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Prophet, spiritual leader, secular saint, freedom fighter, social reformer, philosopher, healer and Father of the Nation – Mahatma Gandhi is perhaps the most deified political figure in modern history2. Known to the world as the leader of the Indian National Movement, Mohandas Gandhi entered politics, not to liberate the country in the sense understood by other Indian leaders and the western public which followed his career with such fascinated attention, but to establish the kingdom of Heaven on earth3. Many were baffled by his masterful grip over statecraft combined with his garb of a religious ascetic – a loincloth and shawl, which he insisted on wearing even when he went to meet the English emperor in 19314.