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GB Singh in Fremont; his book
shreds India’s fabrications
WSN Network
 NEW YORK:
In “Gandhi Under
Cross- Examination”, G. B. Singh and his colleague, Tim Watson
examine the very roots of Mahatma Gandhi’s position as an icon of
the Civil Rights movement. Col. Singh will appear at the official
book release at 10am on May 2, 2008 at the Best Western Garden Court
Inn, 5400 Mowry Ave., Fremont, CA 94538. In 1893, Gandhi claims to
have
been thrown out from a first-class train compartment at Pietermaritzburg, South Africa for refusing to give up his seat to a
white man. This racial incident allegedly galvanized him to fight
against British colonialism. Yet in 1895, just two years later,
Gandhi was promoting segregation in
Durban,
South
Africa.
The local post office had two doors - one for blacks and Indians and
another for whites. Calling it an “invidious distinction,”
Gandhi
successfully campaigned for a third door for Indian use only. G. B.
Singh, who also authored “Gandhi: Behind the Mask of Divinity”
(Prometheus, 2004), said: “My previous book proved Gandhi’s own
writings demonstrate his vehement racism against black Africans.
This new book goes a step further, debunking the propaganda behind
the favorite icon of modern American and Indian politicians.”
“Gandhi Under
Cross-Examination” challenges the historical accuracy behind
Gandhi’s pivotal story of racial discrimination aboard a South
African train, exposing his divergent accounts of the incident. By
placing Gandhi on the witness stand and weaving courtroom drama into
the analytical text, the authors ultimately conclude the famous
incident has no basis in fact. There are thousands of books about
Gandhi, but this is one of the few willing to place his claims under
the lens of historical scrutiny.
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April 2008
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