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A rare oil portrait of Mahatma Gandhi, painted by Clare Leighton during his 1931 visit to London, has sold for £152,800 at Bonhams auction house. The artwork, believed to be the only portrait Gandhi ...

A rare painting of Mahatma Gandhi, believed to be the only oil portrait that the Indian independence leader ever sat for, has ...

In a fresh political upheaval, Tushar Gandhi, the great-grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, was reportedly insulted and asked to leave an event in Turkaulia, East Champaran, during his ongoing padyatra ...

This is Part 3 of a four-part series. You can read Part 1 here and Part 2 here. Motihari/New Delhi: When a 21-year-old, first-generation student from Bihar’s East Champaran district secured admission ...

A year later, the life-sized bronze statue dedicated to the global peace icon was found ripped from its plinth, lying sideways on the ground.

If socialism does not serve the purposes for which it was intended, that is, moving towards a freer and more equal society, ...

The painting had never been up for auction before and is believed to be the only oil portrait for which Mahatma Gandhi sat.

A rare oil portrait of Mahatma Gandhi, believed to be the only one he sat for the artist to paint, has fetched triple its ...

Continuing in Gandhi's words, Dr. Holmes said, "I believe in the teachings of Christ, but you on the other side of the world do not, I read the Bible faithfully and see little in Christendom that ...

Rahul Gandhi criticized PM Modi, anticipating he would yield to Trump's tariff deadline amid US trade talks. Piyush Goyal affirmed India's commitment to protecting its national interests ...

The International Day of Non-Violence is observed on 2 October, the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi, leader of the Indian independence movement and pioneer of the philosophy and strategy of non-violence.