Bapu, the nation’s father.

August 15, 1947. That’s 75 years ago. One man successfully inspired an entire nation to its freedom. A nation with perhaps the most diverse yet the most-divided people in the world.

I have questions. I’ve always had my doubts about the stories that outshone all others.

What did he do differently to others who came before him?
Why is he such a big deal?
Why is he revered so much? So much so, that to this day he is remembered as Bapu (which means Father).
What is it about the experiments that he did with his life that makes it all add up to a successful story worth telling and celebrated for 75 years?

I think what I am looking for is the math behind it all. There must have been something about either him or the time he lived (or both) that must have inspired an entire nation’s peoples to become activists…something I think is there that is worth learning from in our world.

Gandhi- who is this dude?