Mahatma Gandhi, whose death anniversary is commemorated today, is still relevant precisely because of the gulf between him and our contemporary leaders. What sets Gandhi poles apart is the harmony or congruence that existed between his thought, word and deed. He called that harmony ‘truth’. He was a man of truth. Since truth is not a fixed entity he experimented with it. That is, he was constantly discovering truth. His life was an ardent pursuit of truth. He might have erred occasionally as any human being does however noble he or she may be. But his pursuit was genuine. He was genuine. The absolute lack of masks is what makes Gandhi as relevant as any genuinely spiritual leader would be at any time, even centuries after his or her death. It is those who put on different masks to suit various occasions that need to separate religion from politics, public life from private life. “My life is my message,” Gandhi asserted boldly because he never needed any mask at any
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