Of all the modern politicians and statesmen, only Gandhi is an authentically global figure. No one could have predicted the heights he would scale when the scrawny little Mohandas was born in the humble Gandhi household in Porbandar, a port city on the south-west of Gujarat’s Kathiawar peninsula.
Gandhi’s childhood was average to say the least: an average school record, the usual run-ins and interactions with peers, and a fairly homely upbringing. Yet, there seemed to be some fundamental seeds that took root—the beginnings of a man that was going to be unlike any other the country had seen.
Gandhi’s Humble Beginnings by Ramachandra Guha examines his formative years in Kathiawar, offering a glimpse into a much lesser known side of the venerated figure.
Imprint: Penguin
Published: Nov/2018
Length : 24 Pages
MRP : ₹15.00
An Indian historian whose research interests include the vast realms of social, political, contemporary, environmental and cricket history, Ramachandra Guha is one of the most important writers of the history of modern India. Since you’re here, you are either a reader of his texts, an admirer of his work or know him for his political […]
