The Dissident and the Mahatma
The originality of Mahatma Gandhi’s thought and the example of his life still inspire people around the world today – as this year's Nobel Peace Prize winner, the imprisoned Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo, would readily admit. But if the Mahatma could survey today's world, he would most likely consider himself a failure.
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NEW DELHI – With the Nobel Peace Prize presented this month in the absence of this year’s laureate, the imprisoned Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo, it might be wise to think of a man who never won the prize: Mahatma Gandhi. Despite that omission, there is no doubting Gandhiji’s worldwide significance – including for Liu.