Freedom Leaders: Distant Dads?

They were men of principles, whose idealism helped bring freedom to the country. But in the process, did their idealism also affect their families? For instance, take the much-talked about rift between Mahatma Gandhi and his son, Harilal, which many believe arose because Gandhi did not recommend his son’s name for a scholarship, as he did not want to be accused of nepotism. Other leaders too, were acutely conscious of the need to keep their public and family lives separate. All of this leads to a pertitent question: Did India’s first generation of political leaders, consciously try to keep their families away from politics and public life, lest they get an unfair advantage because of their famous surnames?

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