by Louis Fischer (1950)
The monumental, globally acclaimed biography of Mahatma Gandhi by American journalist Louis Fischer, which served as the primary basis for Richard Attenborough Academy Award-winning film Gandhi.
Mahatma Gandhi
The autobiography of Mohandas K. Gandhi, covering his life from early childhood through to 1921. It recounts his experiments with satyagraha (non-violent resistance), vegetarianism, brahmacharya, and his spiritual and political evolution fighting for human rights in South Africa and independence in India.
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