PRAKASHACHI SAVALI

• Translators: Bhagwat Smita

• ISBN: 9789394258495

• Edition: 4

• Publishing Year: May 1993

• Pages: 271

• Language: Translated from Gujarati to Marathi

• Category: Novel

• Binding: Paperback

• Publisher: Mehta Publishing House

Overview:

• The novel focuses on the life of Harilal Gandhi, the eldest son of Mahatma Gandhi.

• Despite his father's efforts, Harilal became one of the two individuals whom Bapu could not convince, the other being Jinnah.

• The book was simultaneously serialized in the Sunday supplements of three prominent Gujarati dailies: Sam Kaleen of Bombay, Jansatta of Ahmedabad, and Loksatta of Vadodara.

• The author explores the emotional and tragic story of the conflict between father and son.

• Gandhi, who was deeply involved in meetings and conferences about the fate of forty crore Indians, was often confronted by headlines such as "Police arrested drunk Harilal for creating a scene on the road."

• Harilal’s outspoken views, sometimes at fundamentalist Muslim organization meetings, add to the complexity of his life, where he proclaimed, "I shall continue fighting till Ba and Bapu embrace Islam."

• This novel attempts to understand yet another enigmatic facet of human life through the poignant and often heartbreaking struggle between Mahatma Gandhi and his son.