Gandhi: The Inner Temple Lawyer
Gandhi: The Inner Temple Lawyer or Law Graduate of University College, London? Siby K. Joseph “Who would say Gandhiji was not educated? Nobody has the courage to say that. But did you know that he did not have a single university degree or qualification . [i] There are many of us who think that Mahatma Gandhi had a law degree. No he did not. His only qualification was a high school diploma. He qualified to practise law. He did not have a law degree…. (But) Just look how educated he was…Our Father of the Nation” Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir Manoj Sinha reported to have said while delivering a keynote address of Ram Manohar Lohia Memorial Lecture at ITM Gwalior on March 23, 2023. [ii] The statement made by Manoj Sinha has to been in the larger context of ongoing discussion about the educational qualification of people in public service or holding the most powerful office in India. According to the Right to Information Act, 2...