A fascinating account of the Muslims in twentieth century India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. Through his biographical sketches of eight prominent Muslims—Sayyid Ahmed Khan (1817-1898), Fazlul Haq (1873-1962), Muhammad Ali Jinnah (1876-1948), Muhammad Iqbal (1876-1938), Muhammad Ali (1878-1931), Abul Kalam Azad (1888-1958), Liaqat Ali Khan (1895-1951) and Zakir Hussain (1897-1969) — Rajmohan Gandhi, the grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, provides a deeply insightful and comprehensive picture of the Islamic community in the subcontinent today.
'Rajmohan Gandhi's excellent book...should waken us to the many whys of Hindu-Muslim relationships that remain unanswered to this day.' M.V. Kamath in The Telegraph.
This book was written by a Hindu, the grandson of Mohandas K. Gandhi. His intent, in writing on eight Muslims and their influence on India in the twentieth century, is to reduce the gulf between Hindu and Muslims. Focusing on figures viewed as heroes by sub-continent Muslims, he shows that they can be admired by Hindus as well―that they need not be frozen in Hindu minds as foes.
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