{"product_id":"the-secret-diary-of-kasturba-paperback","title":"The Secret Diary of Kasturba - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNeelima Dalmia Adhar\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE STORY OF KASTURBA GANDHI AND WHAT IT MEANT TO BE THE WIFE OF MOHANDAS KARAMCHAND GANDHI.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'I don't know what evil resides in me, ' he wrote to a friend. 'I have a streak of cruelty in me that compels people to attempt the impossible in order to please.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe is the Mahatma, a man the world venerates as a prophet of peace. But for Kastur, the child bride who married the boy next door, Mohandas was a sexually driven, self-righteous and overbearing husband.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMohandas Karamchand Gandhi was sworn to poverty, celibacy and the cause of India's freedom. Kastur spent sixty-two years of her life juggling the roles of a devoted wife, a satyagrahi and a sacrificing mother, who was eclipsed because of a man who almost became God for India's multitude. Gandhi was an intolerant father to Harilal, his wayward son. Kasturba paid the price for her son's unending misery.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKastur is long dead, but she lives on in the pages of her diary. In this gripping tale, Neelima Dalmia Adhar tells her story and what it meant to be Kasturba Gandhi, wife of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNeelima Dalmia Adhar was educated in a convent school and a reputed college in Delhi and has a master's in psychology with a specialisation in 'Personality.' Her first and only job was to teach Psychology to undergraduate students at Delhi University. A passionate 'people-watcher', she is drawn to oddities and thrives on writing about personalities and human behaviour, from the quirky to the mysterious to the bizarre, a subject she does chillingly close to the bone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe lives in Delhi with her husband, children and two grandchildren.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 408\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.84 x 9.17 x 5.94 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 26, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43156292698175,"sku":"9788196011826","price":29.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/OaToRy303-9788196011826.webp?v=1776971061","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-secret-diary-of-kasturba-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}