‘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 Few lives in modern history have carried the moral weight of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi’s. Born in western India in 1869, educated in London, and radicalised by the racism he encountered in South Africa — where he launched his first campaign of passive resistance in defence of Indian rights — Gandhi returned to British-controlled India in 1915 with a transformative vision: that non-violent civil disobedience, rooted in truth, could dismantle an empire. Under his leadership, millions took part in mass campaigns of peaceful defiance, seeking not merely political change but the moral conversion of the colonisers themselves. Imprisonment and hardship followed, yet Gandhi never abandoned the principles he held most dear. Now published in a special 150th Anniversary Edition with a new introduction by Pankaj Mishra, Gandhi’s autobiography — written in the 1920s — is both a historical document and a deeply personal confession, candid about his failures as much as his inspirations. It remains one of the most powerful accounts of an extraordinary life ever set down on the page. ‘Christ gave us the goals and Mahatma Gandhi the tactics’ Martin Luther King Jr. ‘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
ISBN 13: 9780241986998
Author: M. K. Gandhi
