Seventy years on, Godse has risen again, replacing the Gandhi in some of us

On January 30, 1948, Mahatma Gandhi took bullets on his chest and died. Concluding the Hind Swaraj aboard Kildonan Castle in 1909, he had written, “In my opinion, we have used the term ‘Swaraj’ without understanding its real significance. I have endeavoured to explain it as I understand it, and my conscience testifies that my life henceforth is dedicated to its attainment.”