5 JANUARY 2014 | FILM SCREENING | THE SATURDAY EVENING SHOW IN COLLABORATION WITH NAZARIYA

The Making of the Mahatma is a 1996 film, directed by Shyam Benegal, about the early life of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi during his 21 years in South Africa. The film is based upon the book, The Apprenticeship of a Mahatma, by Fatima Meer. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was invited to South Africa in 1893 to settle a case for a wealthy Indian settled there. He expected to return in a few months but instead got involved in the freedom movement and eventually stayed for 21 years. During these years, his ideas took shape, and his personal political philosophy evolved.

SOURCE: CONFLICTORIUM ARCHIVES, WIKIPEDIA, IMDB