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Book of the Week: On Truth: Episode 4: Pankaj Mishra

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Episode 4: Pankaj Mishra

Pankaj Mishra

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Pankaj Mishra considers the notion of truth as perceived by Mahatma Gandhi.

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.

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Five essays on the timely theme of truth and current challenges to it.

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