Linda Hess, seminar faculty, lecturer in the Department of Religious Studies and Co-Director of the Centre for South Asia, Stanford University told Newsline: “This is a nice opportunity for the students to familiarise with Gandhi's work, by living and spending time in his land.”

Harley Adams, one of the students in the group, said: “My grandfather and his family moved to Mumbai in 1920. He was very much impressed with Gandhi's work. Just like Gandhi, my grandfather went to study law from London, and once he returned to India as a barrister, he started following the Mahatma's path.”

He added: “I decided to apply for this seminar after hearing so much about Gandhi from my mother. In order to better understand Gandhi and India, I started learning Hindi at my university.”