Reply #49: It's a scene from the movie, Ghandi [View All]

It takes place during one of Ghandi's last fasts, after India gained independence and there was violent rioting between Hindus and Muslims. A Muslim man comes to Ghandi and claims to be going insane with guilt because he killed a Muslim child in retaliation for the murder of his own child, and because he feels that Ghandi's imminent death from starvation will also be on his head. So Ghandi says there is a way out for him ... adopt a Muslim child, etc.

I doubt that the scene actually happened. There was a lot of literary invention in the movie in the spirit of what actually happened or may have happened.

I don't have any evidence this scene was based on something that actually happened, but if anyone does it would be interesting!