An Autobiography: Or The Story of My Experiments With Truth - Softcover

Gandhi, M. K.

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9780141032733: An Autobiography: Or The Story of My Experiments With Truth

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ISBN 10: 0141032731 ISBN 13: 9780141032733

Publisher: Penguin, 2007

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Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born in Western India in 1869. He was educated in London and later travelled to South Africa, where he experienced racism and took up the rights of Indians, instituting his first campaign of passive resistance.

In 1915 he returned to British-controlled India, bringing to a country in the throes of independence his commitment to non-violent change, and his belief always in the power of truth. Under Gandhi’s lead, millions of protesters would engage in mass campaigns of civil disobedience, seeking change through ahimsa, or non-violence.

For Gandhi, the long path towards Indian independence would lead to imprisonment and hardship, yet he never once forgot the principles of truth and non-violence so dear to him. Written in the 1920s, Gandhi’s autobiography tells of his struggles and his inspirations; a powerful and enduring statement of an extraordinary life.

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Generations to come will scarce believe that such a one as this walked the earth in flesh and blood (Albert Einstein upon the death of M. K. Gandhi)

Christ gave us the goals and Mahatma Gandhi the tactics (Martin Luther King Jr.)

He is a hero not just to India but to the world (Barack Obama)

I have the greatest admiration for Mahatma Gandhi. He was a great human being with a deep understanding of human nature. His life has inspired me (The Dalai Lama)

Gandhi's ideas have played a vital role in South Africa's transformation and with the help of Gandhi's teaching, apartheid has been overcome (Nelson Mandela)

About the Author:

Mohandas K. Gandhi was born in 1869 in Porbandar, India. He studied law in London and was admitted to the Inner Temple in 1891. He worked to improve the rights of immigrant Indians in South Africa, returning to India in 1915 to take up the struggle for independence from Britain. Gandhi never wavered in his belief in non-violent protest and in 1947 he succeeded in uniting India in a national movement. In January 1948 Gandhi was assassinated as he walked to take evening prayers.

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