Nazir Afzal on Gandhi
Great Lives
BBC
4.2 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 2 January 2018
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
Former Chief Crown Prosecutor for North West England Nazir Afzal was responsible for convicting the men who sexually abused young girls in Rochdale.
Matthew Parris invites him to nominate a great life.
He's chosen Mahatma Gandhi, also a lawyer, whom he says inspired him to speak out on behalf of those who were marginalised and ignored by the rest of society.
Producer: Maggie Ayre
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2017.
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| 0:36.0 | The most famous and internationally revered Indian person ever to have lived. |
| 0:41.0 | Universally referred to as Mahatma, meaning Great Soul in Sanskrit. |
| 0:47.0 | He's remembered for his belief in Satyagraha, |
| 0:50.0 | non-violent resistance, which has had a huge influence in political struggles across the world. |
| 0:57.0 | He's been chosen by the former chief crown prosecutor for Northwest England and the former chief executive of the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners, Nasir Avsal. |
| 1:08.0 | Nasir Gandhi had an epic life. Is there anything in particular that from its huge spread drew you to him? |
| 1:17.0 | I think I became a lawyer 35 years ago or best part of and he and Nelson Mandela were the two reasons why |
| 1:26.2 | I became a lawyer I realized that law was a stepping stone for something else it |
| 1:30.9 | didn't have to be the drudge of what you do in the office. |
| 1:34.1 | You can actually use it to make a difference as he has done. |
| 1:37.7 | And so most people know about Gandhi from the movie. I remember the old joke, you know, he made one movie, you never heard it from him again. |
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