The concepts of “ends” and “means” and their interrelationship have long been a central debate in moral philosophy, both in Indian and Western traditions. Philosophers have persistently questioned whether the ends justify the means or whether the moral worth of actions lies primarily in the purity of the means. In Indian philosophy, this debate finds a distinctive formulation in the thought of Mahatma Gandhi, who treats ends and means not as separable entities but as convertible and inseparable, comparable to the two sides of a coin. Gandhi's philosophy is founded on the concepts of Ahimsa (non-violence) and Satya (truth), where truth is the ultimate aim or purpose and non-violence is the essential method. Since means must always be within human reach, non-violence is the ultimate obligation even while truth is the highest commandment.