Author, Dr. Douglas M Shaw
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO, September 7, 2026 — A new book by Indian-born author Dr. Douglas M. Shaw reveals a story his family carried for three generations but the world has never heard: Mahatma Gandhi’s private, lifelong wrestling with the claims of Jesus Christ. The Gandhi Nobody Knew: My Unlikely Journey to Truth and Spiritual Freedom (Fitting Words, July 2026) draws on Shaw’s family history — his grandfather personally knew Gandhi — to tell the deeply personal spiritual story hidden beneath the political legacy of one of history’s most recognized figures. The book is now available in paperback and eBook, with Hindi and Bengali translations underway for distribution across India.
“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,” says Dr. David Garrison, author of A Wind in the House of Islam. Shaw himself describes the book’s mission simply: “My grandfather walked with Gandhi. Three generations of our family witnessed his private engagement with the person of Jesus. This is not revisionist history — it is forgotten history, told by the people who lived it. I wrote this book because the question Gandhi could never resolve is the same question millions of seekers are still asking today: Is truth merely a principle, or can it be found in a person?”
India remains home to more than 2,400 unreached people groups — more than any nation on earth. Gandhi is still the most revered figure in the country’s history, and his famous critique of Christianity — that he admired Christ but not Christians — continues to shape how millions of Indians view the gospel. At a time when the global church is mobilizing to reach the unreached, The Gandhi Nobody Knew offers something no tract or traditional evangelistic tool can: a doorway into spiritual conversation that begins with the man India already trusts. The book traces Gandhi’s private spiritual questions through the eyewitness account of the Shaw family, revealing a side of Gandhi that has been largely absent from both secular and religious scholarship. For Christians seeking to understand how the gospel intersects with culture, history, and the real questions of real seekers, this book fills a gap that has existed for more than seventy-five years.
The Gandhi Nobody Knew: My Unlikely Journey to Truth and Spiritual Freedom is available now wherever books are sold, including Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and through the author’s website at www.TheGandhiNobodyKnew.com. Author: Dr. Douglas M. Shaw. Publisher: Fitting Words. Paperback: 288 pages. ISBN: 979-8-9923952-6-6. Price: $18.99. Also available as an eBook. Hindi and Bengali editions are forthcoming.
ABOUT THE PUBLISHER
Fitting Words is a hybrid publishing company headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, led by Dan Wright, a 34-year veteran of Thomas Nelson Publishing. Fitting Words offers authors full-service publishing, editorial development, design, print and digital distribution, marketing, and sales support. The company specializes in serving serious communicators and business leaders whose books are integral to their mission and message. Learn more at www.fittingwords.net.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Dr. Douglas M. Shaw is an Indian-born author, speaker, and ministry leader. After receiving his early education in Calcutta, Shaw came to the United States as an international student and earned both an MA and a PhD. He served as President and CEO of International Students, Inc. (ISI) in Colorado Springs, Colorado, one of America’s leading ministries to international students, where he led the organization’s outreach to future world leaders from more than 150 nations. Shaw is a consultant, media producer, and guest lecturer on topics including emerging world religions, fulfilled Bible prophecy, and missional strategies for globalization. He is the author of more than a dozen books and training manuals. Shaw and his wife, Susan, live in Colorado Springs and have three children and eight grandchildren. Learn more at www.TheGandhiNobodyKnew.com.
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