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Title: Gandhi: Behind the Mask of Divinity by G. B. Singh ISBN: 1-57392-998-0 Publisher: Prometheus Books Pub. Date: April, 2004 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $32.00

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Summary: "Gandhi Behind the Mask" is a unique book of its kind.
Comment: G.B. Singh's "GANDHI BEHIND THE MASK OF DIVINITY" appears as an unprecedented historical investigative work. In my survey of Gandhian literature published since 1919, I have not come across a book of such magnitude. The author's comprehensive and detailed portrayal of Mahatma Gandhi as a racist and a militant Hindu fundamentalist is indeed a radical deviation from the popular image of Gandhi. Such a controversial rendition of Gandhi is bound to generate further research. No human being should be beyond controversy. In that sense, the author's immense contribution is highly commendable.

In Singh's view, Gandhian social philosophy of racism is either directly derived or synonymous with the teachings of Hinduism.
The author appears to substantiate his view from several angles. As a practicing Hindu, Gandhi could not be otherwise.

Singh's intricate hermeneutics of multiple issues about India, and Gandhi demands careful historical analysis. I do not claim to have fathomed the depths of his insight. One thing I am sure, Gandhian scholars cannot afford to bypass this book. The luxury of stereotyping has apparently ended.

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