Graeme murphy biography of mahatma gandhi

  • I just finished this book and it is one of the most effective and brilliant presentations of what Jesus was referring to when He spoke of The Kingdom of God.
  • A Frank Friendship presents a meticulous compilation of newspaper reports, letters, excerpts from contemporary accounts and Gandhi's own writings.
  • I bought this book because Mahatma Gandhi says in his autobiography, of all the books that changed his life, this is one that is worth mentioning.

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    A Frank Friendship

    Only for sale in India.

    ‘I am not able to leave Bengal and Bengal will not let me go.’

    Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi’s first visit to Bengal was on 4 July 1896 when he disembarked in Calcutta while on a visit from South Africa. His last visit to Calcutta commenced shortly before 15 August 1947, the day India gained independence.

    A Frank Friendship presents a meticulous compilation of newspaper reports, letters, excerpts from contemporary accounts and Gandhi’s own writings, and extensive annotations that bring to light many known and unknown characters and events of the time. It also contains illuminating accounts of Gandhi’s interactions with the greats of Bengal, such as Rabindranath Tagore, Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray, Deshbandhu Chittaranjan Das and Sarat Chandra and Subhash Chandra Bose, which reveal their extraordinary personalities. Through this all, we see Gandhi continuously evolve as a politician and a strateg

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    Lord Mountbatten

    British statesman and Royal Navy officer (1900–1979)

    "Louis Mountbatten" redirects here. For his father, the 1st Marquess of Milford Haven, see Prince Louis of Battenberg. For his hereditary peerage, see Earl Mountbatten of Burma.

    Admiral of the FleetThe Right Honourable

    The Earl Mountbatten of Burma

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    Portrait by Allan Warren, 1976

    In office
    13 July 1959 – 15 July 1965
    Prime Minister
    Preceded byWilliam Dickson
    Succeeded byRichard Hull
    In office
    18 April 1955 – 19 October 1959
    Prime Minister
    Preceded byRhoderick McGrigor
    Succeeded byCharles Lambe
    In office
    15 August 1947 – 21 June 1948
    MonarchGeorge VI
    Prime MinisterJawaharlal Nehru
    Preceded byHimself (As Viceroy and Governor-General of India)
    Succeeded byC. Rajagopalachari
    In office
    21 February 1947 – 15 August 1947
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