Dr. Madan G. Gandhi (31 August 1940 – 26 January 2019), a visiting fellow of
St. John's College, Cambridge
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, was an educationalist, litterateur and poet.
Early childhood
Gandhi was born to Srimati Savitri Devi and Kewal Krishan on 31 August 1940 in
Lahore
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. The family moved to India after the partition and Madan did his FSc from S.A. Jain College in 1958 and B.A. with Honours in English Literature from D.A.V. College, Ambala City in 1960.
Education
He did his M.A. in English in 1964 from Panjab University, Chandigarh. His second master's degree was in Political Science from Punjabi University, Patiala in 1966 and Ph.D. in Political Science from Panjab University, Chandigarh in 1974.
Works
As an editor, he edited six volumes of the Collected Works of
Lala Lajpat Rai
Lala Lajpat Rai (28 January 1865 - 17 November 1928) was an Indian author, freedom fighter, and politician. He played a vital role in the Indian Independence movement. He was popularly known as Punjab Kesari. He was one of the three members of ...
it. He brought out the inaugural issue of the journal Earth Vision and, as editor of the South Asia News Letter, published 7 issues featuring the following volumes:
# Sir Chhotu Ram: A Political Biography
# Gandhi & Marx
# Gandhian Aesthetics
# Modern Political Analysis
# Modern Political Theory
# Dialogue Among Civilizations
# Globalization: A Reader
# New Media: A Reader
# Gopal Krishna Gokhle: A Political Biography
# Creative Writing
# Kundalini
# Ashes & Embers
# Haikus & Quatrains
# Petals of Flame
# Luteous Serpent
# Meandering Maze
# Freak Stair
# Ring of Silence
# Enchanting Flute
# Shunayata in Trance
# The Imperiled Earth
# Ashtavakra Gita
# Dattatreya Gita
# Zen Gita
# Gayatri
# Guru Nanak's Japuji - The Celestial ladder (2010);
# Avadhut Gita (2017);
# Ewafe (2013);
# Kundalini Awakening (2013);
# Pravrajya Peals (2013);
# Planet in Peril (2014);
# Heavenly Hymns (2014);
# Intercontinental Anthology of Poetry on Universal Peace (2014);
# Burnished Beads (2015);
# Dervishes' Dance (2016);
# Bonsai Blossom (2016);
# Arspoetica (2017);
# Umbilical Chords : Anthology of Parents (2015);
# Mandela Tributes (2014);
# Jora Sanko (2014)
Works translated into other languages
The poetry of Madan G Gandhi was translated into several languages including Persian by Khadijeh Khavari, Najmeh Khavari with the title ''The Best Works of Madan G Gandhi'', in
Italian
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by Maria Miraglia,
Tamil
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by Padmaja Narayanan as Petals of Flame, and
Hindi
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by Jai Krishan Shukla Swar Se Saadh Anant.
Awards
Gandhi received a number of awards in his lifetime.
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*Mandela Tributes edited by Mutiu Olawuyi & Madan Gandhi, Global Fraternity of Poets Publishing, India
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