Gandhi’s translation of the Gita started appearing in the columns of Young India, 1931. (Illustration: C R Sasikumar) Gandhi’s translation of the Gita started appearing in the columns of Young India, 1931. However, Gandhi’s claim of being a sanatan Hindu was rejected by Nathuram Godse and his associates. Although Gandhi described himself as a Hindu, a look into his writings reveals that his Hinduism was neither religious nor cultic in the everyday sense. Gandhi’s refusal to get rid of the expression “varnashrama dharma” was part of his programme of redefining the traditional Hindu vocabulary without seeking the support of a modernist ideology.

Source: Indian Express December 03, 2017 19:00 UTC