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Uma Majmudar - Gandhi and Rajchandra, Häftad

Häftad, Engelska, 2021

Del i serien Explorations in Indic Traditions: Theological, Ethical, and Philosophical

Gandhi and Rajchandra

The Making of the Mahatma

Av Uma Majmudar

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Mahatma Gandhi, one of the greatest influencers in the world, was himself influenced by trailblazing thinkers and writers like Tolstoy, Ruskin, Thoreau, and others—each one contributing significantly to his moral and spiritual development. Yet only a few people know the most consequential person to have played a pivotal role in the making of the Mahatma: Shrimad Rajchandra. About the unparalleled influence of this person, Gandhi himself wrote: “I have met many a religious leader or teacher… and I must say that no one else ever made on me the impression that Raychandbhai did.” Uma Majmudar, digging deep into the original Gujarati writings of both Gandhi and Rajchandra, explores this important relationship and unfolds the unique impact of Rajchandra’s teachings and contributions upon Gandhi. The volume examines the contents and significance of their intimate spiritual discussions, letters, questions and answers. In this book, Dr. Majmudar brings to the forefront the scarcely known but critically important facts of how Rajchandra “molded Gandhi’s inner self, his character, his life, thoughts and actions.” This Jain zaveri (jeweller)-cum-spiritual seeker became Gandhi’s most trusted friend, as well as an exemplary mentor and “refuge in spiritual crisis.”
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Uma Majmudar teaches in the philosophy and religion department at Spelman College.

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Majmudar (Spelman College) retells the "pilgrimage of faith" (p. 59) of Mohandas Gandhi (1869–1948) as he evolved into the Mahatma, contributing to the vast array of books advancing diverse studies of influences on his spiritual quest. In particular, Majmudar highlights the exemplary power of Rajchandra Mehta (1867–1901), a didactic poet, savant, and jeweler. Mehta personally interacted with young Gandhi for less than two years (1891–93) on Ghandi's return from London to Bombay (today Mumbai) and before his departure for South Africa. Thereafter, they corresponded until Mehta’s early death, although only three of their letters survive. Throughout, Majmudar argues that Mehta, whose mother tongue was the same Gujarati with a Kathiawadi accent as Gandhi’s, quickly became Gandhi’s "friend-cum-advisor and teacher supreme on the path of Truth" (p. 29). Mehta’s Jain religious beliefs and non-violent practices reinforced those that Gandhi absorbed from his own Vaishnava Hindu family. While Majmudar acknowledges that Mehta’s influence was "deep and invisible," she characterizes it "like an underground sprinkler system penetrating the deepest layers of [Gandhi’s] soul" (p. 76). Readers interested in the influences of Jainism or Mehta on Gandhi’s spiritual development will find Majumdar’s book informative. Summing Up: Recommended. General readers.

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