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Pankaj Mishra

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Indian-born writer Pankaj Mishra considers the notion of truth as perceived by the great Indian thinker and statesman, Mahatma Gandhi.

Mahatma Gandhi wrote "Devotion to this Truth is the sole justification for our existence. All our activities should be centred in Truth. Truth should be the very breath of our life." In today's talk, the writer Pankaj Mishra considers the Indian thinker and statesman's views on Truth and how they stand seventy years after his death.

Producer: Simon Elmes.

15 minutes

Last on

Fri 21 Sep 2018 00:30

Broadcasts

  • Thu 20 Sep 2018 09:45
  • Fri 21 Sep 2018 00:30

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