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Do you know Mahatma Gandhi wanted to go to Pakistan on India's first Independence Day? This has been mentioned in the book of MJ Akbar "Gandhi's Hinduism the struggle against Jinnah Islam". Mahatma Gandhi was a true statesman, journalist, and freedom fighter. As India celebrates Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav to commemorate its 75th anniversary of Independence Day let's have look at the journey of Bapu which inspired millions to follow indigenization and the path of non-violence. In this latest episode of Open Court With MJ Akbar, we will be talking about Mahatma Gandhi's objectives which he had dreamed for India, or did they get fulfilled or not?    

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A recent story by The Hindu made a lot of uncomfortable noise as it mentioned 800 Pakistani Hindus leaving India for Pakistan in 2021. It was unsettling to read that Hindus who wanted to stay in India left the country for Pakistan where they are routinely discriminated against. Lack of empathy in India and Covid-19 also played a major role in their return to an unsafe situation. Between 2015-2019, India granted citizenship to 2,668 Pakistani nationals, but these numbers are minuscule compared to the tsunami of people fleeing Pakistan due to religious persecution. Rajasthan houses the maximum number of Pakistani minority migrants—around 25,000, of which 7,500 are in Jodhpur alone. Since the Partition of India, millions of people both Hindus and Muslims migrated but after a few years, the Muslim migration to Pakistan stopped while Hindu migration to India continues till date due to persecution of Hindus at the individual and State-level.  India is no Israel that will help evacuate Hindus