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Gandhi's Assassin

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Gandhi's Assassin: The Making of Nathuram Godse and His Idea of India is a biographical book by Dhirendra K. Jha which was published on January 24, 2023, by Verso Books.[1]

Critical reception

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Samrat Choudhury of Hindustan Times wrote "Deeply researched and lucidly written, Gandhi’s Assassin does a good job in its portraiture of Nathuram Godse and in reporting details of the plot to kill MK Gandhi".[2] Saurabh Sharma of News9Live wrote "It is far more interesting and revealing than any other account of history."[3]

The book has been also reviewed by Argha Kr Banerjee of The Telegraph India[4] and Anand K. Sahay of Deccan Chronicle.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Jha, Dhirendra (24 January 2023). Gandhi's Assassin: The Making of Nathuram Godse and His Idea of India. Verso Books. ISBN 978-1-80429-298-3.
  2. ^ Choudhury, Samrat (2 April 2022). "Review: Gandhi's Assassin by Dhirendra K Jha". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  3. ^ Sharma, Saurabh (30 January 2022). "Gandhi's Assassin: Dhirendra K Jha delves deep into Nathuram Godse's psyche in new book". News9Live. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  4. ^ Banerjee, Argha Kr. "Poisoned hand". The Telegraph India. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  5. ^ Sahay, Anand K. (24 April 2022). "Book Review | Good journalism shows difference between history, Hindutva legend". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 6 February 2023.