NEW DELHI, Feb. 5 -- On January 30, 2024, Indians commemorated the 76th death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, the father of the Nation. Aligned with a political ideology diametrically opposed to the vision and values of Mahatma Gandhi gripping the majority of Indians, deliberate attempts are being made to erase the image of Mahatma Gandhi from the collective memory. Reducing Mahatma Gandhi to the Clean India programme is a shrewd tactic to make him irrelevant to the other serious aspects of the Nation's life. Gandhiji, who transcended the boundaries of India and influenced millions of people worldwide, continues to be an inspiration.

In the absence of Gandhian values like truth, non-violence, simplicity, religious pluralism, spirituality,...