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The death and afterlife of Mahatma Gandhi, Makarand R. Paranjape
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- Summary
- "Who is responsible for the Mahatma's death? Just one single fanatic, the whole ideology of Hindu nationalism, the ruling Congress-led Government who failed to protect him, or a vast majority of Indians and their descendants who considered Gandhi irrelevant? Such questions mean that Gandhi, even after his tragic and brutal death, continued to haunt India - perhaps more effectively in his afterlife than when he lived. The Death and Afterlife of Mahatma Gandhi is a ground-breaking and profound analysis of the assassination of the "father of the nation" and its after-effects. Paranjape argues that such a catastrophic event during the very birth pangs of a new nation placed a huge burden of Oedipal guilt on India, and that this is the reason for the massive repression of the murder in India's political psyche. The enduring influence of Gandhi is analysed, including the spectral presence of his portrayal in Indian cinema. The book culminates in Paranjape's reading of Gandhi's last six months in Delhi, where from the very edge of the grave he wrought what was perhaps his greatest miracle, the saving of Delhi and thus of India itself from internecine bloodshed. This evocative and moving meditation into the meaning of the Mahatma's death will be relevant to scholars of Political and Cultural History in India, as well as those with an interest in studies on Gandhi"--
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xii, 215 pages
- Contents
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- PART I Birth traumas of the nation -- 1 Who killed Gandhi? -- 2 The event -- 3 The post-mortem -- 4 The Memorialization -- 5 The repression -- 6 The unbearability of patricide -- 7 Oedipus in India -- 8 The pollution -- 9 The haunting -- 10 The guilt -- 11 The modernity of patricide -- 12 The Mahatma's endgame -- 13 Gandhism vs. Gandhigiri: the life and afterlife of the Mahatma -- 14 Beyond the monument: remembering the Mahatma
- 15 Gandhi and Anti-Oedipus -- PART II 'My death is my message': Mahatma, the last 133 days -- 16 Arrival in Delhi -- 17 'Do or die': an old formula in the capital of New India -- 18 The final yajna -- 19 Partitioning women -- 20 Gandhi at an RSS rally -- 21 Saving India -- 22 Ahimsa: 'softer than a flower and harder than a stone'? -- 23 Hindu-Muslim amity -- 24 The art of dying -- 25 From repression to redemption?
- Isbn
- 9780415695732
- Label
- The death and afterlife of Mahatma Gandhi
- Title
- The death and afterlife of Mahatma Gandhi
- Statement of responsibility
- Makarand R. Paranjape
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "Who is responsible for the Mahatma's death? Just one single fanatic, the whole ideology of Hindu nationalism, the ruling Congress-led Government who failed to protect him, or a vast majority of Indians and their descendants who considered Gandhi irrelevant? Such questions mean that Gandhi, even after his tragic and brutal death, continued to haunt India - perhaps more effectively in his afterlife than when he lived. The Death and Afterlife of Mahatma Gandhi is a ground-breaking and profound analysis of the assassination of the "father of the nation" and its after-effects. Paranjape argues that such a catastrophic event during the very birth pangs of a new nation placed a huge burden of Oedipal guilt on India, and that this is the reason for the massive repression of the murder in India's political psyche. The enduring influence of Gandhi is analysed, including the spectral presence of his portrayal in Indian cinema. The book culminates in Paranjape's reading of Gandhi's last six months in Delhi, where from the very edge of the grave he wrought what was perhaps his greatest miracle, the saving of Delhi and thus of India itself from internecine bloodshed. This evocative and moving meditation into the meaning of the Mahatma's death will be relevant to scholars of Political and Cultural History in India, as well as those with an interest in studies on Gandhi"--
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- Biography type
- contains biographical information
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1960-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Paranjape, Makarand R.
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- Series statement
- Routledge Hindu studies series
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- India
- India
- HISTORY / Asia / India & South Asia
- SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / General
- Gandhi
- Gandhi
- Label
- The death and afterlife of Mahatma Gandhi, Makarand R. Paranjape
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references(pages 203-210) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
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- PART I Birth traumas of the nation -- 1 Who killed Gandhi? -- 2 The event -- 3 The post-mortem -- 4 The Memorialization -- 5 The repression -- 6 The unbearability of patricide -- 7 Oedipus in India -- 8 The pollution -- 9 The haunting -- 10 The guilt -- 11 The modernity of patricide -- 12 The Mahatma's endgame -- 13 Gandhism vs. Gandhigiri: the life and afterlife of the Mahatma -- 14 Beyond the monument: remembering the Mahatma
- 15 Gandhi and Anti-Oedipus -- PART II 'My death is my message': Mahatma, the last 133 days -- 16 Arrival in Delhi -- 17 'Do or die': an old formula in the capital of New India -- 18 The final yajna -- 19 Partitioning women -- 20 Gandhi at an RSS rally -- 21 Saving India -- 22 Ahimsa: 'softer than a flower and harder than a stone'? -- 23 Hindu-Muslim amity -- 24 The art of dying -- 25 From repression to redemption?
- Control code
- 18048469
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- xii, 215 pages
- Isbn
- 9780415695732
- Lccn
- 2013046657
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Label
- The death and afterlife of Mahatma Gandhi, Makarand R. Paranjape
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references(pages 203-210) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- PART I Birth traumas of the nation -- 1 Who killed Gandhi? -- 2 The event -- 3 The post-mortem -- 4 The Memorialization -- 5 The repression -- 6 The unbearability of patricide -- 7 Oedipus in India -- 8 The pollution -- 9 The haunting -- 10 The guilt -- 11 The modernity of patricide -- 12 The Mahatma's endgame -- 13 Gandhism vs. Gandhigiri: the life and afterlife of the Mahatma -- 14 Beyond the monument: remembering the Mahatma
- 15 Gandhi and Anti-Oedipus -- PART II 'My death is my message': Mahatma, the last 133 days -- 16 Arrival in Delhi -- 17 'Do or die': an old formula in the capital of New India -- 18 The final yajna -- 19 Partitioning women -- 20 Gandhi at an RSS rally -- 21 Saving India -- 22 Ahimsa: 'softer than a flower and harder than a stone'? -- 23 Hindu-Muslim amity -- 24 The art of dying -- 25 From repression to redemption?
- Control code
- 18048469
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- xii, 215 pages
- Isbn
- 9780415695732
- Lccn
- 2013046657
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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