Gandhian Austerity

Essays

The Cost of Feeding Mohandas Gandhi: Ask Sarat Chandra Bose

The Cost of Feeding Mohandas Gandhi: Ask Sarat Chandra Bose

In 1932, Mohandas Gandhi stayed for several weeks in the home of Sarat Chandra Bose in Calcutta as his esteemed guest. This essay contains some revealing details drawn from an eyewitness account of the proceedings.