Gandhi Under Cross Examination

Gandhi Under Cross Examination

Infobox Book
name = Gandhi Under Cross Examination
title_orig =


image_caption = Cover page by Sovereign Star Publishing, Inc.
author = Col. G. B. Singh & Dr. Tim Watson
cover_artist = Court room drama sketch
country = United States
language = English
series =
subject =
genre = Non-Fiction
publisher = flagicon|USA Sovereign Star Publishing, Inc
release_date = March 2008
english_release_date =
media_type = Print Paperback
pages = 166
isbn = 0981499201
preceded_by = Gandhi Behind the Mask of Divinity
followed_by =

"Gandhi Under Cross Examination" written by US Army Colonel G. B. Singh and Dr. Tim Watson evaluates the iconization of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi as civil rights protagonist cite web|title=New Book Shreds Fabrication of Indian Civil Rights Icon | url= http://www.sunherald.com | accessdate=2008-04-22]

The authors attempt to critically examine Gandhi's claim about 1893 incident when he was allegedly thrown out of the train in South Africa on racial grounds. In their scrutiny of the incident and Gandhi's statements thereafter, the author's claim that Gandhi himself gave divergent accounts of the incident.

Trivia

* The book is preceded by another non-fiction historical research work by Col G. B. Singh called Gandhi Behind the Mask of Divinity.

* One of the authors, G. B. Singh was interviewed by Penn & Teller for the special edition of their show "Holier Than Thou" which featured M. K. Gandhi.

* Author G. B. Singh was also featured in Chris Arnzen's talk show "Iron Sharpens Iron" on WNYG radio [cite web|title=WNYG - Iron Sharpens Iron|url=http://sharpens.blogspot.com/search/label/COL.%20G.B.%20SINGH|accessdate=2008-09-30 ]

ee also

* Gandhi Behind The Mask of Divinity
* Zullu War
* Gandhi's role in Zulu War

References


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