatma Gandhi and presented as a gift in the 1900s have attracted mega bids since they went on the online auction circuit, hitting a whopping £50,000 and far surpassing the initial estimate of £15,000.
Mahatma Gandhi on UK coinage only the start
It was in October 2019 that the UK’s Royal Mint was tasked with exploring how Mahatma Gandhi can be honoured with a commemorative coin to mark his 150th birth anniversary year. And, that mission has once again hit the headlines as a new campaign to promote more ethnic minority figures on British coinage received the backing of UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak.
Global Indians unite to save Gandhi statue in Leicester
Indian diaspora groups have come together to launch a fightback against attempts to try and remove a statue of Mahatma Gandhi from the Golden Mile in Leicester.
Gandhi has nothing to hide: Diaspora hits back
“It is a pity and a shame that the Gandhi statue in Parliament Square is to be covered up ahead of the Black Lives Matter rally,” said Lord Meghnad Desai, well-known British Indian economist and House of Lords peer.
Gandhi statue graffiti evokes diaspora hurt
Several Indian diaspora members took to social media to express their hurt and anger at the statue of Mahatma Gandhi at Parliament Square in London...