Mahatma Gandhi: Could he be Jack the Ripper?
The year is 1888 and the screams of one of the innocent female victims echo through the dark streets of gloomy London. A killer known as Jack the Ripper began to terrorize the city.
People are starting to fear going out into the dark because no one knows when the dreaded killer will strike again. Jack the Ripper killed at least five women and unusually mutilated their bodies, suggesting that the killer had considerable knowledge of human anatomy. Will we ever discover his identity?
Loving father and law student
On September 29, 1888, then-19-year-old law student Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi arrived in gloomy London. He entered the Inner Temple Law School in London and tried to get to know Western society thoroughly. He thoroughly studied various religions and the gospels, especially Jesus’ “Sermon on the Mount” which made a great impression on him.
He took his studies seriously and attempted to brush up on his English and Latin by graduating from a London university. But during the three years he spent in England, his main concerns were personal and moral problems rather than academic ambitions.
His vegetarianism became a constant source of embarrassment for him; his friends warned him that it would ruin his studies and his health. He lived with a family who demanded too much rent from him, but mainly fed him, as a vegetarian, bland vegetarian food that he couldn’t even eat. Have you developed such a grudge against the women of London?
A spiritual leader or cold-blooded killer?
Gandhi married his wife when he was just 13 years old and they had four sons together. He is also known for trying to educate them in a reformed way. He taught them physical exercise, hardening, and life management, which at that time was largely neglected among the Indians.
When Gandhi visited London, he tried so hard to adapt to the times of the Western world, but he was not very successful. He felt embarrassed as he painfully tried to adapt to Western food, dress, and etiquette. So he felt the need to vent his frustration?
The departure of Gandhi, the end of Jack?
After three years in London, specifically in July 1891, the spiritual leader returns to India, where he discovers that his mother has left for eternity. That same year, Jack the Ripper commits his last merciless murder and disappears forever. Could the dreaded killer have gone to India to cover his tracks?
We know one of the suspects was a barrister. Gandhi was also a barrister after completing his studies. Could these two people have something in common? Was the English murderer born out of the frustration of an Indian law student?
