The Hidden Side of the Influential Leader, Gandhi ----- once said, “Just as there are two sides to every story, there are two sides to every person. One that we reveal to the world and another that we keep hidden inside” (____). And so did the great and unforgettable leader, Mahatma Gandhi. Who was the true father of the Indian nation? Was Gandhi what he was thought to be? Gandhi was and will always be known to the mind of every child, every young man and woman, and every old man and woman. He will always be described as a noble leader who spent his life fighting for justice through “satyagraha” – reaching the truth. On the contrary, there is a second face to the person we all adore. A face that was not known as the “Mahatma” or the “Bapu” that we all recognize and revere. Unfortunately, the side that has come to light from several well-known historians and writers is a side that none of us would expect from a courageous, kind and gentle leader. Even though the divine founding father of India, Gandhi, was a great leader, there are other little-known parts of his life, which have not yet been revealed. Was Gandhi the “Mahatma” – a holy person – that everyone thought he was? Some historians argue that Mahatma Gandhi treated women abusively, in a way that individuals do not recognize. All distinguished Gandhi as the man who led India to its independence, a man who would be a sensitive, loving and caring husband to his wife and to all women in general. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, the universal symbol of nonviolent resistance and the dominant leader of Indian nationalism, had another side, a side that most of us are unfamiliar with. A more human one. Like all men, Gandhi too had his sexual desires, desires that turned into... middle of paper...his desires. In addition to taking advantage of his power, Gandhi also acted selfishly. As psychiatrist Sudhir Kakkar stated: "During these experiments, Mahatma Gandhi appears to have been so consumed by his thoughts that he became unaware of the effect they might have on the women involved" (1). Let us separate the "Mahatmas" from Gandhi, because Gandhi is not a Mahatma as a leader of independence, who is described as a peacemaker, an ethical and inspirational man, someone who gave himself to the Indian nation to help individuals, he is not the Gandhi that is. depicted during his severe and horrible deed, which the most eminent people did not recognize...(1) http://daily.bhaskar.com/article/BZR-diaries-of-mahatma-gandhis-close-aide-manuben -accessed-which-reveals-that-manuben-4303304-NOR.html?seq=2