The Author’s denial seems feeble.
He does not categorically deny that he has implied.
He is very careful in declaring that ‘he did not use the word Bisexual any where’.
That’s all.
There are ways of insinuating with out explicitly stating.
Best is to ignore the remarks.
Decency demands that the Author states categorically that he does not say or imply that Gandhi was homosexual.
Or he should provide Documentation /proof.
Another Catherine Mayo’s book on India?
Gandhi said of the Author’s(book mentioned above ”sewage inspectors report”
But again they have to earn few pieces of Silver.
Gandhi does not need certification from semi pornographers.
Pity them!
The author of a new book on the life of Mahatma Gandhi angrily dismissed claims that he alleged Gandhi left his wife for a gay lover or was a racist despite upholding the cause of the downtrodden all his life.
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/book-alludes-to-gandhi-as-racist-bisexual/147365-40-100.html
Jad Adams, who wrote a book last year that itself caused a storm for examining how Gandhi bathed with nubile young women and often shared a bed with one or more of his female followers, rejected any suggestion that Gandhi was gay.
http://www.alternet.org/rss/breaking_news/542767/us_author_fights_back_in_gandhi_%27gay_lover%27_row/
“If Gandhi committed acts of homosexuality, there would be ample evidence, either justifying them or expressing shame,” he said, adding Gandhi used the word “love” often in letters and speech.
Adams said that he believed Kallenbach was homosexual and strongly attracted to Gandhi, but that the future independence leader, who had four children with his wife Kasturba, did not reciprocate.
‘Great Soul: Mahatma Gandhi And His Struggle With India’ is written by a former New York Times executive editor Joseph Lelyveld, who makes shocking claims about Gandhi and his conflicting personal ideologies on racism, political faddism and sexual perversion.
The international daily ‘Wall Street Journal‘ on Monday published a review of the contentious book, quoting passages that pointed at the duality in Gandhi’s life in his profession of love for mankind as a concept while actually despising people as individuals
The author’s reaction followed outrage in Indian media and followers of the man whom many consider as the architect of a successful civil disobedience campaign against the British Raj.
Lelyveld said his book had been misinterpreted by the press.
He said the word “bisexual” appears nowhere in the book and the word “racist” is used once to describe comments by Gandhi during his stay in South Africa.”
The British Daily Mail reported “Gandhi ‘left his wife to live with a male lover’ new book claims”, while the Daily Telegraph said he had “held racist views against South African blacks.”
Gandhi’s great-grandson Tushar Gandhi was quoted by the ‘Mail Today‘ daily as saying “these western writers have a morbid fascination for Gandhi’s sexuality. It only helps them sell their books. It is always open season with Gandhi.”
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/book-alludes-to-gandhi-as-racist-bisexual/147365-40-100.html
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This week: Joseph Lelyveld revisits Gandhi’s years in South Africa; The Times’s John Schwartz on a new biography of Will Rogers; Julie Bosman has notes from the field; and Jennifer Schuessler has best-seller news. Sam Tanenhaus is the host. (Podcast Archive)
Jad Adams, who wrote a book last year that itself caused a storm for examining how Gandhi bathed with nubile young women and often shared a bed with one or more of his female followers, rejected any suggestion that Gandhi was gay.
“If Gandhi committed acts of homosexuality, there would be ample evidence, either justifying them or expressing shame,” he said, adding Gandhi used the word “love” often in letters and speech.
Adams said that he believed Kallenbach was homosexual and strongly attracted to Gandhi, but that the future independence leader, who had four children with his wife Kasturba, did not reciprocate.
http://www.alternet.org/rss/breaking_news/542767/us_author_fights_back_in_gandhi_%27gay_lover%27_row/
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