timhoiland's review
4.0
If I were to describe an unassuming Indian man with wire-rimmed glasses, wearing a white robe, sitting at his spinning wheel, you’d know exactly who I had in mind: Mohandas Gandhi, one of the most celebrated figures of the twentieth century, who remains an international icon of freedom and peace. He inspired the likes of Martin Luther King and countless other nonviolent activists throughout the world. You can even get a mug with a quote attributed to him at Starbucks.
You’re probably not going to find any coffee shop souvenirs with quotes from Vinayak Savarkar, however, and his name likely doesn’t ring any bells. Yet he and Gandhi were contemporaries, both pushing for India’s independence from the British Empire, both trying to win over the hearts and minds of fellow Indians… but through very different means.
Gandhi and the Unspeakable: His Final Experiment With Truth by Catholic scholar and peace activist James W. Douglass is an exploration of Gandhi’s and Savarkar’s competing visions for the future of India, and the question of whose vision ultimately won...
- See more at: http://erb.kingdomnow.org/gandhi-and-the-unspeakable-james-douglass-feature-review
You’re probably not going to find any coffee shop souvenirs with quotes from Vinayak Savarkar, however, and his name likely doesn’t ring any bells. Yet he and Gandhi were contemporaries, both pushing for India’s independence from the British Empire, both trying to win over the hearts and minds of fellow Indians… but through very different means.
Gandhi and the Unspeakable: His Final Experiment With Truth by Catholic scholar and peace activist James W. Douglass is an exploration of Gandhi’s and Savarkar’s competing visions for the future of India, and the question of whose vision ultimately won...
- See more at: http://erb.kingdomnow.org/gandhi-and-the-unspeakable-james-douglass-feature-review
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