Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah: The Man Behind the Curtain

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Jinnah, a character of the Indian subcontinent, who has reshaped the map and destiny of the people residing in India, was not only a master strategist political leader but also a very interesting case for psychoanalysis. The books published so far have been either for or against him, keeping in view his success or failure based on his political contribution. Here, first time after 65 years of his death, an effort is being made to understand his psychic tendencies which reflected throughout his life. In the initial years of his career he was a Staunch Nationalist, to the extent the top Congress leaders like Gokhale and Sarojini Naidu branded him as an ambassador of Hindu-Muslim unity. Jinnah himself has introduced him as First Indian and then Muslim.

An absolute lie propagated by some western biographers that Jinnah’s forefathers were of Arabian origin is proved wrong by Mr. Joshi in this book. Jinnah was a second generation converted Hindu from a small village Moti-Paneli near Rajkot Gujarat Region, hardly 100 miles away where Mahatma Gandhi was brought up and educated.

The author has uncovered the layers of Jinnah’s life. A man, who could not stay with is family, married a second time at the age of 44 years to an 18-year-old Parsee girl. Both got separated within 6 years and she committed suicide. He ended his relationship with his only daughter since she married a non-Muslim. How all these personal aspects have contributed in building up his character is narrated in this novel very lucidly.

He divided the subcontinent, created a new nation, Pakistan for Muslims and was ironically ignored by his own colleagues who were in power during his last days. No doubt his life compels one to draw that he was a great man, but a self-centred person.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Dinkar Joshi

Born on 30 June 1937 at Bhavanagar in Gujarat, Dinkar Joshi's literary journey in the field of Gujarati Literature spans more than five decades and the number of books published by him has crossed a century. He has written 45 novels on social, historical, rural and ancient subjects as well as innumerable essays and topical sketches. He has edited and translated several books. He has done extensive study and research on two of his favourite characters, Shri Krishna and Mahatma Gandhi. He has deeply studied the Ramayana, Mahabharata, Vedas and Upanishads and has written extensively on these subjects with a contemporary perspective and modern interpretation. He has made a notable contribution to Gujarati literature through his biographical novels.

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Title
Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah: The Man Behind the Curtain
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Edition
1st ed.
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ISBN
9788182745926
Length
xvi+382p., 23cm.
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