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Nathuram Godse: The Hidden Untold Truth
In the history of India we rarely come across the story of a person who died an untimely death, whose brother suffered a life of immense mental torture and whose family faced countless abuses and humiliations for no other cause other than the immense love towards his motherland. This person is Nathuram Vinayakrao Godse, India’s most hated criminal.
Yes …. Nathuram Godse is the very man who assassinated ‘Mahatma’ Gandhi, the ‘Father of the Nation’ on 30th January 1948 as he was walking towards his prayer ground at the Birla House, New Delhi. He was arrested at the scene of the crime and sentenced to death by hanging after a trial that lasted for over a year.
Almost seven decades have passed since the ‘Apostle of Peace’ was assassinated but, even today the story of his murder continues to remain one of the most closely guarded secrets in Indian history.
Since independence, various political organizations in India have resorted to a total misuse of state machinery to suppress information on the life of Nathuram Godse and have made the people of India believe in fictional cooked up stories based on unfound theories that the murder of the ‘Mahatma’ was an act of religious fanaticism.
Through extensive research the author of this book has succeeded in unearthing facts that lay suppressed for almost seven decades and has managed to uncover the truth that the murder of ‘Mahatma Gandhi’ was not an act of religious fanaticism but an act of devout patriotism.
This book covers the entire lifespan of Nathuram Godse, from his birth till his death. The motive behind writing this book is neither to denigrate the Mahatma nor to glorify his assassin but to unmask the people of India from the delusion that the ‘Mahatma’ was a victim of religious fanaticism.
Yes …. Nathuram Godse is the very man who assassinated ‘Mahatma’ Gandhi, the ‘Father of the Nation’ on 30th January 1948 as he was walking towards his prayer ground at the Birla House, New Delhi. He was arrested at the scene of the crime and sentenced to death by hanging after a trial that lasted for over a year.
Almost seven decades have passed since the ‘Apostle of Peace’ was assassinated but, even today the story of his murder continues to remain one of the most closely guarded secrets in Indian history.
Since independence, various political organizations in India have resorted to a total misuse of state machinery to suppress information on the life of Nathuram Godse and have made the people of India believe in fictional cooked up stories based on unfound theories that the murder of the ‘Mahatma’ was an act of religious fanaticism.
Through extensive research the author of this book has succeeded in unearthing facts that lay suppressed for almost seven decades and has managed to uncover the truth that the murder of ‘Mahatma Gandhi’ was not an act of religious fanaticism but an act of devout patriotism.
This book covers the entire lifespan of Nathuram Godse, from his birth till his death. The motive behind writing this book is neither to denigrate the Mahatma nor to glorify his assassin but to unmask the people of India from the delusion that the ‘Mahatma’ was a victim of religious fanaticism.
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Published February 17, 2017
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May 20, 2017
A hardcore nationalist unknown to india
Godse killed Gandhi. This act of killing cannot be justified as right, in any circumstance. On that I am not commenting.But yes, it did prevent the millions of Hindus who Gandhi was forcing to return to pak from being killed. Godse definitely did adore his mother land, and did put India and its population before even himself. How else can any human knowingly do such an act. A definite read for all Indians who wants to know the other side of the story.
Godse killed Gandhi. This act of killing cannot be justified as right, in any circumstance. On that I am not commenting.But yes, it did prevent the millions of Hindus who Gandhi was forcing to return to pak from being killed. Godse definitely did adore his mother land, and did put India and its population before even himself. How else can any human knowingly do such an act. A definite read for all Indians who wants to know the other side of the story.
August 16, 2017
Emotion and hatred ran high during reading this book. Till you are carrying out a scoundrel as father of nation. Till we don't dare to call spade a spade. Hindus are still largest persecuted race of the universe and will remain so.
July 14, 2018
I have never been a Gandhi fan as I could not relate to his ideologies or his modus operandi in tackling anything significant. And this book further strengthens my belief as it exposes Gandhi and his appeasement methods blatantly. It also gives a clear picture as to where does this present day appeasement politics and ruling the roost through the religion card comes from. Definite must read.
April 13, 2021
I seriously wasn't mentally ready for reading such a book. But this book has come as a serious shocker. How deliberately we've been told lies so much so that our brains have been hijacked totally by one narrative !!
This book has shattered me. I wouldn't ever be able to think the same about the so called Mahatma.
This book will tell you, to what extent a person's love for his motherland can drive him & to what extent a person can go for his country without any selfish interests whatsoever. He knew the consequences, he knew he would never be pardoned by history but ... What history? Which history? The history which is served to us by the so called Court Historians.
Can I not even question Gandhi? Will I be termed a traitor for questioning Gandhi? Is wearing a loin cloth & a superficially saintly outlook enough to qualify to be a saint? The amount of shallowness & depth of reasoning with which we criticise Savarkar ji today, had we done a thorough research of Gandhi we would've realised who actually became the true enemy of the nation(I don't know if consciously or unconsciously, but why?). I still can't fathom how Gandhi made such ridiculous decisions. I don't normally feel emotional on reading books but it happens when a perception is shattered, when you know you lived with a lie all your life & when you realised the whole system was there to feed you those lies about Gandhi.
For someone looking towards reviews first to decide whether to read the book or not, here's my perspective:
What if I tell you that I condemn the killing of Gandhi but tell you that Godse had 100% perfect reasons to do so?
Nobody endorses killings, not even me. That's probably not the way at all. But, let me tell you, if this country has any freedom of speech, thoughts & expressions left: Godse's reasons to kill Gandhi are shocking but 100% true. This book will never leave you the same man who thought about Gandhi to be a saint.
I am shattered.
In the end I would like to re-iterate the quote of Godse on the cover of the book:
"If devotion to one's motherland amounts to sin, I admit I've committed that sin"
This book has shattered me. I wouldn't ever be able to think the same about the so called Mahatma.
This book will tell you, to what extent a person's love for his motherland can drive him & to what extent a person can go for his country without any selfish interests whatsoever. He knew the consequences, he knew he would never be pardoned by history but ... What history? Which history? The history which is served to us by the so called Court Historians.
Can I not even question Gandhi? Will I be termed a traitor for questioning Gandhi? Is wearing a loin cloth & a superficially saintly outlook enough to qualify to be a saint? The amount of shallowness & depth of reasoning with which we criticise Savarkar ji today, had we done a thorough research of Gandhi we would've realised who actually became the true enemy of the nation(I don't know if consciously or unconsciously, but why?). I still can't fathom how Gandhi made such ridiculous decisions. I don't normally feel emotional on reading books but it happens when a perception is shattered, when you know you lived with a lie all your life & when you realised the whole system was there to feed you those lies about Gandhi.
For someone looking towards reviews first to decide whether to read the book or not, here's my perspective:
What if I tell you that I condemn the killing of Gandhi but tell you that Godse had 100% perfect reasons to do so?
Nobody endorses killings, not even me. That's probably not the way at all. But, let me tell you, if this country has any freedom of speech, thoughts & expressions left: Godse's reasons to kill Gandhi are shocking but 100% true. This book will never leave you the same man who thought about Gandhi to be a saint.
I am shattered.
In the end I would like to re-iterate the quote of Godse on the cover of the book:
"If devotion to one's motherland amounts to sin, I admit I've committed that sin"
October 17, 2017
Another dimension of the story - still one sided
I started reading this book thinking that the author won't have prejudice against any of the stakeholders in the story and would be neutral in his views (as he claimed in the preface). But, to my disappointment the author totally sides with the murderers of Gandhi and in many places tried to abuse/mock Gandhi directly or indirectly. Also, I can't deny that I got another perspective of the story which is mostly untold. The mistakes of Gandhi was also explained may be in detail. The important claim of the author is that Nathuram was angered by the Gandhi's act of protest against refugees staying in Delhi. I'm not sure how true is this. Author claims that Nathuram is patriotic and not a religious lunatic. But, mostly Nathuram speaks about Hinduism and Hindutva causes for which he killed Gandhi and not for India as of I understood. Only Hindus were Indians not other religious people? What is the Nathuram's view in those other religion people. This point questions the claim of author tat Nathuram is Patriotic. Nobody can deny Nathuram's Hindutva ideology or his affinity for it which lead to this murder. It's evident. Can't deny this isn't lunacy.
I started reading this book thinking that the author won't have prejudice against any of the stakeholders in the story and would be neutral in his views (as he claimed in the preface). But, to my disappointment the author totally sides with the murderers of Gandhi and in many places tried to abuse/mock Gandhi directly or indirectly. Also, I can't deny that I got another perspective of the story which is mostly untold. The mistakes of Gandhi was also explained may be in detail. The important claim of the author is that Nathuram was angered by the Gandhi's act of protest against refugees staying in Delhi. I'm not sure how true is this. Author claims that Nathuram is patriotic and not a religious lunatic. But, mostly Nathuram speaks about Hinduism and Hindutva causes for which he killed Gandhi and not for India as of I understood. Only Hindus were Indians not other religious people? What is the Nathuram's view in those other religion people. This point questions the claim of author tat Nathuram is Patriotic. Nobody can deny Nathuram's Hindutva ideology or his affinity for it which lead to this murder. It's evident. Can't deny this isn't lunacy.
January 16, 2021
Excellent book, written in a narrative style, it describes all the hypocrisy in the Congress ecosystem, media control, etc. It gives a detailed moment to moment record of the important events in the life of Godse and his friends. A must read book for anyone interested in indian modern history, politics, Gandhi, Congress and Godse.
October 27, 2017
A forgotten unsung misunderstood hero
Loved this book. Even though it was a little amateurish, the facts are astounding to say the least. Godse will be remembered as a hero to those who read about his life.
Loved this book. Even though it was a little amateurish, the facts are astounding to say the least. Godse will be remembered as a hero to those who read about his life.
November 5, 2017
Should we trust congress
This book looks like a typical Bollywood film.tali ek haat se nahi bakti.non violence has its side effects.It is really a big question to think whether India needed congress with Mr Nehru as it's chief.
This book looks like a typical Bollywood film.tali ek haat se nahi bakti.non violence has its side effects.It is really a big question to think whether India needed congress with Mr Nehru as it's chief.
April 6, 2019
The details in the last few chapters were interesting and the amount of research gone into it is really commendable.
October 31, 2018
Despite the fact he was kind of an extremist, i admire him for the courage it took to do something like killing Gandhi. He could be titled as an unsung hero may be but our history has labelled him as an evil just because he was against Gandhism. The book clearly explains the story from a single perspective. And the author should be appreciated for the courage that he showed to present something that is sensitive to the nation media. Definitely Gandhians out there would dislike this book without doubt. But the intellectual people would definitely appreciate this piece of art which is a characteristic the Gandhians lack (intellectualism and practicality).
The statements given by godse was definitely inspiring even though he was only counting the loses from hindu community. As an atheist myself i would have admired this man if he had a little concern about the loses of other communities as well during India-Pakistan partition.
5 stars won't be enough to rate this book. A definite recommended book as it preaches what exactly the truth was.
The statements given by godse was definitely inspiring even though he was only counting the loses from hindu community. As an atheist myself i would have admired this man if he had a little concern about the loses of other communities as well during India-Pakistan partition.
5 stars won't be enough to rate this book. A definite recommended book as it preaches what exactly the truth was.
January 14, 2018
Few years back i had read an article "Why i killed Gandhi" on facebook which was an eye opener. I my childhood days when we read about Gandhi in the textbooks, i used to like his ideals , but my teacher used to loathe him and used to say that he is responsible for many of the worst blunders during independence.
Today when i read this book, it shows me the other side of the coin, it justifies my teachers view and it shows the world of Gandhi and Congress and our independence in a drastically new dimension.
I'm still in awe that the author was able to publish this book and would suggest that our textbooks should be amended to include both the narratives and allow the people to be the judges of the history of independent India. I think its time to correct what our future generations should rightfully know and read about India.
Today when i read this book, it shows me the other side of the coin, it justifies my teachers view and it shows the world of Gandhi and Congress and our independence in a drastically new dimension.
I'm still in awe that the author was able to publish this book and would suggest that our textbooks should be amended to include both the narratives and allow the people to be the judges of the history of independent India. I think its time to correct what our future generations should rightfully know and read about India.
March 28, 2018
I have great respect for Nehruji and Gandhiji for their contribution to the country. But, the partition and the resultant massacre of people are failures, for which they and other congress members can never be pardoned.
I do not support the killing way of expressing dissent. As expressed in the book, Mr. Godse was only concerned about the atrocities against Hindus, but he can't be blamed for that.
After the partition, at one time, Gandhiji stopped accepting food and water until all the political parties promised him in writing that they wouldn't treat Muslims unfairly and allow them to live in India peacefully. I wonder why he didn't do the same to prevent the partition.
It's good to know both side of story. This book helps in getting that.
I do not support the killing way of expressing dissent. As expressed in the book, Mr. Godse was only concerned about the atrocities against Hindus, but he can't be blamed for that.
After the partition, at one time, Gandhiji stopped accepting food and water until all the political parties promised him in writing that they wouldn't treat Muslims unfairly and allow them to live in India peacefully. I wonder why he didn't do the same to prevent the partition.
It's good to know both side of story. This book helps in getting that.
April 3, 2019
I read the book with great interest. It presents another side to the story of the mahatma's assassination. However to truly comment on the veracity one would have to go to the historical records cited. Without that all comments would be subjective depending on what one's belief is. What the book does is to start a conversation. I intend to also read his brother Gopal's book. While assassination can never be rationalised or condoned at least the motives and societal circumstances need to be understood.
March 24, 2018
Awesome
This is an amazing book to understand nathuram godseji. I admire the reasons n explanations given by him on assassination of Gandhi. Young generation should read this n in my personal opinion it is about time to honour this great man coz of whom we are leaving in country named India else if Gandhi would have still lived alive then our nation would definitely being a failed state just like Pakistan
This is an amazing book to understand nathuram godseji. I admire the reasons n explanations given by him on assassination of Gandhi. Young generation should read this n in my personal opinion it is about time to honour this great man coz of whom we are leaving in country named India else if Gandhi would have still lived alive then our nation would definitely being a failed state just like Pakistan
June 20, 2018
An epitome of patriotism= Mr Godse. Definitely an eye opener. To what I was taught in school and to what I read in this book; different and difficult situations. In today’s time it is difficult to visualize undivided India or ankhand bharat. The situation back then was volatile after the death of Mr Gandhi but the love for ankhand bharat sets Mr Godse at a different level of mankind ie love of his undivided nation.
October 18, 2018
Excellent and lucidly written book. Gives a completely contrarian view against the popular notion that Godse killed the Mahatma due to religious fanaticism. It was purely a political response the author avers. This logic is credible. There were many unknown nuggets as to the previous attempts and also the fact that Morarji was informed about this a week before but failed to take any action. Read if you want to get a different perspective on the assassination that changed the world.
March 31, 2019
Finally the cat id out of the bag
Excellent book. Lot of not so required details,. But serves the purpose of showing Nathu's side . So sad that Children are just taught 1 sentence about Nathuram Godse that he killed Gandhi. But why he killed ? This book answer it all. All hail for Nathuram Godse
Excellent book. Lot of not so required details,. But serves the purpose of showing Nathu's side . So sad that Children are just taught 1 sentence about Nathuram Godse that he killed Gandhi. But why he killed ? This book answer it all. All hail for Nathuram Godse
January 21, 2018
Great book
The book is really good and gives a different perception all together. I would definitely recommend reading this one. The only problem is the number of spelling errors in this edition
The book is really good and gives a different perception all together. I would definitely recommend reading this one. The only problem is the number of spelling errors in this edition
May 27, 2018
The other side of Nationalism
The very beginning of the book, the foreword took the deep insight of the so called democracy. We indeed are living a life of slaves of the so called sycophants of gandhian rules. We are witnessing autocracy and monarchy
The very beginning of the book, the foreword took the deep insight of the so called democracy. We indeed are living a life of slaves of the so called sycophants of gandhian rules. We are witnessing autocracy and monarchy
November 7, 2018
Its feels great to know the story behind the greatest Patriots born in the history of india
I felt the story is very well narrated , but astonished to say how does anup know such details. great read
I felt the story is very well narrated , but astonished to say how does anup know such details. great read
May 12, 2019
Must read
Book gives an insight into the events that unfolded in and around the assassination of MK Gandhi. It gives an insight into the mind and idealogy of N Godse who shot the fatal bullets that were to claim the life of MK Gandhi
Book gives an insight into the events that unfolded in and around the assassination of MK Gandhi. It gives an insight into the mind and idealogy of N Godse who shot the fatal bullets that were to claim the life of MK Gandhi
July 9, 2019
A gripping book
Overall a book which gives a sneak peak into nationalist ideology of shaheed nathuram godse ..
Although Somewhere the info seems confusing.. nathuram's father is said to have passed in 30's then how come he blessed when he left for delhi in 48
Overall a book which gives a sneak peak into nationalist ideology of shaheed nathuram godse ..
Although Somewhere the info seems confusing.. nathuram's father is said to have passed in 30's then how come he blessed when he left for delhi in 48
January 2, 2020
A truth dig from history.
A very detailed analysis and depiction of the events that took place. It is an eye opener to the fact that how people in power can change the reputation of person for their personal ego.
A very detailed analysis and depiction of the events that took place. It is an eye opener to the fact that how people in power can change the reputation of person for their personal ego.
February 11, 2020
Excellent and complete exposure of so called Mahatma
Anup Sardesai has narrated the life story in a simple english easy to understand the saga of an unsung hero who is much misunderstood as a fanatic and have exposed the so called Father of the nation his true colours..
Anup Sardesai has narrated the life story in a simple english easy to understand the saga of an unsung hero who is much misunderstood as a fanatic and have exposed the so called Father of the nation his true colours..
April 8, 2020
A Must Read for Everyone who worships Gandhi
This book has exposed the fakery of Gandhi who was anti Hindu. Nathuram Godse was a true patriot and a martyr. Lots of respect to Nathuram Godse Ji. India is forever indebted to him. 🙏🙏🙏
This book has exposed the fakery of Gandhi who was anti Hindu. Nathuram Godse was a true patriot and a martyr. Lots of respect to Nathuram Godse Ji. India is forever indebted to him. 🙏🙏🙏
December 9, 2017
No words left to say.
We have been taught our entire life that the Mahatma Gandhi is the father of the Nation. This books shows a total different picture. A great read.
We have been taught our entire life that the Mahatma Gandhi is the father of the Nation. This books shows a total different picture. A great read.
January 2, 2018
Real untold truth
A true Patriot and son of soil. Real reason behind Gandhi murder has been described well. A must read book. Jai Hind
A true Patriot and son of soil. Real reason behind Gandhi murder has been described well. A must read book. Jai Hind
January 31, 2018
Loved it
definitely worth a read. Gives detailed insight into why godse killed mahatma. Very well written and explained. Great work by the author
definitely worth a read. Gives detailed insight into why godse killed mahatma. Very well written and explained. Great work by the author
March 10, 2018
Another side of the coin
A peek into the other version of incidents .the description are simple to be understood and explained in first person.
A peek into the other version of incidents .the description are simple to be understood and explained in first person.
March 12, 2018
Neatly explained the detailed overview of events which lead to the 'event'. Good History lesson.
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