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ABOUT THE BOOK This book is designed to fulfil a historical necessity too. During the first half of the last century his magnetic personality cast a tsumani like commotion among the mass populace from Manipur to Karachi, from Kashmir to Cape of Comorin of India irrespective of caste, creed, race and religion etc. They ran after his heels madly, followed his commands hysterically, even went to jails chanting his mantra, 'do or die'. But now in this first decade of twenty first century the mass populace, especially the youths because of thrusting electronic, ultra modern life style seem to be perplexed, hedged about Gandhian legacy. To interprete Gandhi is to interpret the Himalayas. His Collected Works are not complete. It deals with the sentient self not spiritual one. To him mind is individualistic and hence defies universalisation, still we try to bring to light the uncultivated traits of Gandhi’s personality. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Jaladhar Pal has graduated from Presidency College, Calcutta; had his Master's and Ph.D. degree from Calcutta University. He has contributed some articles in renowned journals of national repute. His doctoral dissertation: The Moral Philosophy of Gandhi was highly acclaimed as a masterpiece by Gandhian scholars and reprinted to cater their demand. The present book, The Psychology of Gandhi is a harvest of long ten year's strenuous and meticulous research work on Gandhi's mysterious mindset. This, is perhaps, the first attempt to analyse, uncover a systematic study of Gandhi's uncultivated mental traits. At present the author is engaged in a research work on Gandhi and Sarvodaya. VOLUME – III 8. An Effeminate Mind: An Androgyn (ardhanariswar)?.....................529 Concept of effeminacy - Oriental and Occidental - views of Purana, Greek mythology - Bible, Plato, medical science - status of women from nomadism to modern age - Gandhi a cook and nurse throughout life - womanish traits of Gandhi - wishes to be a woman, mother, father-mother both at the same time - He surpassed woman-folk in cooking, nursing even in widowhood. Is Gandhi an androgyn (ardhanarishwara)? Chaitanya, Ramakrishna, Vidyasagar, Vivekananda, Tagore, Gandhi -all androgynous. 9. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde..................................................................603 Concept - an individual lives a life of many men in one single body - Gandhi inheres contrary and contradictory traits in him - Pandavas and Kauravas - cruelly kind husband -positive beast- sacred cow and ferocious tigerbrutality towards loved most - sadism and masochism - pessimism and optimism -political duality -R.T. Conference- Gandhi and Subhas Bose tangle -a blot - social duality -lepers and rotten dates -Lakshmi and antajya bridegroom -nepotism - Harilal-Ramdas -Mirabehn - Jamnalal - personal duality -food is not at par with dumb millions - compared to St Teresa. 10. A Wailing Mind: A Pessimist?......................................................677 Concept - wailing wall in Jerusalem - Gandhi’s rise to power - two aptitudes - drafting and fund raising - decline in authority - people reject truth and non-violence - khadi is not a living thing - no swaraj in this land - Hindustani no longer spoken - Brahmacharya not realised - Nanga Baba and tantric observances - divine merits evaporate - Gandhi like Vyasdev wails - shrill cry of homa bird - Jean Anouilh - Russell - Vivekananda - Gandhi as homa bird - Is Gandhi a pessimist? Concepts of Ramarajya and Sarvodaya confirm Gandhi’s optimism. 11. Conclusion........................................................................................721 Gandhi had little faith in psychological studies - our discussions are scholastic creations - non-attached mindnaya or relative mind - nomadic and bohemian mind - credulous and experimenting mind -an effeminate mind - surpasses womenfolk - a mixture of good and evil - a wailing mind but an optimist - a spiritual man worshipped as Gandhi-god - a humanist per excellence. Bibliography..........................................................................................753 Index......................................................................................................763 The Title 'THE PSYCHOLOGY OF GANDHI: An Enquiry into Core of Gandhi’s Mind (THE CORE MIND) written/authored/edited by Jaladhar Pal', published in the year 2021. The ISBN 9789353246402 is assigned to the Hardcover version of this title. This book has total of pp. 254 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Kalpaz Publications. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is PSYCHOLOGY. Size of the book is 14.34 x 22.59 cms Vol:- Vol. 3rd