The falsification of history
The charge that Mohandas Gandhi was a racist is doing the rounds again. His stay in colonial South Africa fuels those claims.
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Ashwin Desai
Ashwin Desai is a sociologist and writer based at the University of Johannesburg in South Africa.
The politics of ethical deception
If in India there has been an investment in myth of Mohandas Gandhi as a non-racial icon, in South Africa Gandhi also has his defenders.
Taking a Mallett to SuperSport
When former Springbok Ashwin Willemse walked off a SuperSport TV set, he forced conversations on racism in South African rugby and its sports media.
The descent of our fathers
A remembrance for Father’s Day.
This mother of mine
On Mother’s Day — a dedication to hardscrabble mothers.
Irregular boundaries
First class cricket in South Africa, once a white man’s preserve, is now technically open to all, but it is a game of money, dazzle, dancing girls and quick results.