In his own words, the powerful story of Gandhi's progress towards becoming the twentieth century's most enduring figure of peace.
M. K. Gandhi (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.
Pankaj Mishra (Introducer)
Pankaj Mishra is the author of From the Ruins of Empire and several
other books. He is a columnist at Bloomberg View and the New York
Times Book Review, and writes regularly for The Guardian, the
London Review of Books, and the New Yorker. A fellow of the Royal
Society of Literature, he lives in London.
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*
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