New Delhi, March 23 -- External Affairs Minister, S Jaishankar on Sunday received artefacts and documents related to Mahatma Gandhi from the Phoenix Settlement Trust-Gandhi Development Trust (PST-GDT) in South Africa.

Notably, Mahatma Gandhi established the Phoenix Settlement, his first ashram-like community, in 1904 in Inanda, near Durban, South Africa.

In a post on X, Jaishankar expressed his gratitude, stating, "Privileged to witness the handing over of artefacts and documents related to Mahatma Gandhi by @PST_GDT (Phoenix Settlement Trust-Gandhi Development Trust), South Africa to National Gandhi Museum, New Delhi."

Mahatma Gandhi's experiences in South Africa between 1893 and 1914 were crucial in shaping his political ideology, pa...