Chandu Maheira

Chandu Maheria is a prominent Dalit writer, activist and journalist based in Gandhinagar. As an editor of the fortnightly ‘Dalit Adhikar’, Maheria was instrumental in positioning Dalit issues on the frontline of political discourse in Gujarat.

A Gujarati Dalit writer reckons with Gandhi’s fraught legacy

An excerpt from Chandu Maheria’s memoir, reflecting on growing up in Ahmedabad’s working-class chawls and the place of Mohandas K Gandhi in Dalit life and political thought

By Chandu Maheira and Hemang Ashwinkumar

/ 15 Jul 2026

A Gujarati Dalit writer reckons with Gandhi’s fraught legacy