I need to know more about Mahatma Gandhi.
During the past few months I've had the pleasure of interviewing three towering figures in the Indian eco-justice movement. Bunker Roy is the founder of Barefoot College; Satish Kumar edits Resurgence magazine; and the protean Vandana Shiva is a physicist, eco-feminist, philosopher and doughty foe of agricultural imperialism. All three are consciously and proudly heirs of Gandhi. They pepper their conversation with references to Gandhi, referring to him the way a Christian might refer to the Bible. “As Gandhi's example shows...” they will say. “Well, we learned from Gandhi...” Or “Gandhi once commented...”
