Gandhi autobiography in english
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The Story of My Experiments with Truth
Autobiography of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
The Story of My Experiments with Truth (Gujarati: સત્યના પ્રયોગો અથવા આત્મકથા, satyanā prayogo athavā ātmakathā, lit.&#;'Experiments of Truth or Autobiography') is the autobiography of Mahatma Gandhi, covering his life from early childhood through to It was written in weekly installments and published in his journal Navjivan from to Its English translation also appeared in installments in his other journal Young India.[1] It was initiated at the insistence of Swami Anand and other close co-workers of Gandhi, who encouraged him to explain the background of his public campaigns. In , the book was designated as one of the " Best Spiritual Books of the 20th Century" bygd a committee of global spiritual and religious authorities.[2]
Starting with his birth and parentage, Gandhi gives reminiscences of childhood, child marriage, relation with his wife and parents, experiences
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Gandhi My Experiments with Truth: An Autobiography (English, Paperback, Mahadev Desai)
The Father of the Indian Nation tells the story of his life in My Experiments With Truth, the autobiography of Mahatma Gandhi.
Summary of the Book
Not lightly does one man stand up to an empire and demand their submission. Not lightly does one seemingly frail individual demand justice, equality and truth in the face of insurmountable odds. Not lightly does one “fakir” challenge the might of the British Empire. By all means, then, not lightly does one talk of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. Gandhi’s name reverberates throughout the world as the singular symbol of the ideals of peace, truth and justice. Having grown up in India, he left his country to work in South Africa. There, away from the home he loved, he discovered the atrocities that the British Empire was standing upon. He discovered the meaningless violence, the wanton chaos and the unjust treatment rendered unto
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“Tridip Suhrud’s work has been part of [a] new interest in Gandhi, and has made much of it possible. . . . His editorial work constitutes an act of intellectual generosity . . . Gandhi’s autobiography audaciously seeks to tell the story of truth’s experiments with the self it both sustains and destroys.”—Faisal Devji, Los Angeles Review of Books
Winner of the Outstanding Academic Title for award sponsored by Choice
“Gandhi’s autobiography is probably the most important book ever published in India. Tridip Suhrud’s annotated version is a colossal contribution to Gandhi scholarship; as well as a vital aid to all readers. This edition will be read and discussed for generations to come.”—Ramachandra Guha, author of Gandhi Before India
“This pioneering critical edition subtly and invaluably expands our understanding of one of Gandhi's key texts - and our sense of the man himself.”—Sunil Khiln