{"product_id":"mahatma-gandhis-letters-on-brahmacharya-sexuality-and-love","title":"Mahatma Gandhi's Letters on Brahmacharya Sexuality and Love","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDETAILS : \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAuthor : Kumar Girija \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublisher ‏ : ‎ Vitasta Publishing Private Limited\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublication date ‏ : ‎ 1 December 2011\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLanguage ‏ : ‎ English\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePaperback ‏ : ‎ 400 pages\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9380828322\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-9380828329\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight : 450  g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT THE BOOK\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eMahatma Gandhi's Letters on Brahmacharya, Sexuality, and Love\u003c\/b\u003e, compiled and analytically framed by the writer and researcher \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"125\"\u003eGirija Kumar\u003c\/b\u003e (often printed as Kumar Girija) and published by Vitasta Publishing, is a profound, intellectually courageous historical evaluation. The book dares to venture into one of the most private, controversial, and deeply misunderstood facets of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi’s life: his radical experiments with \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"441\"\u003eBrahmacharya\u003c\/i\u003e (celibacy) and his evolving philosophies on human sexuality, asceticism, and spiritual love.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003eThe primary objective of the volume is to reconstruct Gandhi’s sexual psychology entirely through his own words, utilizing hundreds of personal letters he exchanged with close associates, family members, ashram disciples, and the women who participated in his spiritual trials. Rather than approaching the subject with sensationalism or blind hagiography, Girija Kumar provides a rigorous, objective structural analysis of Gandhi’s timeline:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli data-path-to-node=\"3,0,0\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThe Early Vow:\u003c\/b\u003e Examines Gandhi's decision to take a permanent vow of \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"3,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"69\"\u003eBrahmacharya\u003c\/i\u003e in 1906 at the age of 37, analyzing how his guilt over his early carnal desires and the death of his father shaped his belief that sexual energy must be entirely sublimated into \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"3,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"260\"\u003eSatyagraha\u003c\/i\u003e (political soul-force).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-path-to-node=\"3,1,0\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThe Ashram Structure:\u003c\/b\u003e Details the strict, sometimes psychological rules implemented at Sabarmati and Sevagram Ashrams, where married couples were ordered to live as siblings to direct their focus toward national service.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-path-to-node=\"3,2,0\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThe Final Experiments:\u003c\/b\u003e Offers a meticulous, raw documentation of Gandhi's highly controversial late-life practices in Noakhali (1946–1947). To test his ultimate detachment from carnal desire and to generate the spiritual power necessary to stop the bloody Hindu-Muslim communal riots, Gandhi began sharing his bed naked with his grandniece Manu and other close female followers.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003eThe book highlights how Gandhi viewed his body as a transparent laboratory for truth, viewing any involuntary physiological response as a spiritual failure. By juxtaposing Gandhi’s candid, unedited letters with the deep psychological distress, societal shock, and political resistance these experiments caused among his closest allies—including Jawaharlal Nehru and C. Rajagopalachari—the volume becomes an indispensable psychological biography. It strips away the myth to reveal a deeply complex human being attempting to master his biological impulses in pursuit of absolute spiritual purity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT THE AUTHOR\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"7\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eGirija Kumar\u003c\/b\u003e (1925–2016) was a highly respected Indian academician, veteran librarian, and meticulous historical researcher. He served as the Chief Librarian at the prestigious \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"7\" data-index-in-node=\"177\"\u003eJawaharlal Nehru University (JNU)\u003c\/b\u003e and was a former Chairman of the Delhi Library Board. Known for his deep archival dedication, he spent decades combing through historical letters, public records, and governmental manuscripts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8\"\u003eKumar’s authorial style is characterized by academic fearlessness, strict documentation, and a total reliance on primary source materials. He believed that true historical scholarship requires analyzing icons without filters or censorship. His other notable works, including \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"8\" data-index-in-node=\"275\"\u003eBrahmacharya Gandhi\u003c\/i\u003e and biographies of various political figures, are celebrated for their analytical depth, balanced approach, and ability to navigate highly sensitive socio-religious topics with intellectual integrity.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vitasta Publishing Pvt. 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