"Gandhi" is a historical and biographical film, produced in 1982, starring Ben Kingsley. It won 8 Academy Awards. The film is 191 minutes long. It might make sense to watch the film in two sittings. For more general information on the film, you can visit the Internet Movie Database site for the film: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083987/
After viewing the PowerPoint and watching the film, reflect on the definition of national identity and nationalism. Write two paragraphs. First, identify at least two ways that issues of national identity (as defined in the PowerPoint) emerge in the film "Gandhi." In the second paragraph, apply the idea to your own experience. What does the concept of national identity mean to you? Does it apply to the way you understand yourself, your community/family, nation? How, how not?