The Road to Freedom. Gandhi
Description
In the final episode, Mishal Husain explores the dramatic last years of Gandhi's life, which culminated in his death by an assassin's bullet. She gets to the bottom of an enduring mystery - why is Gandhi revered as Father of the Nation, when India turned its back on Gandhi's blueprint for the country? Mishal retraces Gandhi's visit to England in 1931 and uncovers evidence that Gandhi may have unwittingly contributed to the eventual partition of India. Newsreel footage from the time captures Gandhi meeting the people of Lancashire and London's East End, and Tony Benn recalls meeting him as a six-year-old boy. Sixteen years later, India is free, but by then Gandhi is a broken man: sidelined from the center of power and devastated by partition and the horrific violence that independence brings. But it is Gandhi's darkest hour that finally brings his greatest triumph.
Runtime
52 min
Series
Subjects
- Religious institutions (185)
- Religious leaders (38)
- Statesmen (10)
- Politicians (157)
- Religion and sociology (173)
- Nationalists (1)
Contributor
Geography
Genre
Date of Publication
[2014], c2009
Database
Films on Demand
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