The autobiography of Gandhi, the political and spiritual leader who brought the case for India's independence to world attention and gave to the world his influential philosophy of nonviolence, which inspired civil rights movements around the world. The book concerns his life up to 1920, and is characterized by Gandhi's humility and truthfulness.
About the Author
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (1869-1948) was the preeminent political and spiritual leader of India during the movement to free India from British rule. He was the pioneer of satyagraha, resistance to tyranny through mass civil disobedience, a philosophy founded upon total nonviolence, which led India to independence and inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world.