Award Winning Film

Produced By Cynthia Lukas

Narrated By Naveen Andrews

Part one of a two part documentary series.

“Hooray! Another heroine. Thank you so much for Accidental Activist, recently viewed on PBS. I’d thought Mahatma was an exception to the rule that behind every great man, there’s a great woman. But of course, I was wrong!… I consider tellers of her story, such as yourself, as heroic.” –Michael J Regent, Medford, Wisconsin

YOU CAN NOW WATCH A TRAILER for the documentary in-the-making about more of her amazing life story, KASTURBA GANDHI: Compassionate Activist. Coming in 2025!

Support KASTURBA GANDHI Part II, about the second half of Kasturba Gandhi's amazing life. It's already in the making!

Kasturba Gandhi as an older woman

The story that has never been fully told . . . Kasturba Gandhi lived alongside one of the greatest men in history, but she has remained in his shadow—now she emerges. Gandhi himself said she taught him about nonviolence and called her “his precious jewel” of inspiration. The Indian nation, the largest democracy in existence, calls her “Mother,” but who was she, this Accidental Activist? And what is her connection to women activists todayHistory Missed This Story.

Toronto international film festival award
Santa Fe  film festival award
LA Independent WOman's Film Awards film festival award
Global Nonviolent film festival award
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Montreal Independent film festival award
Boston Independent film festival award
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WorldFest-Houston International film festival award
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