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The Death and Afterlife of Mahatma Gandhi

The Death and Afterlife of Mahatma Gandhi

Hardcover

Series: Routledge Hindu Studies

General Racism & Ethnic StudiesGeneral SociologyIndian & South Asian History

ISBN10: 0415695732
ISBN13: 9780415695732
Publisher: Routledge
Published: May 5 2014
Pages: 216
Weight: 1.23
Height: 0.80 Width: 6.90 Depth: 9.80
Language: English

The Death and Afterlife of Mahatma Gandhi is a ground-breaking and profound analysis of the assassination of the father of the nation and its after-effects. Paranjape argues that such a catastrophic event during the very birth pangs of a new nation placed a huge burden of Oedipal guilt on India, and that this is the reason for the massive repression of the murder in India's political psyche. The enduring influence of Gandhi is analysed, including the spectral presence of his portrayal in Indian cinema. The book culminates in Paranjape's reading of Gandhi's last six months in Delhi, where from the very edge of the grave he wrought what was perhaps his greatest miracle, the saving of Delhi and thus of India itself from internecine bloodshed.

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