Gandhi the Man

This is the moving story of a nonviolent hero, richly illustrated, told by an author who grew up in India and met Gandhi. Gandhi's life is both inspiring and baffling to modern readers. How did an ineffective young lawyer become the Mahatma, who led 400 million Indians in their nonviolent struggle f [...]
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This is the moving story of a nonviolent hero, richly illustrated, told by an author who grew up in India and met Gandhi. Gandhi's life is both inspiring and baffling to modern readers. How did an ineffective young lawyer become the Mahatma, who led 400 million Indians in their nonviolent struggle for independence? How did he endure the terrible hardships joyfully and with love for all? What is nonviolence, and how does it work? Easwaran, who grew up in Gandhi's India, offers authentic answers to these questions. While visiting Gandhi's ashram, Easwaran watched as Gandhi meditated on the Bhagavad Gita, the Indian scripture that was the source of his inspiration and strength. This biography gives a moving account of the turning points and choices in Gandhi's life that made him both a great leader and an icon of the transforming power of nonviolence. With 70 photographs, quotations from Gandhi's writings, historical notes, and a chronology, this book conveys the spirit and soul of Gandhi - the only way he can be truly understood.