As concerned leftists, we must defend important national-bourgeois thinkers of modern persuasion. When I see Anna Hazare being transformed into Gandhi, I feel the need to rescue Gandhi.
On 61st Death Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi we are reproducing the seminal essay by Prof.Irfan Habib which was initially delivered as 'Safdar Hashmi Memorial Lecture and then published in 'April-June 1995' Issue of Social Scientist'