Mahatma Gandhi shaped the Indian freedom struggle from the late 1910s to 1947 and influenced many people all over the world. The philosophy and life of Gandhi is something that all of us should read at least once in life.
Mahatma Gandhi changed the mode of protests in India. (Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons)
New Delhi: Mahatma Gandhi was one of the greatest freedom fighters India ever had during the Independence movement. He changed the protests in India with his Satyagraha and Ahimsa and used non-violence to shake the very core of the British Raj in India. He shaped the Indian freedom struggle from the late 1910s to 1947 and influenced many people all over the world. The philosophy and life of Gandhi is something that all of us should read at least once in life. In this article, we take a look at some of the famous books on the great man that one must read.
Famous books on Mahatma Gandhi
Gandhi: The Years That Changed the World
It is a non-fiction book by Indian historian Ramachandra Guha which was published in September 2018. The book is one of the most extensive biographies on the ‘Father of the Nation’ and has garnered wide recognition and accolades. It tells the story of Gandhi’s life from his departure from South Africa to his dramatic
assassination in 1948.
Gandhi: His Life and Message for the World
This is a moving biography of Mahatma Gandhi, the leader of India’s hard-won struggle for independence whose life and spiritual teachings continue to inspire millions today. It was written by Louis Fischer, a man who knew Gandhi well and wrote with warmth and simplicity.
Gandhi the Man
It is a biography of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi which has been authored by Eknath Easwaran. The book was originally published in the US in 1973. Over the years, several expanded editions have been published and there are non-English editions as well.
The Good Boatman
In this book, Rajmohan Gandhi, a grandson of Mahatma Gandhi and an acclaimed biographer and scholar, tries to unearth the phenomenon that was Gandhi. Rajmohan examines in detail the many themes of the life of Gandhi including his unsuccessful bid to keep India united, his attitude towards caste and untouchability and his relationship with the British Empire. This biography offers a rewarding insight into the man, his victories and defeats.
Gandhi’s Truth: On the Origins of Militant Nonviolence
It is a book by the German-born American developmental psychologist Erik H. Erikson and it was published in 1969. It won the Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction and the US National Book Award in Philosophy and Religion.
Gandhi: Prisoner of Hope
Judith Margaret Brown is a British historian and academic who authored this book. This biography explores the early career of Gandhi in South Africa, the forging of his political activism, his influence, triumphs, and failures in India, and the development of his philosophy of nonviolence.
Why I Assassinated Gandhi
The author of this book Gopal Godse is the brother of Nathuram Godse, the man who killed Mahatma Gandhi. This book contains the account of Nathuram Godse including his statements. The book narrates his accounts of all the events and takes us through the day of the assassination till the day Nathuram Godse was hanged. The book gives us insight into why Godse killed Gandhi.
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