indian history Archives

Gandhi: When South Africa Gave India a Mahatma

Indianspice Staff Reporter May 22, 2018 0 2,375

Reflecting on India's revolutionary leader MK Gandhi and the historic moment he was thrown off a train making him the Mahatma that liberated India.

#BirthAnniversary: Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj

Indianspice Staff Reporter February 19, 2017 0 1,882

PM pays tributes to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj on his Jayanti.

Mahatma Gandhi Samadhi Receives Makeover

Naufal Khan January 29, 2017 0 2,523

On the 69th death anniversary of Gandhi, a special inauguration will be held at Rajghat Samadhi Samiti.

‘Racist’ Gandhi Statue To Be Removed

Indianspice Staff Reporter October 8, 2016 0 3,147

Academics win removal of Mahatma sculpture after petition denouncing Indian leader and saying African heroes ‘come first’.

Kaffir Gandhi Must Fall Demand Academics

Indianspice Staff Reporter September 21, 2016 2 4,630

A group of professors and students have started a petition to have the iconic leader's statue brought down.

Dreadlock Story – Jamaica’s Hindu Threads

Indianspice Staff Reporter September 7, 2015 0 7,007

A a story that is intertwined, literally and figuratively. One that is separated by time zones, but bound by a singular thread - that of a shared belief system. Dreadlock Story, a social commentary, chronicling the Rastafari movement - and the Indian influence on it, has won critical acclaim.

MK Gandhi, The Racist

Naufal Khan September 7, 2015 7 9,807

A controversial new book by two South African university professors reveals shocking details about Gandhi’s life in South Africa between 1893 and 1914, before he returned to India

Happy Independence Day India!

Naufal Khan August 14, 2015 0 2,070

The tryst with Destiny, India's release from colonial rule. Read all about this historical day.

Reflections: Ela on Gandhi

Naufal Khan October 1, 2014 0 4,333

The year 1906 was a significant year in the life of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, a young lawyer, 37 years of age, in South Africa. He arrived in 1893 and his transformation began through a multitude of events culminating in some significant changes he decided to make to his life style. His first test was during the Bambatha uprising in 1906.