![]() ![]() ![]() In school, Gandhi shirked gymnastics because he was shy he stole money, and before he turned vegetarian, the teen enjoyed many meat feasts. The book also reveals his human side, including his weaknesses. A life in which he spent 10 pounds to buy an evening suit while studying law in England, and later, took to Parsi-style of dressing with his wife, Kasturbai, and kids to match the European standards in South Africa. The book chronicles his early life in graphic novel-style chapters, with blurbs and illustrations by Uttam Sinha.Ī change from history textbooks that paint Gandhi as a larger-than-life icon who did no wrong, the 216-pager (Harper Collins India, '499) portrays his ordinary life. Deeply impacted by the autobiography, she decided to retell Gandhi's story for a new generation of readers. Chin Chin is the younger avatar of author Janhavi Prasada. ![]()
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