This advise affected Gandhi very much and so he changed his mind regarding this autobiography. But one of his close friend advised him that the principles what he advocate today in his autobiography, for any reason, if he changes in future there may not be any value for his words in people. Later on the insistence of one of his co-worker Swami Anand, Gandhi agreed to write his autobiography little by little in the form of small chapters to a magazine Navajivan to which Gandhi usually write his articles. He was unable to carry out this work at that time because he was deeply involved in independence movement. He was a great human being with a deep understanding of human nature.The author of this book is the most popular legendary person of the twentieth century, Father of our Nation, Mahatma in the eyes of people, the person who sacrificed his whole life for the cause of independence to the country, the person who advocated principles of Truth, Satyagraha, Non-violence and spiritual thoughts of Self realization to the people, who is none other than Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi.Īt around year 1920, some of his co-workers insisted him to write his autobiography. 'I have the greatest admiration for Mahatma Gandhi.

'Christ gave us the goals and Mahatma Gandhi the tactics' Martin Luther King Jr. It is a powerful and enduring account of an extraordinary life. Written in the 1920s, Gandhi's autobiography tells not only of his struggles and inspirations but also speaks frankly of his failures.

Under Gandhi's lead, millions of protesters would engage in mass campaigns of civil disobedience, seeking change through moral conversion of the colonizers.įor Gandhi, the long path towards Indian independence would lead to imprisonment and hardship, yet he never once forgot the principles of truth and non-violence so dear to him. In 1915 he returned to British-controlled India, bringing to a country in the throes of independence his commitment to non-violent change, and his belief always in the power of truth. He was educated in London and later travelled to South Africa, where he experienced racism and took up the rights of Indians, instituting his first campaign of passive resistance. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born in western India in 1869. '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. Print An Autobiography Or The Story of My Experiments With Truth - GandhiĪuthor(s): M.

Gandhi's book my experiments with truth