A rare oil portrait of Indian independence leader Mahatma Gandhi has been sold at auction in London for £152,800 ($204,648). The figure is much higher than the £50,000-£70,000 that auction house ...

The painting had never been up for auction before and is believed to be the only oil portrait for which Mahatma Gandhi sat.

Mahatma Gandhi, born Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, became the leading figure in India's struggle against Great Britain's rule. He was a lawyer, politician, social activist and writer.

The same frayed sandals that carried St. Gandhi on his illegal salt march through India 19 months ago carried him last week up the crimson-carpeted stair of Buckingham Palace. Flunkies in scarlet ...

Mahatma Gandhi is known, colloquially, as the father of India and a symbol of peace. The lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist and advocate of Satya (Truth) and Ahimsa (non-violence) ...

One hundred and fifty-one years ago today, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born, though by 1914, he was better known as Mahatma ("Great Soul"). While tomorrow may be his birthday to most Westerners ...

The soft power appeal of the Mahatma’s commitment to non-violence and secularism has come in handy for the Modi government’s diplomatic outreach. India’s Hindu Nationalists Hate Gandhi But ...