"Gandhi Died In My Grandfather's Arms"
(AP)
CBSNews.com's Muni S. Jaitly has a compelling personal account of Gandhi's life and death that's well worth reading. As he puts it:
Being Indian in a predominantly white, rich suburb of Connecticut was difficult because there were very few of us. I was one of only a handful of Indians in a large public high school and felt left out.Click the link and read the whole thing. It's worth reflecting today on Gandhi, and the quiet but effective ways in which he shaped our world.But after hearing my grandfather's story and learning from him, I became determined. Determined to live my life proud of who I was and where I had come from.