Indira gandhi photo

On the st birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, who spearheaded India's nationalist movement against the British with non-violence as his only weapon, we take a look at some of his rare photos from the Malayala Manorama archives.

These pictures throw light on the life and times of our 'Father of the Nation.'

Mahatma Gandhi in Africa

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was a year-old London-educated lawyer when he arrived at Durban in South Africa in Gandhi went there to provide legal aid to a business man Dada Abdullah, but he was discriminated on the basis of his colour and Asian roots.

He was thrown out of a train for travelling in the first class, despite possessing a valid ticket.

Gandhi mastered the art of passive resistance while fighting for the rights of Indians in Africa and formed the Natal Indian Congress in

He later published the 'Green Pamphlet' in In