Gandhi: A Prophecy

Book Detail:

• Author: Mallik, B. K.
• Brand: D.K. Printworld Pvt. Ltd.
• Edition: 2014
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of Pages: 111
• Release Date: 01-04-2014
• EAN: 8903602744483
• Package Dimensions: 8.7 x 5.9 x 0.9 inches
• Languages: English

Product Description:

This book, written almost immediately after Gandhi's demise, presents a fresh view of his struggle to achieve "peace in the human home," embedded in Mallik's socio-philosophical theory of conflict and its avoidance. The author’s perspective on the dynamics of history reinterprets the life and death of Mahatma Gandhi, not as a mere episode in the milieu of traditional values but as a significant event that opens up new and unprecedented possibilities for the future of humankind. As an original and thought-provoking perspective, this work is sure to interest Gandhians, philosophers, and historians alike.

About the Author:

Philosopher Basanta Kumar Mallik (1879–1958) earned his MA in Philosophy from Calcutta University. He worked in the Rana court in Nepal before continuing his studies in law, anthropology, and philosophy at Oxford. At Oxford, he became part of a distinguished circle of academics and poets, including J.A. Smith, Gilbert Murray, R.R. Marrett, Robert Bridges, Robert Graves, and Sydney Lewis. Upon returning to India, he befriended renowned figures like S. Radhakrishnan, Krishnachandra Bhattacharya, S.N. Bose, D.P. Mukerji, and Humayun Kabir. He briefly returned to Nepal before going back to Oxford, where he lectured during the Second World War. Mallik wrote several books on philosophy, including The Real & the Negative, Related Multiplicity, Non-Absolutes, and Mythology & Possibility.