G. B. Singh
Encyclopedia
G.B. Singh is the author of Gandhi Behind the Mask of Divinity
, a biography of Mahatma Gandhi and Gandhi Under Cross Examination
.
A Periodontist, Singh served in the US Army as a Colonel, one of a small number of Sikhs allowed to retain articles of faith, grandfathered in after a change in policy in 1984 forbidding soldiers from exhibiting their religion with "conspicuous" clothing or style of hair or beard.
In an interview Singh said that he became interested in studying Hinduism
while a student of political science
at the University of Oklahoma
. In 1983, while watching the film Gandhi
and after reading an article, The Gandhi Nobody Knows by Richard Grenier
, he began his investigation into Gandhi's life, which led to the book Gandhi Behind the Mask of Divinity
.
Gandhi Behind the Mask of Divinity
Gandhi Behind the Mask of Divinity is a book by US Army Colonel G. B. Singh. Written nearly 60 years after his assassination, Singh challenges the image of Gandhi as a saintly, benevolent and non-violent leader of Indian independence with a biography of the so-called real Mohandas Karamchand...
, a biography of Mahatma Gandhi and Gandhi Under Cross Examination
Gandhi Under Cross Examination
Gandhi Under Cross Examination written by US Army Colonel G. B. Singh and Dr. Tim Watson evaluates the iconization of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi as civil rights protagonist...
.
A Periodontist, Singh served in the US Army as a Colonel, one of a small number of Sikhs allowed to retain articles of faith, grandfathered in after a change in policy in 1984 forbidding soldiers from exhibiting their religion with "conspicuous" clothing or style of hair or beard.
In an interview Singh said that he became interested in studying Hinduism
Hinduism
Hinduism is the predominant and indigenous religious tradition of the Indian Subcontinent. Hinduism is known to its followers as , amongst many other expressions...
while a student of political science
Political science
Political Science is a social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics. Aristotle defined it as the study of the state. It deals extensively with the theory and practice of politics, and the analysis of political systems and political behavior...
at the University of Oklahoma
University of Oklahoma
The University of Oklahoma is a coeducational public research university located in Norman, Oklahoma. Founded in 1890, it existed in Oklahoma Territory near Indian Territory for 17 years before the two became the state of Oklahoma. the university had 29,931 students enrolled, most located at its...
. In 1983, while watching the film Gandhi
Gandhi (film)
Gandhi is a 1982 biographical film based on the life of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, who led the nonviolent resistance movement against British colonial rule in India during the first half of the 20th century. The film was directed by Richard Attenborough and stars Ben Kingsley as Gandhi. They both...
and after reading an article, The Gandhi Nobody Knows by Richard Grenier
Richard Grenier
Richard Grenier was a neoconservative cultural columnist for The Washington Times and a film critic for Commentary and The New York Times...
, he began his investigation into Gandhi's life, which led to the book Gandhi Behind the Mask of Divinity
Gandhi Behind the Mask of Divinity
Gandhi Behind the Mask of Divinity is a book by US Army Colonel G. B. Singh. Written nearly 60 years after his assassination, Singh challenges the image of Gandhi as a saintly, benevolent and non-violent leader of Indian independence with a biography of the so-called real Mohandas Karamchand...
.