Gandhi 1: A Good Seed is Sown
02/10/17 • 25 min
Gandhi is a figure who is known across the world as the father of the nation, the man who achieved independence in the Indian subcontinent through non-violent resistance. He was also a thinker and a philosopher, and the name he was given, ‘Mahatma’, means great soul, and reflects the reverence with which he was seen.
Guest: Dr Thomas Weber (Politics and Philosophy, La Trobe University)
Gandhi is a figure who is known across the world as the father of the nation, the man who achieved independence in the Indian subcontinent through non-violent resistance. He was also a thinker and a philosopher, and the name he was given, ‘Mahatma’, means great soul, and reflects the reverence with which he was seen.
Guest: Dr Thomas Weber (Politics and Philosophy, La Trobe University)
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Gandhi is a figure who is known across the world as the father of the nation, the man who achieved independence in the Indian subcontinent through non-violent resistance. He was also a thinker and a philosopher, and the name he was given, ‘Mahatma’, means great soul, and reflects the reverence with which he was seen.
Guest: Dr Thomas Weber (Politics and Philosophy, La Trobe University)
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