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Kurtas For The 'BIG' Family!

On the Eve of 70th Independence day CESA MUMBAI. presents from the archives as-

Children loved visiting Gandhi. A little boy who was there one day, was greatly distressed to see the way Gandhiji was dressed. Such a great man yet he doesn't even wear a shirt, thought.

"Why don't you wear a kurta, Gandhi?" the little boy couldn't help asking finally.

 "Where's the money, son?" Gandhi asked gently. "I am very poor. I can't afford a kurta."

The boy's heart was filled with pity.

"My mother sews well", he said. "She makes all my clothes. I'll ask her to sew a Kurta for you."

 "How many Kurtas can your mother make?" Gandhiji asked.

"How many do you need?" asked the boy. "She'll make as many as you want."

Gandhi thought for a moment. Then he said, "But I am not alone, son. It wouldn't be right for me to be the only one to wear a kurta." "I have a very large family, son. I have forty crore brothers and sisters" . "Till every one of them has a kurta, how can I wear one? Tell me, can your mother make kurtas for all of them? At this question the boy became very thoughtful. The whole nation was Gandhi's family, and he was the head of that family. What use would one kurta be to him?