Gandhi’s Battlefield Choice The Mahatma The Bhagavad Gita and World War II

<p></p><br><br><p>This much anticipated volume compares and contrasts Gandhi?s non-violent leadership during World War II to the military leadership of Arjuna in the war that prompted the <i>Bhagavad Gita </i>dialogue, the Sanskrit text that guided Gandhi?s actions throughout his life. Early in his career as leader of India?s campaign to end British rule, Gandhi resisted terrorist interpretations of the <i>Gita </i>and described the <i>Gita </i>as depicting a metaphorical battle between good and evil impulses within every human heart. Then when India was drawn into a world war not unlike that in which Arjuna reluctantly led his troops into combat, Gandhi embraced his role as battlefield commander of the millions he had trained to be non-violent warriors. Never abandoning his dedication to non-violence, Gandhi stressed to his recruits that they should act as non-violently as possible but should not passively accept injustice. Remaining true to the <i>Bhagavad Gita </i>while responding to urgent hazards affecting all Indians, Gandhi himself became a wartime battlefield commander leading millions in the climactic Quit India conflict that ended British rule. </p><br><br><p>The volume provides an overview of Gandhi?s entire career as leader of the Indian Nationalist Movement, clarifies Gandhi?s approach to acting non-violently when surrounded by violence, and affirms Gandhi?s enduring importance as a source of inspiration around the world.</p><br><br><p>Please note: Taylor & Francis does not sell or distribute the Hardback in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka</p>