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The Oxford India Gandhi - Essential Writings (Hardcover, Revised edition)
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The Oxford India Gandhi - Essential Writings (Hardcover, Revised edition)
Series: Oxford India Collection
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The Oxford India Gandhi looks beyond the plaster-cast image of
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, the Mahatma. Gandhi's autobiography
ends in the late 1920s, several historic years before his
assassination in 1948. This book seeks to fill that void left by
Gandhi himself. Edited by Gopalkrishna Gandhi, the book tells
Gandhi's story in his own words--the story of his life as he
himself might have narrated it to a grandchild. Through speeches
and articles, and also the more informal diary entries, letters,
and conversations, the writings unfold chronologically unexplored
facets of Gandhi's evolving world view, his responses to persons
and events, relationships with family, friends, and colleagues. The
result is a collection that manages to look beyond the oft-repeated
details--into the little things that almost always went unnoticed.
As for example his playful retort 'Ask Mrs Gandhi' when asked
whether he ever suffered from nerves, or his condemning of spitting
in public places as 'a national vice', or his telling response 'You
will be as free as any scavenger' to the zamindar who had asked him
what will become of them (meaning the zamindars) when India became
independent. Gopalkrishna Gandhi's general and part introductions
locate the writings in their proper context, while the detailed
notes provide a wealth of additional information for interested
readers and explain the relevance of selected entries. The
photographs that preface each part vivify a life that roused a
million hearts and spearheaded one of the greatest marches to
freedom ever witnessed in human history. The Oxford India Gandhi
offers a look into the personal life of one of the subcontinent's
most public figures of all time. Part of Oxford University Press's
prestigious 'Oxford India Collection', the book is as much for
those who know Gandhi as for young readers encountering the Mahatma
for the first time. This special edition commemorates Mahatma
Gandhi's sesquicentennial year and includes a new Introduction by
Gopalkrishna Gandhi.
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