Synopsis
Mishal Husain explores the dramatic last years of Gandhi's life and asks why he is revered as Father of the Nation, when India turned its back on his ideas.
- Programme: Gandhi
- Episode: 03: The Road to Freedom
- Channel: BBC One
- Broadcast year: 2009
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