DR. DOUGLAS M. SHAW
The Gandhi Nobody Knew
My Unlikely Journey to Truth and Spiritual Freedom
“I am a failure. I have pleaded for peace and we are having war.”
— Mahatma Gandhi, weeks before his assassination, 1948
Everyone knows the public Gandhi. This is the story of the man nobody knew — and the family whose lives became his answer.
Gandhi spent his life searching for spiritual freedom.
He read the Gospels. He memorized the Sermon on the Mount. He fasted, prayed, and gave everything he had to the pursuit of nonviolence and truth.
And yet at seventy-eight years old, weeks before his assassination, he wrote: “All about me is darkness. I am praying for light.”
This book is about what he was looking for. And about one family — with roots in Gandhi’s own world — who found it.
Five generations. One question. An answer Gandhi never found.
Dr. Douglas Shaw was born in India into a family whose story is inseparable from Gandhi’s world. His grandfather, Ishwar Dayal, walked alongside Gandhi — and then made a different choice.
One night, reading the Gospel of John by moonlight in a family compound in India, Ishwar found what Gandhi had spent his life almost accepting.
The Gandhi Nobody Knew tells the story of that night — and what it set in motion across five generations, two continents, and a ministry now reaching thousands worldwide.
WHAT READERS ARE SAYING
“You will meet an amazing cast of real-life characters torn from the pages of history. I found Doug Shaw’s remarkable story deeply moving and spiritually challenging.”
— Dave Garrison, Author, A Wind in the House of Islam
“Doug’s insightful response unveils Gandhi’s complexities, revealing a man no one truly knew until now.”
— Raymond H. Harris, Author, Executive Movie Producer, and Board Member of the Come and See Foundation (The Chosen)
“This book is a remarkable contribution to understanding both Gandhi and the power of faith to transform lives across generations.”
— Barry Corey, Ph.D., President, Biola University
The Gandhi Nobody Knew
Available now in paperback and Kindle edition.
Paperback · $18.99 · ISBN 979-8-9923952-6-6
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Dr. Douglas M. Shaw
Dr. Shaw was born and raised in India, the grandson of Ishwar Dayal — a yogi who walked alongside Gandhi and then made a choice that would change his family for generations. Doug later came to the United States, where he served as President of International Students, Inc. pioneering the M28 disciple-making model now used in countries around the world.
He advises global executive leaders and has spent fifty years living out the answer to Gandhi’s greatest challenge. This is his story.