The day Mahatma Gandhi came to Beeston

July 15, 2024

On 17 October 1931 crowds gathered at the small railway station in Beeston, Nottinghamshire.  It was a chilly afternoon, but that did not dampen the excited anticipation of the spectators. When they eventually saw him disembarking from the train, the watchers fell silent, curious.  Clad in loincloth and sandals, with a shawl to protect him …