M K Gandhi

I frågan om arvet efter Gandhi är det omöjligt att inte ta upp den nya våg av intresse för ickevåldskamp som följt på de färgade revolutionerna och den arabiska våren. Storskaliga revolutionära processer som avsatt auktoritära regimer utan väpnad kamp har visat sig vara långt mer effektiva än traditionella väpnade revolutioner. M K Gandhis (1869-1948) För pacifister utkom 1949, sammanställd strax efter hans död, och har blivit en klassiker. Denna svenska nyutgåva är försedd med ett nyskrivet förord av fredsforskaren och aktivisten Jörgen Johansen.

CONTENTS Chap. IThe Congress and Its Officials IIThe Partition of Bengal IIIThe Discontent and Unrest IVWhat is Swaraj? VThe Condition of England VICivilization VIIWhy was India Lost? VIIIThe condition of India IXDo. Railways XDo. Hindus and Mahomedans XIDo. Lawyers XIIDo. Doctors XIIIWhat is True Civilization? XIVHow can India become Free? XVItaly and India XVIBrute Force XVIIPassive Resistance XVIIIEducation XIXMachinery XXConclusion

The Story of my Experiments with Truth narrates the life of a great man, with an even greater soul, in his own words. From his childhood onwards, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi has always strived to attain the Absolute Truth. For him, God was Truth. This is not so much an autobiography as a series of reflections on his spiritual experiments in his quest to be one with God. From his schooldays to his marriage, his failings to his atonements, his journeys abroad, experiences in Africa to his participation in the Independence movement in India - Gandhi records all these events, and reflects on how they created an impact on his life. He also deals with celibacy, fasting, vegetarianism and other personal aspects of his life, apart from his struggle against colonialism and racism. An extremely personal and riveting autobiography, this book reveals the man who went on to become the Mahatma.

A thought for the Day. A thought for the Day.

Gandhi's non-violent struggles against racism, violence, and colonialism in South Africa and India had brought him to such a level of notoriety, adulation that when asked to write an autobiography midway through his career, he took it as an opportunity to explain himself. He feared the enthusiasm for his ideas tended to exceed a deeper understanding of his quest for truth rooted in devotion to God. His attempts to get closer to this divine power led him to seek purity through simple living, dietary practices, celibacy, and a life without violence. This is not a straightforward narrative biography, in The Story of My Experiments with Truth, Gandhi offers his life story as a reference for those who would follow in his footsteps.