The Mahatma Misunderstood
The Politics and Forms of Literary Nationalism in India
Anthem Press · Print & ebook · March 1, 2013
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- Who it’s for
- A study of literary nationalism, Gandhian political strategies, and novelists cast as the Mahatma’s standard-bearers.
- Genres
- Indic Literary Criticism, Colonialism & Its Aftermath, Politics in Literature
- Published
- Anthem Press, March 1, 2013
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“The Mahatma Misunderstood” studies the relationship between the production of novels in late-colonial India and nationalist agitation promoted by the Indian National Congress. The volume examines the process by which novelists who were critically engaged with Gandhian nationalism, and who saw both the potentials and the pitfalls of Gandhian political strategies, came to be seen as the Mahatma’s standard-bearers rather than his loyal opposition.
Gandhi and the Novel
A study of literary nationalism, Gandhian political strategies, and novelists cast as the Mahatma’s standard-bearers.
Come here for
- The relationship between late-colonial Indian novels and Congress nationalist agitation
- How critically engaged novelists came to be seen as Gandhi’s standard-bearers
Expect
- Attention to both the possibilities and pitfalls of Gandhian politics
- A distinction between loyal opposition and the image of loyal support
Where it sits
| Indic Literary Criticism | 75% |
|---|---|
| Colonialism & Its Aftermath | 36% |
| Politics in Literature | 31% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Indian & South Asian History
- Indic Literary Criticism
- Authors
- Snehal Shingavi
- Publisher
- Anthem Press
- Published
- March 1, 2013
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Indian & South Asian History