An Autobiography: The Story of My Experiments with Truth

Mahatma Gandhi, Mohandas K. Gandhi

Beacon Press, 1993 - Biography & Autobiography - 528 pages

Translated by Mahadev Desai and with a New Preface The only authorized American edition Mohandas K. Gandhi is one of the most inspiring figures of our time. In his classic autobiography he recounts the story of his life and how he developed his concept of active nonviolent resistance, which propelled the Indian struggle for independence and countless other nonviolent struggles of the twentieth century.

In a new foreword, noted peace expert and teacher Sissela Bok urges us to adopt Gandhi's "attitude of experimenting, of tesing what will and will not bear close scrutiny, what can and cannot be adapted to new circumstances," in order to bring about change in our own lives and communities. All royalties earned on this book are paid to the Navajivan Trust, founded by Gandhi, for use in carrying on his work.

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I read the book time and again and every time I could go nearer to Truth of Life. The book needs to be a part of school curriculum as a Short Stories book where every experiment with truth be made to be understood by the tiny tots so as to groom them into Real Ideal Personality.

Contents

• IV: 3
• V: 6
• VI: 8
• VII: 11
• VIII: 14
• IX: 19
• X: 22
• XI: 25
• XII: 28
• XIII: 31
• XIV: 35
• XV: 39
• XVI: 42
• XVII: 45
• XVIII: 48
• XX: 52
• XXI: 55
• XXII: 59
• XXIII: 63
• XXIV: 67
• XXV: 72
• XXVI: 76
• XXVII: 78
• XXVIII: 81
• XXIX: 87
• XXX: 90
• XXXI: 93
• XXXII: 96
• XXXIII: 100
• XXXIV: 102
• XXXV: 105
• XXXVI: 109
• XXXVII: 113
• XXXVIII: 118
• XXXIX: 122
• XL: 125
• XLI: 128
• XLII: 131
• XLIII: 135
• XLIV: 138
• XLV: 141
• XLVI: 145
• XLVII: 148
• XLVIII: 153
• XLIX: 155
• L: 158
• LI: 162
• LII: 165
• LIII: 168
• LIV: 172
• LV: 175
• LVI: 178
• LVII: 180
• LVIII: 185
• LIX: 188
• LX: 191
• LXI: 196
• LXII: 199
• LXIII: 202
• LXIV: 204
• LXV: 208
• LXVI: 212
• LXVII: 214
• LXVIII: 217
• LXIX: 219
• LXX: 222
• LXXI: 225
• LXXII: 227
• LXXIII: 229
• LXXIV: 231
• LXXV: 233
• LXXVII: 236
• LXXVIII: 239
• LXXIX: 243
• LXXX: 246
• LXXXI: 249
• LXXXII: 255
• LXXXIII: 257
• LXXXIV: 259
• LXXXV: 262
• LXXXVI: 264
• LXXXVII: 267
• LXXXIX: 269
• XC: 271
• XCI: 274
• XCII: 276
• XCIII: 279
• XCIV: 282
• XCV: 285
• XCVI: 287
• XCVII: 290
• XCVIII: 292
• XCIX: 295
• C: 297
• CI: 300
• CII: 302
• CIII: 304
• CIV: 306
• CV: 310
• CVI: 313
• CVII: 315
• CVIII: 318
• CIX: 320
• CX: 322
• CXI: 325
• CXII: 328
• CXIII: 330
• CXIV: 333
• CXV: 335
• CXVI: 338
• CXVII: 340
• CXVIII: 342
• CXIX: 344
• CXX: 346
• CXXI: 348
• CXXII: 351
• CXXIII: 355
• CXXIV: 357
• CXXV: 359
• CXXVI: 361
• CXXVII: 363
• CXXVIII: 365
• CXXIX: 367
• CXXX: 373
• CXXXI: 375
• CXXXII: 377
• CXXXIII: 380
• CXXXIV: 383
• CXXXV: 385
• CXXXVI: 387
• CXXXVII: 391
• CXXXVIII: 395
• CXXXIX: 397
• CXL: 400
• CXLI: 404
• CXLII: 406
• CXLIII: 409
• CXLIV: 413
• CXLV: 416
• CXLVI: 419
• CXLVII: 422
• CXLVIII: 424
• CXLIX: 426
• CL: 428
• CLI: 430
• CLII: 434
• CLIII: 436
• CLIV: 439
• CLV: 441
• CLVI: 444
• CLVII: 450
• CLVIII: 454
• CLIX: 457
• CLX: 460
• CLXI: 466
• CLXII: 469
• CLXIII: 471
• CLXIV: 475
• CLXV: 478
• CLXVI: 482
• CLXVII: 486
• CLXVIII: 489
• CLXIX: 491
• CLXX: 494
• CLXXI: 497
• CLXXII: 500
• CLXXIII: 503
• CLXXIV: 506

About the author

Mohandas K. Gandhi (1869-1948) was a lawyer and the prominent figure behind India's push for independence from British rule. He followed the philosophies of pacifism, believing in the importance of the nonviolent approach to protesting. He documented his influential life in An Autobiography: The Story of My Experiments with Truth.

Born and raised in Western India to a Hindu family, Gandhi received barrister training in London. He first experienced institutional racial discrimination in South Africa, which spurred him to his first actions in leading group-based nonviolent civil disobedience. He later returned to India and led protests against British colonialism, excessive taxation, and racial discrimination.

Known as 'the Father of the Nation," Gandhi was instrumental in the fight for religious pluralism and Indian independence. He was assassinated in 1948.

Bibliographic information

• Title: An Autobiography: The Story of My Experiments with Truth
• Authors: Mahatma Gandhi, Mohandas K. Gandhi
• Translated by: Mahadev Haribhai Desai
• Contributor: Sissela Bok
• Edition: reprint
• Publisher: Beacon Press, 1993
• ISBN: 0807059099, 9780807059098
• Length: 528 pages
• Subjects: Biography & Autobiography / General; Biography & Autobiography / Historical; Biography & Autobiography / Political; Biography & Autobiography / Religious