The fictionalised work, weaves in and out of her real life, tries to build context and accentuates the substance which the Porbandar-born "Ba" was really made up of.Įspecially in the light of the fact that while Bapu sacrificed immensely for the country and earned his legacy, Kasturba in some ways sacrificed much more, both for the country as well as for her husband, and yet remained relegated to the fringes of history and popular attention. Translated by Manisha Chaudhry from the author's novel originally written in Hindi, a fictional biography of the woman in whose companionship Gandhi scripted chapter and verse of India's freedom struggle, puts a much-needed spotlight on Kasturba's life, which is more often than not relegated to virtual anonymity in comparison to the attention and focus on the life and deeds of her husband. The woman who silently and patiently stood by the Father of the Nation, supporting Mahatma Gandhi's grand plans to free India from colonial rule, as well as his quirky habits, finally finds a voice in Giriraj Kishore's book 'Kasturba Gandhi'.
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