Inside Mahatma Gandhi's Relationship With Sarla Devi

Samay Sakshi returns in a new look, a refreshed visual identity, and a new presentation, but with the same voice and storytelling of Rehan Fazal. In this episode, we explore the story of Sarala Devi Chaudhurani and one of the most personal chapters in Mahatma Gandhi’s life. Who was the woman Gandhi once described as his “spiritual wife”? What did he mean by a “spiritual marriage”? And why did this relationship remain largely outside the story he told in his autobiography? Rehan Fazal traces Sarala Devi’s remarkable life, her association with Rabindranath Tagore and Swami Vivekananda, her role in the nationalist movement, and the intense bond she shared with Gandhi during 1919 and 1920. Through letters, personal accounts and writings, this episode looks at a relationship that Gandhi himself struggled to define, the concerns it raised among those closest to him, and how this deeply personal chapter eventually came to an end. A new look. A new setting. The same Samay Sakshi. #SaralaDevi #MahatmaGandhi #IndianHistory #SamaySakshi #ConfluenceHistory