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RICHARD ATTENBOROUGH was a very happy man Monday night. His movie Gandhi, a celebration of the life of the Indian leader for indepedence. Mahatma Gandhi, swept eight major Academy Awards, leaving Steven Spielberg, director of E.T., the Extra-Terrestrial, and Sydney Pollack, the director of Tootsie, a little flat-footed and gaping. They weren't the only ones; plenty of T.V.-watchers were bewildered as well after three hours of watching their favorites bypassed time after time...
...case, provided years of children's toys to come. Perhaps these movies are not as self-consciously conscientious as Gandhi, but they were what pleased Americans the most this year. Where are the Gandhi dolls? And you have to admit that the saga of the Mahatma was a little long. In short, while Gandhi was certainly an excellent movie, and deserved to win some top honors including, perhaps, best picture, its winning eight of a possible 11 trophies casts doubt on the motives of the Academy...
...died in a 1980 plane crash. Over the past six months, Maneka claims, her movement has attracted 800,000 members, some of them disillusioned supporters of Indira's Congress (I) Party. Its charter: to work toward a democratic socialist state based on the ideals set forth by Mahatma Gandhi, who led the fight for India's independence (and to whom the currently feuding family is not related). Says an Indian newspaper editor: "One wonders which Gandhi she's talking about, the Mahatma or Sanjay? They are not the same. One was a saint. The other was very...
...article has more, and it gets wore. Since my own brightly optimistic enthusiasm inspired by the movie has been considerably dimmed, it's only fair that other Gandhi-lovers (the movie Gandhi, that is) should share the path. If you want fairy-tale heroes, try Star Wars or something. Mahatma Gandhi turns out to have been made of flesh and blood after...
...more than 2,000 covers, achieved their goal in 1958 with a letter simply sent to "John Gunther, Inside New York." But their hobby has exposed them to many unanticipated hazards. British Prime Minister Clement Attlee (1945, 1950, 1954) held out until the Lawrences sent him money for postage, Mahatma Gandhi (five-time cover subject) until they donated 10 rupees (then $3.32) to the Indian poor. After the Lawrences wrote to the King of Belgium (1949), the King's administrators contacted the U.S. State Department, and the Lawrences were checked by the FBI. President Miguel Alem...