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Ten surprising and least least known facts about Mahatma Gandhi
Lucknow: Mahatma Gandhi, known throughout India as the "father of the nation," led country to freedom. During his struggle, there were many incidents which are a little known fact about his life.
Mahatma Gandhi’s message of nonviolence helped country to get freedom from British rule on August 15, 1947. He was a voice that worked to unite the country during the British rule.
Gandhi was assassinated by Nathuram Godse shortly after Independence on January 30, 1948.
Below are few little known facts about Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi.
- Mahatma Gandhi married to Kasturba Bai in age of just 13; His wife was one year older.
- Gandhi and his wife had their first child when he was 15 years old. That child died a few days later. Couple did have four sons before he took a vow of celibacy.
- Gandhi attended law school in London and was famous among the faculty for his ‘bad handwriting’.
- Gandhi was responsible for the Civil Rights movement in 4 continents and 12 countries.
- Mahatma Gandhi walked almost 18 kilometers a day throughout his lifetime which is enough to walk around the world twice.
- Apple’s Steve Jobs was a fan of Mahatma Gandhi. He used to wear similar round glasses as a tribute to Gandhi Ji.
- There are 53 major roads (excluding the smaller ones) in India, and 48 roads outside India that are named after him.
- Gandhi was vegan but after his health began to decline, he started taking Goat’s milk. He sometimes traveled with his goat to ensure that the milk was fresh and that he wasn’t given cow or buffalo milk.
- Great Britain, the country against whom he fought for independence, released a stamp honoring him, 21 years after his death.
- Gandhi Ji’s funeral procession of was 8 kilometers long.
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In the petition, the accused had requested to cancel the sexual harassment case filed against him by a female employee of the same organization.
The Kerala High Court has said that commenting on a woman's body structure is a sexually motivated comment, which will fall under the category of a punishable offence under sexual harassment. Justice A. Badruddin gave this verdict while dismissing the petition of a former employee of Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) in this regard. In the petition, the accused had requested to cancel the sexual harassment case filed against him by a female employee of the same organization.
The woman had alleged that the accused had been using abusive language against her since 2013 and then in 2016-17 he started sending objectionable messages and voice calls. She had claimed that despite complaining to KSEB and the police, he continued to send her objectionable messages.
Following her complaints, the accused was booked under Sections 354 A (sexual harassment) and 509 (assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Section 120 (O) (harassment by means of any means of communication by means of unsolicited calls, letters, writings, messages) of the Kerala Police Act.
Seeking quashing of the case, the accused claimed that commenting on someone's beautiful physique cannot be termed as sexually coloured remarks under Sections 354 A, 509 of the IPC and Section 120 (O) of the Kerala Police Act.
On the other hand, the prosecution and the woman argued that the accused's phone calls and messages contained obscene comments aimed at harassing the victim and insulting her dignity. Agreeing with the arguments of the prosecution, the Kerala High Court in its January 6 order said that prima facie ingredients for the offence under Sections 354A and 509 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 120 (O) of the Kerala Police Act are visible.
The High Court said that Section 354A states that making sexually based remarks will be considered sexual harassment, while Section 509 talks about acts done with the intention of insulting the dignity of a woman and Section 120 of the Kerala Police Act provides for punishment for nuisance and violation of public order.
Bhoomi Goyal
My self Bhoomi Goyal from Jaipur, Rajasthan. I have passed my Master's in Journalism and Mass Communication this year. I worked in Rajasthan Patrika for six months as an intern. I am working here from June 1st. I passed my graduation in BCA from Rajasthan University and master's in journalism and mass communication from Vivekananda Global University, Jaipur.
