Gandhi The Road to Freedom - British Propaganda - BBC Documentary 2/6

In this final episode, Mishal Husain (Pakistani origin) 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? In the final episode, 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 centre 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. This documentary is telecasted in BBC around Gandhi Jayanthi year 2009. It's one of the best and reasonable effort to find imperfection in Gandhi.

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• Mahatma Gandhi
• Gandhi Controversy
• Imperfect Gandhi
• Gandhi Pakistani view
• Indian freedom fighting
• Gandhi Documentary

[MrBillu1954]

Mr billu uk

Sareh jahan se ache Hindustan hamara.

[balaji9186]

this whole thing is shit.. what a stupid claim against the father of the nation of the largest democracy...

[herself311]

Muslims murdered 6 million HIndus, as they do wherever they go.

[herself311]

This paki is a LIAR! Ghandi was the best and islamics murdered him.

[herself311]

Ghandi was a good man but the islamics killed him!

[djloannow]

If Gandhi had negotiated separately at Round Table...He would have been accused of playing into British hand. He was representing Indian National Congress Party...representing all groups... I do not support the logic that recognizing and negotiating at Round Table would have simplified the rift that followed. British were master of dividing and living countries in shambles. One of the reason for that is defending itself from future retaliation that might follow from an Independent India.

[RainCastle88]

i thnk tht mad ths docu to please pakis ad to annoy indians..nothg else..

[soooni33]

very narrow viewpoint in this video....she should take off BBC glasses and take a course in Indian history and teachings of Gandhi....its reeking of British arrogance and ignorance

[psspeed]

that lady is funny...does she think that if gandhi was an atheist the muslims would have felt safe and wouldn't have wanted a seperate homeland for themselves??? basis of jinnah's argument for a seperate pakistan was not that gandhi was a hindu. he was afraid of the fate muslims in a country that is predominantly hindu....gandhi had negligible role in the portition. this lady is biased and prejudiced!!!

[mohan0128]

Ramanuja, the great theologian and social reformer, was the behind the name "harijan" for the untouchables. Ramanuja had labelled them as "thirukkulathAr", the sacred caste, and was the first to make provisions for them to have rights in temple worship.