Realistic Dimensions of Swaraj in Post-independence Period

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Narender Pal Singh (CMJ University, Shillong, Megalaya)

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, Hindu reformer and nationalist leader, was looked upon as a saint by millions of his followers, who bestowed upon him the admiring appellation of “Mahatma,” literally “the great-souled one.” As was perhaps inevitable in the case of one who was the center of violent controversies for more than half a century, there were others who had very different views about the Indian leader, even contending that he was no better than a scheming demagogue.