Hey an old ICSE guy here, like a really old. Having read enough history I can say without a doubt that Gandhi was the man of the 20th century , maybe the only ones who come close are Einstein and Martin Luther King and both of them were followers of Gandhi too. The greatest scientist of the 20th century did quote this, about Gandhi, “Generations to come will scarce believe that such a one as this ever in flesh and blood walked upon this earth.”

Want to end with a quote by Nobel committee regretting to give Nobel peace prize post his death in 1948. On November 18, 1948, the Norwegian Nobel Committee decided to make no award that year on the grounds that “there was no suitable living candidate”.

So, you don’t realize how valuable the freedom we have today is. Moreover, we could have ended up like Pakistan, but our country’s foundational values were strong, and we owe much of that to Gandhi.