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The Men Who Killed Gandhi is a non-fictional work detailing the events surrounding the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi, one of the key political figures in India s struggle for freedom. The Men Who Killed Gandhi is a chronicle of the events that culminated in the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi, and the subsequent trial of the conspirators.
Mahatma Gandhi played a significant role in India s struggle for independence from the British rule and the subsequent structural rebuilding of free India. India s newfound independence brought with it numerous problems, most notably the turbulent event of the Partition of India.
The division of the country provoked widespread riots, forced migrations, and other such traumatic events that scarred millions of Indians for life, making them question the decisions of India s political leadership, which included Mahatma Gandhi. Eventually, a dangerous idea took hold in the minds of four of these angry and dissatisfied citizens, who were residents of Poona. On January 13, 1948, these six people, Nathuram Vinayak Godse, Narayan Apte, Vishnu Karkare, Gopal Godse, Badge, and Madanlal Pahwa decided to take the extreme step of killing Gandhi.
Over the next fortnight they went about fine-tuning their plan. On January 30, 1948, in Delhi, Nathuram Godse shot Mahatma Gandhi thrice at point blank range killing him instantly. The six men were implicated for the murder; two of them were hanged, while three of them were awarded life sentences. The book is backed by solid research on the author s part. The author, Manohar Malgonkar, was a resident of Delhi when these events occurred and also had privileged access to some of the family members of the conspirators. As a result, he came into possession of several important photographs and documents related to the assassination, many of which have been featured in this book for the benefit of the readers.
Mahatma Gandhi played a significant role in India s struggle for independence from the British rule and the subsequent structural rebuilding of free India. India s newfound independence brought with it numerous problems, most notably the turbulent event of the Partition of India.
The division of the country provoked widespread riots, forced migrations, and other such traumatic events that scarred millions of Indians for life, making them question the decisions of India s political leadership, which included Mahatma Gandhi. Eventually, a dangerous idea took hold in the minds of four of these angry and dissatisfied citizens, who were residents of Poona. On January 13, 1948, these six people, Nathuram Vinayak Godse, Narayan Apte, Vishnu Karkare, Gopal Godse, Badge, and Madanlal Pahwa decided to take the extreme step of killing Gandhi.
Over the next fortnight they went about fine-tuning their plan. On January 30, 1948, in Delhi, Nathuram Godse shot Mahatma Gandhi thrice at point blank range killing him instantly. The six men were implicated for the murder; two of them were hanged, while three of them were awarded life sentences. The book is backed by solid research on the author s part. The author, Manohar Malgonkar, was a resident of Delhi when these events occurred and also had privileged access to some of the family members of the conspirators. As a result, he came into possession of several important photographs and documents related to the assassination, many of which have been featured in this book for the benefit of the readers.
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About the Author:
Manohar Malgonkar is an Indian author and columnist. His published works include Inside Goa, A Teller of Tales, Cactus Country, Shalimar, The Devil s Wind, Spy in Amber, Bandicoot Run, Bombay Beware, Chatrapatis of Kolhapur, Distant Drum, and Dropping Names. His writing explores various social, historical, and biographical themes. It often draws on the events surrounding Indian Independence as a backdrop for his plots.
Manohar Malgonkar was born under royal lineage on July 12, 1913. He graduated from Bombay University and went on to serve as an officer in the Maratha Light Infantry. He was also a civil servant, a hunter, a farmer, and a mine owner. Malgonkar contributed columns regularly to Indian newspapers like Deccan Herald and The Statesman. He lived near Belgaum, Karnataka. His only daughter, Sunita, died in 1998. Malgonkar passed away on June 14, 2010.
Manohar Malgonkar was born under royal lineage on July 12, 1913. He graduated from Bombay University and went on to serve as an officer in the Maratha Light Infantry. He was also a civil servant, a hunter, a farmer, and a mine owner. Malgonkar contributed columns regularly to Indian newspapers like Deccan Herald and The Statesman. He lived near Belgaum, Karnataka. His only daughter, Sunita, died in 1998. Malgonkar passed away on June 14, 2010.
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- PublisherLondon MacMillan
- Publication date1979
- ISBN 10 0333182286
- ISBN 13 9780333182284
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages288
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: VG+/F/GD++. y First Edition. HARDBACK "HARD TO FIND," SHIPPED FROM THE UK* Edition: 1st. Thus.* Impression: 1st.* Date of Publication: 1979* Publisher: MacMillan* Binding and cover condition: Blue cloth, gilt title to spine. No bumps or rubs, no visible faults. FINE* Jacket condition: Mono textual dust wrapper. Monochrome photo to rear. NOT PRICE CLIPPED, showing shelf price of £6.45. Slight shelf wear, small chips to top & bottom edges and to head & tail of spine with small tear at head. Spine somewhat faded. GD++* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Clean, crisp and tight with no reading wear, no marks to text, slight paper colouration to page margins. VG* Illustrations: None* Pages: 180 pp. text. iv pp. index at rear.* Description: This book, describes the plot that was behind the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi. It follows the dark by-alleys of Pune (then known as Poona) and into the homes of the middle class Brahmins who were incensed at the inexplicable sacrifices made by Gandhi on behalf of the new nation, favoring Pakistan, a breakaway state that had just attacked its borders militarily. The story really describes a clash of principles between an aging man, who helped free a nation from the British, had never administered or governed a thing in his life, and was driven by impractical ideas of eternal sacrifices to buy peace against an equally patriotic set of people who believed that the new nation had to hold firm and forge its own identity.* A NEAR FINE copy of the 1st. edition with minor shelf wear and light tanning reducing it to GD++* 1979-03-22. n. Seller Inventory # 2125
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Book Description Hardcover / Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First edition. Hardback. Nathuram Godse, the man who killed Mahatma Gandhi, at once gave himself up and was eventually hanged. But there were others implicated in the plot. Some were rounded up, convicted and given life sentences. The trial, conducted in an atmosphere of national grief, inflamed racial passions and a good deal of popular sympathy for the conspirators. All the facts never came out in court, and the Indian Government, afraid of setting off another wave of Hindu-Muslim massacres, even suppressed the statement made by the murderer in self-justification. The author interviewed the only men who knew how it all happened, the conspirators themselves. In this book, based largely on their testimony, he has combined the historian's accuracy and the novelist's narrative to tell a truly remarkable story. From the library of true crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. V. lightly browned pp. o/w Vg+ in Vg+ dw. Seller Inventory # 15820
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