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Portrays the life of Gandhi, describes the development of his nonviolent political protest movement, and discusses his religious beliefs. Full description
Table of Contents:
- Chapter I
- Birth and Parentage
- 3
- Chapter II
- Childhood
- 6
- Chapter III
- Child Marriage
- 8
- Chapter IV
- Playing the Husband
- 11
- Chapter V
- At the High School
- 14
- Chapter VI
- A Tragedy
- 19
- Chapter VIII
- Stealing and Atonement
- 25
- Chapter IX
- My Father's Death and My Double Shame
- 28
- Chapter X
- Glimpses of Religion
- 31
- Chapter XI
- Preparation for England
- 35
- Chapter XII
- Outcaste
- 39
- Chapter XIII
- In London at Last
- 42
- Chapter XIV
- My Choice
- 45
- Chapter XV
- Playing the English Gentleman
- 48
- Chapter XVI
- Changes
- 52
- Chapter XVII
- Experiments in Dietetics
- 55
- Chapter XVIII
- Shyness My Shield
- 59
- Chapter XIX
- The Canker of Untruth
- 63
- Chapter XX
- Acquaintance with Religions
- 67
- Chapter XXII
- Narayan Hemchandra
- 72
- Chapter XXIII
- The Great Exhibition
- 76
- Chapter XXIV
- 'Called'
- But Then?
- 78
- Chapter XXV
- My Helplessness
- 81
- Chapter I
- Raychandbhai
- 87
- Chapter II
- How I Began Life
- 90
- Chapter III
- The First Case
- 93
- Chapter IV
- The First Shock
- 96
- Chapter V
- Preparing for South Africa
- 100
- Chapter VI
- Arrival in Natal
- 102
- Chapter VII
- Some Experiences
- 105
- Chapter VIII
- On the Way to Pretoria
- 109
- Chapter IX
- More Hardships
- 113
- Chapter X
- First Day in Pretoria
- 118
- Chapter XI
- Christian Contacts
- 122
- Chapter XII
- Seeking Touch with Indians
- 125
- Chapter XIII
- What It Is to Be A 'Coolie'
- 128
- Chapter XIV
- Preparation for the Case
- 131
- Chapter XV
- Religious Ferment
- 135
- Chapter XVI
- Man Proposes, God Disposes
- 138
- Chapter XVII
- Settled in Natal
- 141
- Chapter XVIII
- Colour Bar
- 145
- Chapter XIX
- Natal Indian Congress
- 148
- Chapter XX
- Balasundaram
- 153
- Chapter XXI
- The [pound] 3 Tax
- 155
- Chapter XXII
- Comparative Study of Religions
- 158
- Chapter XXIII
- As a Householder
- 162
- Chapter XXIV
- Homeward
- 165
- Chapter XXV
- In India
- 168
- Chapter XXVI
- Two Passions
- 172
- Chapter XXVII
- The Bombay Meeting
- 175
- Chapter XXVIII
- Poona and Madras
- 178
- Chapter XXIX
- 'Return Soon'
- 180
- Chapter I
- Rumblings of the Storm
- 185
- Chapter II
- The Storm
- 188
- Chapter III
- The Test
- 191
- Chapter IV
- The Calm After the Storm
- 196
- Chapter V
- Education of Children
- 199
- Chapter VI
- Spirit of Service
- 202
- Chapter VII
- Brahmacharya
- I
- 204
- Chapter VIII
- Brahmacharya
- II
- 208
- Chapter IX
- Simple Life
- 212
- Chapter X
- The Boer War
- 214
- Chapter XI
- Sanitary Reform and Famine Relief
- 217
- Chapter XII
- Return to India
- 219
- Chapter XIII
- In India Again
- 222
- Chapter XIV
- Clerk and Bearer
- 225
- Chapter XV
- In the Congress
- 227
- Chapter XVI
- Lord Curzon's Darbar
- 229
- Chapter XVII
- A Month with Gokhale
- I
- 231
- Chapter XVIII
- A Month with Gokhale
- II
- 233
- Chapter XIX
- A Month with Gokhale
- III
- 236
- Chapter XX
- In Benares
- 239
- Chapter XXI
- Settled in Bombay?
- 243
- Chapter XXII
- Faith on Its Trial
- 246
- Chapter XXIII
- To South Africa Again
- 249
- Chapter I
- 'Love's Labour's Lost'?
- 255
- Chapter II
- Autocrats from Asia
- 257
- Chapter III
- Pocketed the Insult
- 259
- Chapter IV
- Quickened Spirit of Sacrifice
- 262
- Chapter V
- Result of Introspection
- 264
- Chapter VI
- A Sacrifice to Vegetarianism
- 267
- Chapter VII
- Experiments in Earth and Water Treatment
- 269
- Chapter VIII
- A Warning
- 271
- Chapter IX
- A Tussle with Power
- 274
- Chapter X
- A Sacred Recollection and Penance
- 276
- Chapter XI
- Intimate European Contacts
- 279
- Chapter XII
- European Contacts (Contd.)
- 282
- Chapter XIII
- 'Indian Opinion'
- 285
- Chapter XIV
- Coolie Locations or Ghettoes?
- 287
- Chapter XV
- The Black Plague
- I
- 290
- Chapter XVI
- The Black Plague
- II
- 292
- Chapter XVII
- Location in Flames
- 295
- Chapter XVIII
- The Magic Spell of a Book
- 297
- Chapter XIX
- The Phoenix Settlement
- 300
- Chapter XX
- The First Night
- 302
- Chapter XXI
- Polak Takes the Plunge
- 304
- Chapter XXII
- Whom God Protects
- 306
- Chapter XXIII
- A Peep into the Household
- 310
- Chapter XXIV
- The Zulu 'Rebellion'
- 313
- Chapter XXV
- Heart Searchings
- 315
- Chapter XXVI
- The Birth of Satyagraha
- 318
- Chapter XXVII
- More Experiments in Dietetics
- 320
- Chapter XXVIII
- Kasturbai's Courage
- 322
- Chapter XXIX
- Domestic Satyagraha
- 325
- Chapter XXX
- Towards Self-Restraint
- 328
- Chapter XXXI
- Fasting
- 330
- Chapter XXXII
- As Schoolmaster
- 333
- Chapter XXXIII
- Literary Training
- 335
- Chapter XXXIV
- Training of the Spirit
- 338
- Chapter XXXV
- Tares Among the Wheat
- 340
- Chapter XXXVI
- Fasting as Penance
- 342
- Chapter XXXVII
- To Meet Gokhale
- 344
- Chapter XXXVIII
- My Part in the War
- 346
- Chapter XXXIX
- A Spiritual Dilemma
- 348
- Chapter XL
- Miniature Satyagraha
- 351
- Chapter XLI
- Gokhale's Charity
- 355
- Chapter XLII
- Treatment of Pleurisy
- 357
- Chapter XLIII
- Homeward
- 359
- Chapter XLIV
- Some Reminiscences of the Bar
- 361
- Chapter XLV
- Sharp Practice?
- 363
- Chapter XLVI
- Clients Turned Co-Workers
- 365
- Chapter XLVII
- How a Client Was Saved
- 367
- Chapter I
- The First Experience
- 373
- Chapter II
- With Gokhale in Poona
- 375
- Chapter III
- Was it a Threat?
- 377
- Chapter IV
- Shantiniketan
- 380
- Chapter V
- Woes of Third Class Passengers
- 383
- Chapter VI
- Wooing
- 385
- Chapter VII
- Kumbha Mela
- 387
- Chapter VIII
- Lakshman Jhula
- 391
- Chapter IX
- Founding of the Ashram
- 395
- Chapter X
- On the Anvil
- 397
- Chapter XI
- Abolition of Indentured Emigration
- 400
- Chapter XII
- The Stain of Indigo
- 404
- Chapter XIII
- The Gentle Bihari
- 406
- Chapter XIV
- Face to Face with Ahimsa
- 409
- Chapter XV
- Case Withdrawn
- 413
- Chapter XVI
- Methods of Work
- 416
- Chapter XVII
- Companions
- 419
- Chapter XVIII
- Penetrating the Villages
- 422
- Chapter XIX
- When a Governor is Good
- 424
- Chapter XX
- In Touch with Labour
- 426
- Chapter XXI
- A Peep into the Ashram
- 428
- Chapter XXII
- The Fast
- 430
- Chapter XXIII
- The Kheda Satyagraha
- 434
- Chapter XXIV
- 'The Onion Thief'
- 436
- Chapter XXV
- End of Kheda Satyagraha
- 439
- Chapter XXVI
- Passion for Unity
- 441
- Chapter XXVII
- Recruiting Campaign
- 444
- Chapter XXVIII
- Near Death's Door
- 450
- Chapter XXIX
- The Rowlatt Bills and My Dilemma
- 454
- Chapter XXX
- That Wonderful Spectacle!
- 457
- Chapter XXXI
- That Memorable Week!
- I
- 460
- Chapter XXXII
- That Memorable Week!
- II
- 466
- Chapter XXXIII
- 'A Himalayan Miscalculation'
- 469
- Chapter XXXIV
- 'Navajivan' and 'Young India'
- 471
- Chapter XXXV
- In the Punjab
- 475
- Chapter XXXVI
- The Khilafat Against Cow Protection?
- 478
- Chapter XXXVII
- The Amritsar Congress
- 482
- Chapter XXXVIII
- Congress Initiation
- 486
- Chapter XXXIX
- The Birth of Khadi
- 489
- Chapter XL
- Found at Last!
- 491
- Chapter XLI
- An Instructive Dialogue
- 494
- Chapter XLII
- Its Rising Tide
- 497
- Chapter XLIII
- At Nagpur
- 500
- Farewell
- 503.