Gujarat's trinity: Jinnah, Sardar, Gandhi

Amdavadis can now buy and read Jaswant Singh's book legally.

The Gujarat government tried to ban the book in the name of Sardar Patel.

But Sardar's memorial in Ahmedabad is not in great shape.

The ban coincided with assembly by-elections in seven constituencies where the Congress is believed to be stronger. The ban is seen as BJP's attempt to gain some points in the run up to the polls.

The fight is for the Patel vote. The Patels have visible clout in Gujarat, specially in the region of Saurashtra. They own almost everything here, literally.

Saurashtra was home to Mohammad Ali Jinnah's family. This is the lane in Moti Paneli village where Jinnah's family lived.

Ghulam Hussain, an old shopkeeper, remembers Jinnah's visit to the village a few years before Independence.

A few kilometres away is the city of Rajkot where Mahatma Gandhi spent his childhood years in a house called 'Kaba Gandhi No Delo'.

The house owned by his father has been converted into a museum.

The pictures are striking. A contemplative Gandhi.

Gandhi seen here in animated conversation, almost arguement, with Jinnah.

Sardar walks ahead, silent and serious, as Gandhi follows with Abdul Gaffar Khan and Nehru.

Finally, a painted mural depicts Gandhi battling the violence of partition as Nehru and Sardar take on the charge of Independent India.