Mahatma Gandhi: Kaalavum Karmaparvavum 1869-1915 New book in Malayalam



Mahatma Gandhi: Kaalavum Karmaparvavum 1869-1915  
 A New book in Malayalam 


മഹാത്മാ ഗാന്ധി കാലവും കർമ്മപർമവും - 1869-1915




 Author: P Hareendranath 

Publisher: MC Appunni Nambiar Trust, Vadakara, Kozhikode

Pages:424

First Published: November 5, 2023

No. of Copies:3000/-

Price:1100


The book narrates 46 years of Gandhiji's life from 1869 to  1915 or the evolution of Mohandas  to a Satyagrahi  mainly  in the  South African soil .  The book throws light on Gandhiji's truth-seeking experiments in South Africa, imprisonments, books read, philosophy of life,  and  his world view  evolved in the course of life  through experience and experiments in three different continents. The book has 23 chapters starting from his family background and early life in India, student days in England  and the rest  of the chapters focusing on South African days. The appendix tries to answer the  question Was Gandhi a Racist?

 Gandhian thinker and scholar K Arvindakshan in his foreword wrote “Gandhi's life alone is not going to be revealed through this book. There is also a sense of history of three different continents represented by India, England and South Africa. Gandhi’s forty six years of life throbbed in these terrains. The cultural, political and moral nuances of Gandhi’s words ‘My life is my message’ will reach us when you read this book. Anyone willing to fight violence, injustice, inequality and immorality of our times, regardless of caste, religion, gender and party politics, will find in this book inspiring resources they need. The language and style of this book is graceful, heartfelt and lucid. This book does not claim that Gandhi is the only way. But in it there is a strong indication that if you travel with your eyes, ears and heart open, you will find a way."

About the Author

P Hareendranath, historian, born in Vadakara, Kerala. He began his teaching career in Vadakara and went on to work as a guest lecturer in Economics in Government College Mokeri. Then he joined as a teacher in M J Vocational Higher Secondary School Villiappally in 1988 and has record of  29  years of exemplary service. .As a historian he has authored the book titled ‘India: Irulum Velichavum’ (India: Darkness and Light) which is a brilliant portrayal of the history of Indian freedom struggle. The book has fetched him many an accolade which includes 'Advocate T Kunhiramakurup Foundation Award’ in 2016, ‘The Dubai Pravasi Book Trust Award’, ‘K V Surendranath Award’ in 2017 and the award instituted by Bhakti Prastana Study Centre, Thiruvananthapuram, named ‘Thunjathu Ezhuthachan Sreshta Puraskaram’ in 2019. The book was ranked fourth among the top ten Malayalam books considered for the Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award in 2020.




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