Bacha Khan redux

A translation of Abdul Ghaffar Khan's autobiography reminds readers of a towering statesman of the freedom movement whose values remain relevant even today

The Frontier Gandhi

Author: Abdul Ghaffar Khan

Translator: Imtiaz Ahmad Sahibzada

Publisher: Roli Books

Pages: 576

Price: Rs 695

When Malala Yousafzai spoke at the United Nations in July 2013, a few months after surviving an attack on her life, she said, “I want education for the sons and daughters of the Taliban and all the terrorists and extremists. I do not even hate the Talib who shot me. Even if there was a gun in my hand and he was standing in front of me, I would not shoot him.”

Yousafzai went on to say that she has learnt “compassion” from Prophet Mohammed, Jesus