[Stoat]

I've had limited business dealings in India but from the few I have had they've observed his birthday as a holiday.

Thanks very much for your insights  :-)  Do you know if all government offices are closed, as they are here for MLK day?  Did you get the impression that Gandhi was revered similarly in India as King is in the United States?

I don't mean to be a pest, just curious  :-)

[Proud_texan]

Don't mind at all, glad to share what little experience I've had.

I don't know for sure as I only had dealings with private businesses but it was my impression that it was also a government holiday.

I never got into a conversation on Gandhi's status so I can't even speculate on that one....

[dnmore]

While many of the liberals take the monday off, I choose to take January 19th off with my floating holiday in commemoration of General Robert E Lee's birthday.

The trite saying that honesty is the best policy has met with the just criticism that honesty is not policy. The real honest man is honest from conviction of what is right, not from policy.