This is a Sinhala-language account of the life of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, written by David Karunaratne and published by M. D. Gunasena & Co. The whole text is in Sinhala, so a reader will need the language to use it; there is no English in it.
The book sets out Gandhi's life story and the shape of his public career: his commitment to non-violence, the part that commitment played in the Indian independence struggle, and his refusal to yield to imperial authority. It is written as a biography of a political leader rather than as a study of his writings, and it keeps the man himself at the centre.
Biographies of major world figures written directly in Sinhala have long been a staple of Sri Lankan publishing, giving readers an account of a life in their own language rather than in translation from English. This title sits in that tradition, and will suit Sinhala readers who want a straightforward narrative of Gandhi's life, as well as students approaching the Indian freedom movement through its best-known figure.
M. D. Gunasena & Co. is a long-established Colombo publishing house issuing books in Sinhala and English, with a substantial list in general reading and educational titles.
- Author: David Karunaratne
- Publisher: M. D. Gunasena & Co. (Pvt) Ltd
- Language: Sinhala
- ISBN: 9789552112072
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