We all know about Mahatma Gandhi’s work, but few know of the role his wife Kasturba played in it. Kasturba was not a mute but was, in fact, a great freedom fighter, a pioneering satyagrahi and often her husband’s chief strategist and harshest critic. All Indians Matter presents a six-part series, ‘Kastur: In Gandhi’s Shadow, His Guiding Light’, to bring into focus the woman Kasturba really was.
Join me, Ashraf Engineer, as I interview Tushar Gandhi, great grandson of Kasturba and the Mahatma, an author, a peace activist and someone who’s striving to keep Gandhi relevant in today’s India. Together, we play back the saga that was Kasturba's life.
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Ashraf Engineer: we all know about Kasturba Gandhi, but do we really know her?
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Ashraf Engineer: We all know about Mahatma Gandhi's great works, But do we know the role she played in them?
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Ashraf Engineer: Kasturba was not the mute spectator, the woman who merely did her husband's bidding that many think she was. She was, in fact, a great freedom fighter, a pioneering Satya Rahi and often her husband's chief strategist and harshest critic.
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Ashraf Engineer: All Indians matter presents a six part series, Kasur, in Gandhi's shadow, his guiding light to bring into focus. The woman Kasturba really was Join Me Ashraf, engineer as I interviewed Tushar Gandhi, great grandson of Kasturba and the Mahatma, an author, a peace activist and someone who's striving to keep Gandhi relevant in today's India. Together, we peel away the layers of darkness that cover the saga of Kasturba and her role in getting India its freedom