Father of the Nation Archives

111 years of Gandhi’s return: Transformation abroad and a homecoming that changed the course of India

by Amrita Priya | Jan 12, 2026

(January 12, 2026) Gandhi’s January 1915 homecoming, commemorated as Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, is one of the most powerful examples of how experiences abroad and a return home can change a nation’s course. 111 years ago, in January 1915, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi...

Remembering Dadabhai Naoroji: Sage freedom fighter and first Asian elected to UK’s Parliament

by Global Indian | Jun 30, 2021

Mahatma Gandhi had once said that Dadabhai Naoroji was the real Father of the Nation. To hear the man that the masses adored heap such adulation on a political leader is testimony to the power and idealism Naoroji wielded. In 1956, Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru had...