Gandhi (Hindi)/गांधी: Asprishyata Ka Virodh, Bharat Chhodo Aandolan Aur Antim Kshan 1931-48; Part-2/अस्पृश्यता का विरोध, भारत छोड़ो आंदोलन और अंतिम क्षण 1931-48; खंड-2
Ramchandra Guha presents Gandhi in stark clarity, refusing to smooth over his contradictions or pretend he was flawless. The man inspired millions across the globe, yet provoked fierce opposition and intellectual challenge. Some saw him as a visionary; others questioned his methods. What's undeniable is how he confronted the British Empire armed with nothing but argument and moral example. This volume covers Gandhi's return to India after the Round Table Conference and his renewed commitment to independence. It captures his crusade against untouchability, the founding of his Wardha ashram, his fractious disagreements with Subhas Chandra Bose, the Quit India movement, and the partition violence that ultimately cost him his life in 1948. Guha draws on previously unpublished sources and private correspondence, including Gandhi's exchanges with Jinnah and Ambedkar. Through their words, we encounter him not as a distant saint but as a complex figure viewed through the eyes of those who lived alongside him. In an era when fascism and communism wielded terror, Gandhi's refusal to abandon non-violence remains perhaps his most controversial legacy. This is an ambitious, intellectually rigorous portrait that goes further than earlier biographies in wrestling with the man himself, contradictions and all.
- Author: Ramchandra Guha/रामचंद्र गुहा
- Publisher: Penguin Swadesh
- Genre: Journalism & Media Studies
- ISBN: 978-0143447658
- Pages: 592 pages