The Men Who Killed Gandhi get booked for readers

MEN WHO KILLED GANDHI: The 11th edition of The Men who killed Gandhi is to be released by Roli books.

Other stories in the section:

The Music Room bags Crossword book award

William Dalrymple gets nonfiction award for The Last Mughal.

• Jhumpa Lahiri gets richest honour for latest book

Featured Blog

Abhishek Patni

MAULANA MULAYAM AND PERILS OF NUCLEAR DEAL

Featured Slideshows

New Delhi: The Men who killed Gandhi by Manohar Malgaonkar first published in 1978 is a seminal work which investigates and unearths facts, rare pictures and documents that startle the reader.

The messiah of peace, the propounder of ahimsa, Mahatma Gandhi whose only weapon was non-violence met a violent end on 30th January 1948.

However, why was MK Gandhi, lovingly called Bapu assassinated? And why the men who killed Gandhi considered martyrs by some? This book tries to answer some of those questions.

This informative book reads like a thriller about a well-laid murder plan. With some psycho-analysis the writer delves into the mind of the killer, Nathuram Godse and his accomplice Narayan Apte going on to reveal facts such as the one that Nathuram was raised as a girl by his parents complete with the piercing of his nose to put a 'nath' and hence the name Nathuram.

Interesting archival records include copies of the Air-India tickets used by Godse and Apte to make the trip from Bombay to Delhi and back for the assassination and even their bills at Hotel Marina in Connaught Place where they stayed while carrying out their mission.

Taking an objective view, the book states that both Godse and Apte, as was evident in Godse's rhetorical justification of the crime during the famous 'Red Fort Trial', were pledged to the cause of an independent and undivided India. Their ideologies influenced many and still continue to sway some.

The 11th edition of The Men who killed Gandhi is to be released by Roli books on February 2nd. Manohar Malgonkar may not give you scholarly stimulation but its the journalistic approach, simplicity of language and passion of the author attempting to bring out the true story of the The Men who killed Gandhi without being smeared by any political colour and that is what leaves a lasting impression.