Darkness Everywhere: The Assassination of Mohandas GandhiOn January 30, 1948, Mohandas Gandhi, the world's most revered champion of nonviolent civil disobedience, was murdered in cold blood by a man he'd never met. Gandhi was legendary—in his native India and around the globe—as the Mahatma, a "great soul." So why did Nathuram Godse, an ardent Hindu nationalist, murder him? |
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Turbulent India | 22 |
The Tipping Point | 34 |
Assassination | 46 |
The Fallout | 54 |
Speaking To Tragedy | 68 |
Timeline | 70 |
Whos Who? | 72 |
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