Swachh Bharat of Mahatma Gandhi
By S. C. Jaini
Many voices were heard after the Prime Minister of India in his
extempore speech on the 15th August 2014 on Independence Day spoke of 'Swachh Bharat'. Independence Day
speech of the Prime Minister of India carries a message not only for the
countrymen but is also a statement to the international community too, being
widely reported across the world. The message in the speech was loud and clear.
On Mahatma Gandhi's birthday i.e. 2nd October 2014, the campaign was launched
with much fanfare. Mahatma Gandhi whom the nation had relegated to archives,
came alive on his birthday this year.
