00:00 The hosts of the podcast are overwhelmed by the positive response to the previous episode with David Olasuga and address some negative feedback.

05:12 Mahatma Gandhi, a significant figure in Indian history, is widely recognized and revered in India, but there is a growing rediscovery and appreciation for those who did not embrace his non-violent approach to Indian politics, such as Subhas Chandra Bose, who is now seen as a freedom fighter by the current Indian government.

10:20 Mahatma Gandhi's unconventional and conservative upbringing, exposure to Edwardian spiritualism and Orientalism, and witnessing the suffragettes' hunger strike in Britain greatly influenced his later nonviolent approach to activism, as well as his decision to abstain from meat, alcohol, and women.

15:32 Mahatma Gandhi fights for the rights of the Indian community in South Africa, is influenced by theosophists and the Esoteric Christian Union, and develops the beginnings of Satyagraha, a form of nonviolent resistance.

20:30 Mahatma Gandhi presents Jan Smuts with a pair of handmade sandals, and decades later, Smuts returns the sandals to Gandhi on his 70th birthday, expressing his respect for him.

25:44 The revisionism of Gandhi in India is due to the exaltation of masculinity and violence under the BJP, as well as Gandhi's commitment to interfaith harmony and equality, which goes against the Hindu-first ideology of the ruling party.

30:52 Gandhi's achievements include making the Indian National Congress a mass movement, involving workers, peasants, artisans, and women, as well as his efforts to promote interfaith harmony, equality, and the eradication of untouchability in the Hindu caste system.

36:08 Gandhi's visit to the Punjab disabuses him of any loyalty to the ranch and transforms his understanding of empire, while his relationship with Jinnah is marked by personal rivalry and resentment. The non-cooperation movement is called off due to an act of violence, showcasing Gandhi's commitment to non-violence and his belief in the power of his own voice, including his use of hunger strikes. Gandhi's hunger strikes in Calcutta and Delhi bring about peace in the aftermath of partition, and the salt march becomes an epoch-changing action that challenges the might of the British empire.

41:26 Gandhi's salt march, where he and his companions marched to the sea to break the salt law, was a powerful act of political theater that symbolized the unfeeling and monopolistic nature of the British empire, and it was through American reporters that Gandhi became a global figure.

46:32 Gandhi's ability to build a team and mentor young leaders is an underappreciated aspect of his legacy, and his response to India's involvement in World War II differed from Nehru and Jinnah's.

51:31 Gandhi's final struggle, the Quitingya movement, inspires hundreds of thousands of people but also leads to his imprisonment and political polarization, and he is eventually assassinated by a Hindu radical mentored by Savarkar.

56:44 Gandhi's legacy includes non-violence, interfaith harmony, transparency in his life, and his early environmentalism.