‘an
intriguing look at the creation of his image’ Daily Telegraph
‘an undeniably absorbing
series’ The Observer
Critics Choice - ‘he
managed to manipulate his image as carefully as any superstar’ The Times
Drama sequences shot in Delhi and Gujarat, explore how Gandhi sophisticatedly
used photography to undermine the British Empire. Unlike most iconic
figures Mahatma Gandhi used his image as a catalyst for to social
change rather than for personal glory. His mission to liberate India
from the British Empire earned him the title, Father of the Nation.
Images include those captures by Margaret Bourke-White of LIFE magazine
and Henri Cartier- Bresson.