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    The Shankaracharyas tell the British that Gandhi must be excommunicated, says Ramachandra Guha

    by Sopan Joshi Sep 14, 2018 3 minutes

    Historian RAMACHANDRA GUHA has been examining the life of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi for the past 15 years. His latest book Gandhi: The Years That Changed the World (1914-1948) completes a biographical trilogy that will cover a foot at your bookshelf. Apart from other sources, it draws from the Pyarelal papers, which were not available even in the archives till a few years ago. Excerpts from an interview with SOPAN JOSHI

    Q. Give us a glimpse of Gandhi's influence on the wider world.

    A. It comes up in the

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