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Gandhi

Episode 2: The Rise to Fame

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two WalesLatest broadcast: on BBC One Scotland

In the second part of the series, Mishal Husain traces Gandhi's transformation from obscure lawyer to father of the nation and discovers a more complicated and intriguing man than the saintly Hollywood version. Gandhi had to face unpopularity, political failure and British jails. But in 1930 he triumphs - launching the most astute campaign of the age - the 240-mile Salt March that succeeded in humiliating the British Raj. Show less

Contributors

Presenter:
Mishal Husain
Producer:
Jonathan Mayo
Executive Producer:
Jean-Claude Bragard

Series

Gandhi

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