Thai sa menezes biography of mahatma
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‘…advances an original , rigorously self-reflexive, and provocative argument for the formulation of a New South Asian Art History conceived through the lens of queer theory and queer subjectivities.'
Margo Machida, Professor Emerita, University of Connecticut
‘In his provocative engagement with queer subjectivities, Patel's intervention does not only create new potentialities for the study of South Asian Art, but he also proposes an urgently needed reimagining of art historical methodology.'
Derek Conrad Murray
Associate Professor of Modern and Contemporary Art, University of California, Santa Cruz
‘Patel is a person through whose eyes one learns to see anew with one's own.'
Donald Preziosi, Distinguished Research Professor and Professor Emeritus, University of California, Los Angeles
‘Wide ranging in his historical and methodological investments, Patel is modelling a new kind of art history, notable less for • I dedicate this article to the noble spirit Dr. Bezerra de Menezes (1831-1900), a respected Brazilian public figure who is worthy of the title he was given of “Doctor of the Poor” and whose birthday we celebrate on August 29. He really knew how to love his fellow beings like few people do. To love is a law, and, if we live by it, we shall exalt ourselves and renew everything around us. It is similar to an explosion of atoms of harmony, producing enlightenment that will occur with every step we take as we become more mature. To educate is to transform. If we improve human beings, we restore the planet. We know very well, however, that such outcome does not take place overnight. A few millennia are insignificant in terms of historical calculation. It requires effort and patience for minds to mature. If those who preceded us did not believe in the reality of victory ahead of them where would we be? Hope cannot die: ever! Having hope i • Table of contents : Why I Killed the MahatmaBezerra, Love, and Planetary Coexistence
Why I Killed the Mahatma: Understanding Godse’s Defence 9788129149978
Contents
Foreword
Preface
1. The Murder of Mahatma Gandhi and Its Consequences
2. Nathuram Godse’s Background
3. Critique of Gandhi’s Policies
4. Gandhi’s Responsibility for the Partition
5. Godse’s Verdict on Gandhi
6. Other Hindu Voices on Gandhi
Conclusion
Appendices
Appendix 1: Sangh Parivar, the Last Gandhians
Appendix 2: Gandhi in World War II
Appendix 3: Mahatma Gandhi’s Letters to Hitler
Appendix 4: Learning from Mahatma Gandhi’s Mistakes
Appendix 5: Questioning the Mahatma
Appendix 6: Gandhi and Mandela
Appendix 7: Gandhi the Englishman
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