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What Would Ghandi Say About Today's India?

29/09/2018 GMT

What Would Gandhi Say About Today's India?

BBC World Service - Weekend, What Would Gandhi Say About Today's India?

The country is preparing to celebrate the 150th anniversary of his birth

As India prepares to launch a two-year celebration to mark the 150th birthday of Mahatma Gandhi, we explore what he would think about modern-day India.

Also on the programme: We speak to the sister of one of Netherlands' most notorious gangsters - who helped police gather evidence for his arrest.

(Image: Mahatma Gandhi enjoys a laugh with his two granddaughters Ava and Manu at Birla House in New Delhi. Credit: Bettmann / Getty Images)

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