Chine lanzmann biography of mahatma gandhi

ByLi Shen

As a preeminent political and spiritual leader of India during the Indian independence movement, Mahatma Gandhi is worshiped and loved by people all around the world.

Chinese readers still look for his wisdom and charisma through books, films and other materials, even sixty-one years after his death. Now they can learn about Gandhi's life through the eyes of his grandson, as the Chinese version of the book The Good Boatman: A Portrait of Gandhi, was released in Beijing on Tuesday.

Written by Professor Rajmohan Gandhi, one of Gandhi's grandsons, the 495-page book serves not only as a biography of Gandhi's life, but even more so as an explanation of his views toward non-violence, religion, race, caste, the Partition of India, etc.

It was originally published in 1995.

"To this event, Chinese public now have an access to an authoritative biography of the Mahatma," said Mr. Jaideep Mazumdar, Charge d' Affaires of the Indian Embassy at the release ceremony, which was