Opinion: ‘Hey Ram’, ‘Et tu, Brute’ and a 56-inch myth

Saurabh Banerjee
Jun 15, 2021 | 21:37 IST

Myths are made because people believe and remember them readily. Unlike facts that do not touch the heart

What’s common between ‘Hey Ram’, ‘Et tu, Brute?’ and a 56-inch chest? A bit of myth-making, actually.

The story of our leader’s chest size is of more recent vintage, but the other two are not. I had believed for many years that the last thing Gandhiji said was ‘Hey Ram’. For a man who had spent a lifetime talking about Ram Rajya it seemed only apt that his final words should be ‘Hey Ram’.
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