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NEWS ABOUT: Mahatma Gandhi

Mahatma Gandhi stories: 11 news summaries
OPINION

Obama's Gandhi Act Ties Supporters in Knots

President seeks a fundamental change in our political discourse: Goodman

Sep 18, 09 2:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - Even President Obama's fans are beginning to wonder when—or even if—his "inner fighter" is going to emerge, writes Ellen Goodman of the Boston Globe. His collaborative style entranced many during the campaign, but supporters are groaning as the president listens calmly to the opposition rather than putting... More »

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Barack Obama • US Congress • Obama administration • President Obama • Mahatma Gandhi • Joe Wilson • civility • You lie

 10 Protests That 
 Changed History 

Iran's post-election storm has these precedents

Jun 19, 09 3:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - The post-election storm brewing in Iran prompted LiveScience to round up some of history's most significant protests:
  • A piece of paper nailed to a church door in 1517 sparked the Protestant Revolution.
  • Parisians moved more boldly, beheading the Bastille's governor to spark the French Revolution in 1789.
... More »

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Iran • Tiananmen Square • protests • revolution • Martin Luther King Jr. • political demonstrations • Mahatma Gandhi • Protestant Revolution • French Revolution • Boston Tea Party • American Revolution • Salt March • March on Washington

 Gandhi Goods 
 Going, Going ... 
 Back Home to India 

Tycoon pays $1.8m for Gandhi glasses, watch, sandals to donate to government

Mar 6, 09 1:39 AM CST
(Newser) - The few worldly possessions that Mahatma Gandhi left behind will be returning to his homeland after an Indian tycoon bought them at a controversial New York auction yesterday, the Washington Post reports. Vijay Mallya paid $1.8 million for the independence leader's spectacles, pocket watch and sandals, and pledged to... More »

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New York City • India • auction • Antiquorum Auctioneers • Mahatma Gandhi

(Newser) - India has rejected a donation offer from the owner of Mahatma Gandhi’s personal effects, set for auction today in New York, the Times reports. James Otis, a peace activist who owns Gandhi’s glasses, watch, and sandals, wanted India to exhibit the items or increase spending on its poor... More »

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New York City • India • auction • donation • Antiquorum Auctioneers • Mahatma Gandhi • rejected • personal effects

Heirs Decry 'Immoral' Sale
of Gandhi's Stuff

'Insult' to India 'must
be stopped,' says
great-grandson

Feb 16, 09 7:13 AM CST
(Newser) - Mahatma Gandhi’s heirs have slammed a New York auction of his few belongings, calling it “immoral,” the Daily Telegraph reports. “It must be stopped," said Gandhi’s great-grandson. "It would be a grave insult to the nation if these items”—including sandals, pocket... More »

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New York City • India • Germany • auction • eyeglasses • Mahatma Gandhi

 Gandhi's Spectacles for Sale 

Glasses and other items to be auctioned

Feb 12, 09 10:16 PM CST
(Newser) - Mahatma Gandhi's handful of possessions—his signature round-lens eyeglasses, simple sandals, bowl, plate, and pocket watch—are to be sold at auction in New York next month. Although he had far fewer possessions than Jackie O, the BBC reports the auction is likely to attract just as much attention as... More »

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India • Antiquorum Auctioneers • Zenith • British Empire. • Mahatma Gandhi

Midnight's Children Wins Best of Bookers

Rushdie's epic novel beats out 6 others by public vote

Jul 13, 08 5:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - Salman Rushdie's classic Midnight's Children, which nabbed the Booker Prize 27 years ago, has now won the Best of the Bookers by public vote, the Guardian reports. About a boy born at the hour of India's independence, the novel won over six previous prize winners. The prize "looks at... More »

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India • fiction • literature • Salman Rushdie • Booker Prize • novel • Mahatma Gandhi

Lost Gandhi Recording Resurfaces

Rare speech in English calls for Indian unity and message of 'love'

Jul 1, 08 1:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - A long-lost recording of a Mahatma Gandhi speech has emerged in the collection of an American journalist, the Washington Post reports. In the 1947 speech, one of only two known recordings of the spiritual and political leader speaking in English, Gandhi calls for peace and unity. The day before, he... More »

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India • pacifists • peace • partition • speech • Mahatma Gandhi

Ken Jennings They're Not

Game show howlers dumb enough to make Miss Teen South Carolina blush

Feb 2, 08 7:15 AM CST
(Newser) - Perhaps there's no sadder commentary on the state of society—or at least society's IQ—than dumb responses from contestants on game shows. Reuters combs a (now-defunct) website for high and low points:
  • Q: What was Gandhi's first name? A: Goosey Goosey.
  • Q: What happened in Dallas
... More »

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Nicole Kidman • intelligence • list • humor • game show • Forrest Gump • contestants • Johnny Weissmuller • Mahatma Gandhi

Gandhi Family Scatters Ashes

60 years after assassination, pacifist gets traditional burial in sea

Jan 30, 08 6:49 PM CST
(Newser) - An urn of Mohandas Gandhi's ashes was poured into the Arabian Sea today by his great-granddaughter, the Guardian reports, finally giving the Indian pacifist a traditional Hindu burial 60 years after he was assassinated. Dozens of such urns had been distributed across India after Gandhi's death, allowing a connection with... More »

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India • history • anniversary • funeral • Mahatma Gandhi

Dolphins Drop Culpepper

Miami releases QB from contract after short, injury-plagued stay

Jul 18, 07 7:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - Miami severed ties with QB Daunte Culpepper yesterday, terminating his contract without arbitration after a decidedly unspectacular year with the Dolphins. Culpepper was sidelined for most of last season, and only threw for 64.2 percent in his occasional play. Yesterday's move was not unexpected, however: Miami recently nabbed QB... More »

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Jacksonville Jaguars • Miami Dolphins • Trent Green • Daunte Culpepper • Kansas City Chiefs • Mahatma Gandhi

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