What was the caste of Mahatma Gandhi?

Some people may will feel offended by this question as Mahatma Gandhi is father of nation and he is above caste, creed and religion. He is epitome of a person who tried to unlock the shackels of casteism-- some may debate this -- but he himself was above caste. read more

Mahatma Gandhi was accused of acting as an apologist for the caste system in India. In 1932, he resorted to fasting ‘to block an affirmative action’ planned by Britain in favour of the outcastes, the so-called ‘untouchables’. read more

Gandhi's interaction with the caste system, and his political duel with Dr. Ambedkar (a prominent figure from the backward class) is a fascinating sub-text to the larger narrative of the freedom struggle in the years leading up to India's independence in 1947. read more