Book description
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.
Mohandas Gandhi was born in Western India in 1869. After studying law
in London and living in South Africa for many years, he returned to
India in 1915, where he spent the rest of his life campaigning for
India's independence and promoting his fundamental principles of truth
and non-violence. He died in 1948.
