Professor
Manfred Steger, author of ''Gandhi's Dilemma: Nonviolent Principles And Nationalist Power
, wrote a review of the book in the December 2005 issue of The Historian''. He stated that the author doesn't offer hard evidence for the first thesis in the book, the alleged "Hindu propaganda machine", and found Singh's "eagerness to accuse" without raising or answering relevant questions "deeply disturbing". At the same time, Steger said that the author offers "much better evidence" for the second thesis, Gandhi's racist attitude. R. J. Terchek in his review for
Choice wrote that the "book lacks balance and refuses to acknowledge that people can grow and develop, learn from mistakes, and try to move forward." In his book, ''Gandhi's Philosophy and the Quest for Harmony'', the author
Anthony Parel termed Singh's book as "scurrilous", "crude bias", and "deplorable ignorance". A
bibliography on Gandhi-related literature by Ananda M. Pandiri described it as a highly critical account which interpreted his every move as racist and which was based on questionable arguments. Katie Violin of
The Kansas City Star also criticized the book and stated that "Gandhi as a racist doesn't add up." Adding that "Establishing the book's incendiary premise becomes the Achilles heel of G.B. Singh's Gandhi: Behind the Mask of Divinity. ... Singh's failure to first define racism and second to demonstrate how Gandhi's behavior with regard to other races was socially aberrant in his lifetime weakens the author's argument irreparably. It is rather difficult to market one's book as a scholarly work if basic definitions and sociological conditions are not even given mention." Theres Sudeep, writing for the
Deccan Herald, noted that the "book has been criticised for it’s one-sided approach and sweeping statements.". == See also ==