India, Sept. 13 -- Three-time Grammy Award winner, a US Billboard Number One artist, UN Goodwill Ambassador, and Padma Shri awardee, Ricky Kej spoke to The Sunday Guardian on his latest album, "Gandhi: Mantras of Compassion". This new age album is a musical tribute to the Mahatma and is in collaboration with Nobel Peace Prize winner Kailash Satyarthi.

A: Like most Indians, Gandhi has always been a lifelong hero of mine. In fact, all three of my previous Grammy-winning projects had a song dedicated to Gandhi. I have always had this desire to create an entire album about him. Very few people outside India actually realize how much of Gandhi's influence they have felt in their own societies.

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