Gandhi’s Legacy:
Houston
Perspectives

Much like nearly everything else in his life, Gandhi’s religion defies easy description. Though Gandhi viewed himself as a Hindu, he also maintained that a man could describe himself as a Hindu and yet not believe in God. He almost never visited temples and everything in his conduct suggests that he remained indifferent to the… Read More

For more fascinating images of the Mahatma, come to tonight’s lecture by Vinay Lal, at the Menil Collection, 7 pm.

In his lecture, Vinay Lal showed a number of such “popular prints” exhibiting a wide variety of images and ideas of Gandhi. They apparently were printed in runs from 5,000 to 15,000 but are largely undocumented because their makers and printers are long gone and seem to have left no records or archives.   These… Read More