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Gandhi and Tagore sought different visions for independent India [audio 45min]

Journalist Isabel Hilton and guests discuss the fascinating relationship between Mohandas Gandhi and Nobel Prize-winning poet Rabindranath Tagore. Gandhi and Tagore had a complex relationship, about which much has been written, including the suggestion that Gandhi wanted to all Indians to share the status of the lowest caste (Shudras); while Tagore wanted them all to share the status of the highest caste (Brahmans). How do Gandhi's and Tagore's visions for India stand up today?
Read entire article at BBC Radio 3 "Night Waves" Tue 19 Sept 06