Gandhi an impossible possibility / Sudhir Chandra ; translated by Chitra Padmanabhan.
| Author/creator | Sudhir Chandra, 1941- |
| Other author | Padmanabhan, Chitra. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | Second edition. |
| Publication Info | London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2020. |
| Description | 1 online resource |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Taylor & Francis eBooks |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | Gandhi ek asambhav sambhavna. English |
| Portion of title | Impossible possibility |
| Contents | Facing Gandhi: facing oneself -- Gandhi's swaraj -- Gandhi's sorrows -- The possibility of ahimsa? -- An impossible possibility? |
| Abstract | "Gandhi was perhaps the most influential yet misunderstood figure in the 20th century. Drawing close attention to Gandhi's last years, this book explores the marked change in his understanding of the acceptance of non-violence by Indians. It points to a startling discovery Gandhi made in the years preceding India's Independence and Partition: the struggle for freedom which he had all along believed to be non-violent was in fact not so. He realised that there was a causal relationship between the path of illusory ahimsa which had held sway during the freedom struggle and the violence that erupted thereafter during Partition. In the second edition of this much-acclaimed volume, Chandra revisits Gandhi's philosophy to explain how and why the phenomenon of the Mahatma has been understood and misunderstood through the years. Calling for a rethink of the very nature and foundation of modern India, this book throws new light on Gandhian philosophy and its far-reaching implications for the world today. It will interest not only scholars and researchers of modern Indian history, politics, and philosophy but also lay readers."-- Provided by publisher. |
| General note | "Originally published in Hindi as Gandhi ek asambhav sambhavna (2011) by Rajkamal Prakashan"--Title page verso. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Source of description | Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (Site, viewed 02/24/2021). |
| Translation of | Translation of: Gandhi ek asambhav sambhavna |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Sudhir Chandra, 1941- Gandhi Second edition. London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2020. 9780367146832 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2019038278 |
| ISBN | 9780367854942 (ebk) |
| ISBN | (hbk) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |