Total Pages : 71+11
Size : Crown 1/16 (12 x 18 cm)
Price : 20.00 (in Indian Rupee)

This is the story of the inner Gandhi from 1946 to his death. It is the story of his wrestling and searching, anguish and faith, his determination and courage.
No one can understand Gandhi if he does not know what Gandhi went through during those two years. No one can evaluate his work unless he knows Gandhi's own evaluation.

In this small volume I have tried to carry across to the reader the main trends in Gandhi's thinking and his final conclusions, being as true to the spirit as I could. Whenever possible, I have allowed Gandhi to speak for himself.

This is not a cold analytical study, for Gandhi's passion cannot be conveyed in those terms. This is not a biography of those years, for it is the essence which has been sought, rather than the facts and details for their own sake. The presentation is generally not chronological, for thinking and feeling must be conveyed in thought groupings and subjects.

Gandhi Faces the Storm is intended for those who already have some knowledge of Gandhi and who wish to learn more. For those who may be interested in a more detailed study, I would refer them to the original sources, suggesting that they first do an extensive study of Gandhi's life, philosophy and programme, for it is only in that context that these two years become most meaningful.

This small volume originally began as an introduction to a chapter of Gandhi Wields the Weapon of Moral Power. That chapter was an account of Gandhi's 1948 fast for HinduMuslim unity in Delhi. I felt that that fast could not be properly understood without putting it in the perspective of the two previous years. Soon, however, the essential material had grown as long as the chapter itself and it was no longer practical to include it in the same volume. The significance of the material was also much greater than simply as an aid to the understanding of that fast, and so it was decided to attempt to publish it separately.

[ From Author's Preface ]