Synopsis
Mishal Husain traces Gandhi's transformation from obscure lawyer to father of the nation, and looks at his campaign of mass civil disobedience.
- Programme: Gandhi
- Episode: 02: The Rise to Fame
- Channel: BBC One
- Broadcast year: 2009
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