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Part 1: The end and the beginning Death before prayers -- The beginnings of an extraordinary man -- "M.K. Gandi. Attorny-at-law -- Gandhi and the Gita -- Indian interlude -- Toward greatness -- A mob scene -- Gandhi goes to war -- The transformation begins -- September 11, 1906 -- Gandhi goes to jail -- Letter to a son -- Tolstoy and Gandhi -- The shape of things to come -- The victory -- Part 2: Gandhi in India, January 9, 1915-March 23, 1946 -- Home in India -- "Sit down, Gandi" -- "Children of God" -- Indigo -- First fast -- Goats milk -- The history of British rule in India -- Murder -- Gandhi enters politics -- Gandhi's families -- Operation and fast -- Funds and jewels -- The "Silent" year -- Collapse -- Prologue -- Drama at the seashore -- Parleys with the rebel -- On the way home -- Climax -- Without politics -- Descent into war -- Winston S. Churchil versus Mohandas K. Gandhi -- My week with Gandhi -- Will power -- Jinnah and Gandhi -- Part 3: The birth of two nations, March 23, 1946-January 30, 1948 -- On the eve of independence -- India in suspense -- Gandhi revisited -- Pilgrim's progress -- Asia's message to the west -- Tragic victory -- Gandhi hoes his garden -- The future of India -- The last fast -- the last act A Note to the Reader (Sources & Bibliography) Index
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The Life of Mahatma Gandhi, Louis Fischer
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- Released
- 2007
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- Language
- English
- Authors
- Louis Fischer
- Publisher
- HarperCollinsPublishers
- Released
- 2007
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 671
- ISBN10
- 0007253907
- ISBN13
- 9780007253906
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Social Sciences, Historical Themes, History, True Stories, Religion & Spirituality, Biographies, Political Science & Politics, Philosophical Topics, Religion, Philosophy, Politics, Autobiographies & Memoirs, 20th century, Society, Great Britain, Violence, India, Hinduism, Justice, Emancipation, Peace, Starvation, Liberation, Fasting, Apartheid, Fight for Freedom, Nonviolence
- Rating
- 4.2 out of 5
- Description
- Part 1: The end and the beginning Death before prayers -- The beginnings of an extraordinary man -- "M.K. Gandi. Attorny-at-law -- Gandhi and the Gita -- Indian interlude -- Toward greatness -- A mob scene -- Gandhi goes to war -- The transformation begins -- September 11, 1906 -- Gandhi goes to jail -- Letter to a son -- Tolstoy and Gandhi -- The shape of things to come -- The victory -- Part 2: Gandhi in India, January 9, 1915-March 23, 1946 -- Home in India -- "Sit down, Gandi" -- "Children of God" -- Indigo -- First fast -- Goats milk -- The history of British rule in India -- Murder -- Gandhi enters politics -- Gandhi's families -- Operation and fast -- Funds and jewels -- The "Silent" year -- Collapse -- Prologue -- Drama at the seashore -- Parleys with the rebel -- On the way home -- Climax -- Without politics -- Descent into war -- Winston S. Churchil versus Mohandas K. Gandhi -- My week with Gandhi -- Will power -- Jinnah and Gandhi -- Part 3: The birth of two nations, March 23, 1946-January 30, 1948 -- On the eve of independence -- India in suspense -- Gandhi revisited -- Pilgrim's progress -- Asia's message to the west -- Tragic victory -- Gandhi hoes his garden -- The future of India -- The last fast -- the last act A Note to the Reader (Sources & Bibliography) Index