On October 2, 1869, Mahatma Gandhi was born in Porbandar, Gujarat — and the world has never been quite the same since. As India marks Gandhi Jayanti 2026, and the United Nations observes the International Day of Non-Violence, Words, Colours and Notes celebrates the life, writings, and enduring legacy of the man the Indian Constitution calls the Father of the Nation. From his formation in South Africa — where he forged satyagraha, the doctrine of non-violent resistance that would reshape political history — to the Champaran Satyagraha, the Salt March, and the Quit India Movement, Gandhi’s campaigns against British rule constitute one of the most consequential acts of moral imagination in modern history. We also explore his major writings: the radical political treatise of Hind Swaraj, the candid spiritual autobiography of The Story of My Experiments with Truth, and the decades of journalism in Young India and Harijan. Finally, we gather six of his most enduring verified quotes — drawn from authenticated primary sources, and with an important note on the most famous Gandhi misquotation in circulation. Whether you are returning to Gandhi or meeting him for the first time, this is an invitation to look past the icon and encounter the man. Continue reading Mahatma Gandhi