Gandhi, the left and Indian independence - Shovan Bhattarai

The ideas of Mahatma Gandhi have had a lasting impact on the left, from the civil rights movement of the 1960s right through to the movements against corporate greed and racism that are developing today. Many see Gandhi as the embodiment of politically-effective pacifism.The success of his nonviolent strategy, however, is largely a myth. This talk discuss' the relationship that Gandhi had to the Left and the debates between them in the context of a struggle for independence. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.