MAHATMA GANDHI

MAHATMA GANDHI  is a biographical book based on a period from the life of Mahatma Gandhi the leader of nonviolent non-cooperative Indian independence movement against the British Raj during the 20th century. The Book covers Gandhis life from a defining moment in 1893 as he is thrown off from a South African train for being in a whites-only compartment and concludes with his assassination and funeral in 1948. Although a practising Hindu Gandhis embracing of other faiths particularly Christianity and Islam is also mentioned. This book moves from the birth of Gandhis method of nonviolent resistance in South Africa to an in-depth analysis of two of his signal triumphs: The Civil Disobedience Movement of 1930 and his historic Calcutta Fast of 1947. By focusing on these critical years Shekhar makes it clear that political leadership and a lifelong career in national politics gave Gandhi an opportunity to develop and refine his ideas and to test and perfect his ideals. The book concludes with his assassination.