Abide With Me & Gandhi: Why a 'Christian' Hymn Rattles Today's India

The denial of Abide With Me’s universality, Mahatma Gandhi's favourite hymn, comes from a group that undermines him. The labelling of it as a “colonial” hymn is another attempt at vilification of Indian Christians, writes Anna M.M. Vetticad.

Related Keywords

India ,Mahatma ,Rajasthan ,United Kingdom ,British ,Scotsman ,Henry Francis Lyte ,Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh ,Bharatiya Janata Party ,Dont Waste Your Energy Fighting The British ,Oppressed Turn ,Abide With ,Was Not Just ,How Can We Understand Him ,Anglican Minister ,Beating Retreat ,Dont Waste Your Energy Fighting ,Gandhi ,Mahatma Gandhi ,Mahatma Gandhi Death Anniversary ,Death Anniversary ,January 30 1948 ,January 30 ,1948 ,Godse ,Nathuram Godse ,Rss ,Bjp ,Modi ,Narendra Modi ,Hindus ,Hindutva ,Muslims ,Abide With Me ,Republic Day ,Christians ,Minorities ,