Today we celebrate Mahatama Gandhi’s Birth Anniversary. The Father of the Nation was born on October 2, 1869. All through his life he was known for his frugal lifestyle and principled ways of dealing with issues. Coming from a poor country his clothing was simple to the extreme. One of my favourite anecdotes about Gandhji is about his tea with King George V and Queen Mary. He arrived at Buckingham Palace wearing his customary loincloth, sandals, and a shawl. He had woven the cloth himself from thread made on his spinning wheel. King George was dressed in his usual splendid Court dress complete with all his medals and ribbons. When someone later asked Mahatma Gandhi if he thought he had worn too little clothing to the King ‘s tea party, he replied: “The King had enough on for both of us.”
Mahatma Gandhi Would Have Approved
02 Thursday Oct 2008
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