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Article: Gandhi in question.(Gandhi: Behind the Mask of Divinity)(Gandhi As We Have Known Him)(Book review)
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- The Humanist
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- July 1, 2006
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Gandhi: Behind the Mask of Divinity by G. B. Singh
(Amherst, NY: Prometheus Books, 2004); 355 pp. including illustrations, bibliography, and index; cloth $32.00. ISBN: 1-57392-998 0.
Gandhi As We Have Known Him by Gora Lavanam and Mark Lindley (New Delhi, India: National Gandhi Museum, 2005); 301 pp. plus index; paper $18.00. ISBN: 81-212-0863-7.
THESE DAYS THE STATUS of cultural heroes is always in doubt. Whether in the arena of sports, politics, or peace, once put on a pedestal they become targets of debunkers and deflators, eager to show the hero's mere humanity. The higher such a person is held in public esteem, the seemingly greater the ...