Stanley Wolpert was an American academic and Indologist, renowned as a foremost world authority on the political and intellectual history of modern India and Pakistan. His extensive body of work spans both fiction and nonfiction, exploring key facets of these regions. Wolpert dedicated many years to teaching at the University of California, Los Angeles. His writings offer profound insights into the historical development of the Indian subcontinent.
Celebrates the life and work of India's "Great Soul," focusing on his non-violent struggle to end British imperial domination of India, and offering insight into why modern India has rejected Gandhi's nonviolent idealogies and joined the nuclear arms race