The latest in Mahatma Gandhi

Keeping clean and healthy with cow dung and urine

2010-03-01T22:15:48Z

<div><p>"God resides in cow dung," says Kesari Gumat, as he walks through his laboratory where researchers mix bovine excreta with medicinal herbs and monitor beakers of simmering cow urine.</p><p>The lab in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad is one of a growing number of research centres which have embraced the sacred status of cows in India and sought to push it to a new level....

Ben Kingsley to make Bollywood debut

2010-02-24T01:16:37Z

<div><p>Ben Kingsley this week makes his debut in a Bollywood film, nearly 30 years after his Oscar-winning performance in "Gandhi" catapulted him to worldwide fame.</p><p>The 66-year-old plays a brilliant mathematician, Perci Trachtenberg, i...

Ben Kingsley gambles on success in Bollywood debut

2010-02-24T01:16:30Z

Gandhi's ashes scattered off South Africa coast

2010-02-22T13:22:42Z

<div id="subtitle">62 years after assassination, Gandhi's ashes scattered off South Africa's coast</div><div><p>Six decades after his death, some of Mohandas K. Gandhi's ashes have been scattered off the coast of South Africa, where he was confronted by racial discrimination and developed some of his philosophies of peaceful r...

Indian hero Gandhi's ashes scattered off South Africa coast

2010-02-22T13:21:49Z

<div><p>DURBAN (Reuters) - Some of the ashes of revered Indian independence leader Mahatma Gandhi were scattered in the ocean off the South African coast Saturday, highlighting the political ties between the two countries.</p><p>Gandhi pioneered non-violent resi...

SOUTH AFRICA GANDHI ASHES

2010-01-30T05:16:01Z

Eli Gandhi, the grand-daughter of Mahatma Gandhi, centre, is helped by others during a ceremony to sprinkle the ashes of the Indian independence hero into the waters of Durban Harbour, South Africa, Saturday, Jan. 30, 2010, following an overnight vigil. Gandhi was a young man of 24 when he arrived in South Africa in 1893 and spen...

Kingsley to play Mogul emperor who built Taj Mahal

2010-02-24T00:52:25Z

<div id="subtitle">27 years after 'Gandhi,' Kingsley to play Mogul emperor who built Taj Mahal</div><div><p>Ben Kingsley, famous for his Oscar-winning portrayal of Indian independence hero Mohandas Gandhi, is reaching ...

Richard Attenborough art sale beats expectations

2010-02-24T06:46:55Z

<div><p>LONDON (Reuters) - British paintings from the collection of film director Richard Attenborough fetched 4.6 million pounds ($7.7 million) at an auction on Wednesday, well in excess of pre-sale estimates of 1.9-2.9 million pounds.</p><p>The 50 paintings, including one Attenborough sold to help finan...

Travel Trip India Yoga Trip

2009-11-09T09:45:52Z

This photo taken in August of 2009 shows Mahatma Gandhi's memorial in Dehli, India.(AP Photo/IIana Arazie)

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Yoga in India: Cultural immersion, self-knowledge

2010-02-24T07:52:45Z

<div id="subtitle">Yoga trip: Seeking self-knowledge amid India's extremes of wealth and poverty</div><div><p>I needed an escape, a vacation that would shake me out of my routine, and leave me with more than souvenirs and digital photos. So when the yoga center in New York where I'm learning to meditate organized a two-week yoga trip to India, I decide...

French tour agency buys Gandhi's SAfrican home

2010-02-24T20:46:37Z

<div><p>Mahatma Gandhi's former home in South Africa has been sold to a French tour agency that wants to turn it into a museum and guest house, the former owner and the company said Friday.</p><p>Voyageurs du Monde has bought the house that

Google pays tribute to Mahatma Gandhi

2010-02-24T23:38:16Z

<div><p>Internet search giant Google paid tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on Friday on the 140th anniversary of his birth, replacing the 'G' in its colorful logo with a picture of the Indian independence hero.</p><p>Clicking on the logo takes a reader to links in the Google search engine to websites about Gandhi, who was born Mohandas...

Three-month global march for peace under way

2010-02-24T23:49:03Z

<div><p>More than 400 people turned out here Friday for the start of a world march for peace that will criss-cross the globe over the next three months, passing through 90 countries, organisers said.</p><p>The 160,000-kilometre (99,419 mile) march, organised by the World Without Wars organisation, part of the Humanist Movement, has been endorsed by several prominent figures in politics, sport and entertainment.</p><p&am...

Obama praises Gandhi on anniversary of his birth

2010-02-24T23:53:37Z

<div id="subtitle">On anniversary of Gandhi's birth, Obama expresses appreciation for his life and lessons</div><div><p>President Barack Obama is expressing appreciation for Indian spiritual leader Mohandas K. Gandhi.</p><p>Gandhi was born on Oct. 2, 1869, and Friday is the 140th anniversary of his ...

Richard Attenborough sells part of art collection

2010-02-25T03:13:57Z

<div><p>LONDON (Reuters) - Film director Richard Attenborough is auctioning part of his collection of British paintings, including one he sold to help finance Oscar-winning movie "Gandhi" and which he bought back y...

'Gandhi chic' looks to lure Indian fashionistas

2010-02-25T04:23:39Z

<div><p>'Gandhi chic' -- wearing hand-woven fabrics championed by India's independence leader -- will be on fashion's cutting edge if the Communist government and leading designers in West Bengal get their way.</p><p>The eastern state, a region famous for its traditional weaves, hosted a fashion show last Saturday night to promote homespun fabric...

India Communists look to promote 'Gandhi chic'

2010-02-25T05:41:04Z

<div><p>Indian Communists are set to promote "Gandhi chic" by organising a fashion week showcasing the sorts of simple handwoven fabrics made famous by the independence leader.</p><p>So-called "homespun" fabrics were championed by Mahatma Gandhi in the 1930s during his struggle against British rule as a way of boosting the rural economy and showing pride in products produced in

TOPSHOTS-INDIA-UK-GANDHI

2009-08-14T06:53:16Z

TOPSHOTSIndian children play near the statue of Mahatma Gandhi at the Gandhi Ashram in Ahmedabad on August 2, 2009. Describing Mahatma Gandhi as "one of the great leaders" of the 20th century, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has said he wants to write about the Indian independence leader's contribution to world civilisation. AF...

Gandhi's SAfrican home draws flurry of buyers

2010-02-26T02:10:52Z

<div><p>Mahatma Gandhi's former home in a quiet Johannesburg suburb where he lived as a young lawyer has attracted a flurry of potential buyers from around the world, the current owner said Friday.</p><p>Nancy Ball put the property on the market after struggling to find a buyer keen to preserve its heritage as the place where ...

Train of thought: Underground gets philosophical

2010-02-26T16:34:35Z

<div><p>Drivers on London Underground trains have started reading out quotes from thinkers like Jean-Paul Sartre and Mahatma Gandhi in a bid to cheer up passengers, officials said.</p><p>As well as the usual announcements urging passengers to "mind the...