An Autobiography

Generations to come will scarce believe that such a one as this walked the earth in flesh and blood – Albert Einstein upon the death of M. K. GandhiChrist gave us the goals and Mahatma Gandhi the tactics – Martin Luther King Jr.He is a hero not just to India but to the world – Barack ObamaI have the greatest admiration for Mahatma Gandhi. He was a great human being with a deep understanding of human nature. His life has inspired me – The Dalai LamaGandhi’s ideas have played a vital role in South Africa’s transformation and with the help of Gandhi’s teaching, apartheid has been overcome – Nelson Mandela

M. K. Gandhi (Author)

Mohandas K. Gandhi was born in 1869 in Porbandar, India. He studied law in London and was admitted to the Inner Temple in 1891. He worked to improve the rights of immigrant Indians in South Africa, returning to India in 1915 to take up the struggle for independence from Britain. Gandhi never wavered in his belief in non-violent protest and in 1947 he succeeded in uniting India in a national movement. In January 1948 Gandhi was assassinated as he walked to take evening prayers.

Pankaj Mishra (Introducer)

Pankaj Mishra is the author of From the Ruins of Empire and several other books. He is a columnist at Bloomberg View and the New York Times Book Review, and writes regularly for The Guardian, the London Review of Books, and the New Yorker. A fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, he lives in London.