Father of the Nation 1010780

Father of the Nation

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April 18th 2017
Little did his parents realise when naming their new born son in 1869 that little baby Mohandas Karacham Gandhi would become the most famous Indian the world has ever known. They may have named him Mohandas Karacham but he is better known by the honourific title 'Mahatma' (meaning high souled or venerable) bestowed on him by his followers. He was also affectionately called 'bapu' which is a term o ... read more

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The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world, dates back at least 5,000 years. Aryan tribes from the northwest invaded about 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants created the classical Indian culture. Arab in... ... read more