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W. Empire pod UK.com. Hello and me, William Dalruple I got it

Like safe I've been waiting for a week to do that

It's very well. Can I just say from a grateful world well done well done you for saying

your name excellent it's not everybody can do anyway this is Empire and can I just start off by again thanking you for the deluge of

correspondence and affection and love and enthusiasm and encouragement? You really do make it worthwhile so many lovely responses to

last week's episode with Ramachandva Gua on Gandhi.

Willie we've got some questions that have come in this one actually I've got one

question one tip bit do you want the tip bit or the question first?

Oh it's like a tip bit you like a tip. I love this typically so you know I got

rather taken and I have obviously declared my girl crush on

Saraladevi who was the rather spectacular woman who Gandhi fell in love with and

we got an insight into the private passions of the Mahatma.

So this... Organising martial lessons for Indian freedom fighters.

Yes and was the first person to you know insist on being taught science and you know all those wonderful things about Saladevi well

This is from Neil Mukherjee who got in touch saying I'm so so happy you mentioned Saladevi because she's a distant relative of mine and here's a little romantic

fact about her. Her grandson married Gandhi's granddaughter.

No! The grandchildren got together.

Yes!

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