Inspirational exhibition about India's century-long struggle for independence from British imperialism. We saw the blood-stained dhoti Gandhi was wearing when he was killed. Particularly affecting was seeing the small round Harry Potter-esque glasses he wore.
If I could speak to Gandhi, I would ask if he ever had any doubts. Doubts about his convictions and knowing which path to take? He was after all only a blood and flesh man. He had chosen a long and difficult road and must have felt quite alone at times. He might have gained strength from what Thoreau wrote, 'any man more right than his neighbours, constitutes a majority of one already'.
What was striking was that the freedom fight had many different leaders and activists playing different roles.
The visit served as a timely reminder that people throughout the ages and around the world recognises injustice when it happens and have always strived for freedom when they have been repressed by unjust laws.
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| Gandhi Memorial Museum, Madurai |
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| 'We want freedom of thought...' |
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| 'At the stroke of the midnight hour, when the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom.' ~ Nehru |
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| 'Generations to come it may be will scarce believe that such a one as this ever in flesh and blood walked upon this earth.' ~ Albert Einstein on Mahatma Gandhi |
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