Download or read book Gandhi in 150 Anecdotes written by Mamta Nainy and published by Puffin. This book was released on 2019-09-25 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 150 years ago, a man was born who gave all of us our most prized possession-political free and social equality, and changed the history of India forever. With his round-rimmed glasses, white dhoti and walking stick, he is an enduring symbol of non-violence, freedom, peace and simplicity. He is the Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi. Bringing alive the story of one of the most revered leaders in modern history through 150 rare and inspiring incidents from his life--tracing his evolution from a shy boy to a courageous leader--this collectible edition is a tribute to the man who showed the world what calm, steady heroism looks like. Peppered with unusual insights, trivia and gorgeous illustrations, this one-of-a-kind book will give readers the answers to many pressing contemporary issues while showing how relevant Gandhiji remains even today.
Download or read book The Story of My Experiments with Truth written by Mahatma Gandhi and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 630 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Grandfather Gandhi written by Arun Gandhi and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-03-11 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mahatma Gandhi’s grandson tells the story of how his grandfather taught him to turn darkness into light in this uniquely personal and vibrantly illustrated tale that carries a message of peace. How could he—a Gandhi—be so easy to anger? One thick, hot day, Arun Gandhi travels with his family to Grandfather Gandhi’s village. Silence fills the air—but peace feels far away for young Arun. When an older boy pushes him on the soccer field, his anger fills him in a way that surely a true Gandhi could never imagine. Can Arun ever live up to the Mahatma? Will he ever make his grandfather proud? In this remarkable personal story, Arun Gandhi, with Bethany Hegedus, weaves a stunning portrait of the extraordinary man who taught him to live his life as light. Evan Turk brings the text to breathtaking life with his unique three-dimensional collage paintings.
Download or read book Gandhi Before India written by Ramachandra Guha and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2014-04-15 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here is the first volume of a magisterial biography of Mohandas Gandhi that gives us the most illuminating portrait we have had of the life, the work and the historical context of one of the most abidingly influential—and controversial—men in modern history. Ramachandra Guha—hailed by Time as “Indian democracy’s preeminent chronicler”—takes us from Gandhi’s birth in 1869 through his upbringing in Gujarat, his two years as a student in London and his two decades as a lawyer and community organizer in South Africa. Guha has uncovered myriad previously untapped documents, including private papers of Gandhi’s contemporaries and co-workers; contemporary newspapers and court documents; the writings of Gandhi’s children; and secret files kept by British Empire functionaries. Using this wealth of material in an exuberant, brilliantly nuanced and detailed narrative, Guha describes the social, political and personal worlds inside of which Gandhi began the journey that would earn him the honorific Mahatma: “Great Soul.” And, more clearly than ever before, he elucidates how Gandhi’s work in South Africa—far from being a mere prelude to his accomplishments in India—was profoundly influential in his evolution as a family man, political thinker, social reformer and, ultimately, beloved leader. In 1893, when Gandhi set sail for South Africa, he was a twenty-three-year-old lawyer who had failed to establish himself in India. In this remarkable biography, the author makes clear the fundamental ways in which Gandhi’s ideas were shaped before his return to India in 1915. It was during his years in England and South Africa, Guha shows us, that Gandhi came to understand the nature of imperialism and racism; and in South Africa that he forged the philosophy and techniques that would undermine and eventually overthrow the British Raj. Gandhi Before India gives us equally vivid portraits of the man and the world he lived in: a world of sharp contrasts among the coastal culture of his birthplace, High Victorian London, and colonial South Africa. It explores in abundant detail Gandhi’s experiments with dissident cults such as the Tolstoyans; his friendships with radical Jews, heterodox Christians and devout Muslims; his enmities and rivalries; and his often overlooked failures as a husband and father. It tells the dramatic, profoundly moving story of how Gandhi inspired the devotion of thousands of followers in South Africa as he mobilized a cross-class and inter-religious coalition, pledged to non-violence in their battle against a brutally racist regime. Researched with unequaled depth and breadth, and written with extraordinary grace and clarity, Gandhi Before India is, on every level, fully commensurate with its subject. It will radically alter our understanding and appreciation of twentieth-century India’s greatest man.
Download or read book The Story of Gandhi written by Rajkumari Shanker and published by Children's Book Trust. This book was released on 1969 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Interesting Facts About Gandhi S Childhood, Education, Stay In London And South Africa And His Fight For India S Freedom.
Download or read book This was Bapu written by Ramachandra Krishna Prabhu and published by . This book was released on 1954 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Mahatma Gandhi written by Barry Powell and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-02-17 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: GANDHI: FACTS AND LITTLE KNOWN STORIES ABOUT THE INDIAN THAT SHOOK THE WORLD Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was not born with the physical qualities of a leader. A weak, shy and introverted child like him with the fear of both God and man would be expected to be soon absorbed into the collective consciousness and belief systems shared by the - almost half a billion - Indians of his time: not trying to make a change, but trying to make a living. What happened to Mohandas? Where did that fearful child find the courage to think differently, and most importantly, to act differently? In his book, Mahatma Gandhi Facts and Surprising Unknown Stories, Barry Powell, using storytelling, sheds light on Mohandas Gandhi's personality as well as the emotional adventures that contributed to the shaping of his unique leadership style. Everything you Ever Wanted to Know About Gandhi is in this Book! Mahatma Gandhi Facts and Surprising Unknown Stories is a compilation of the most interesting stories and facts from Gandhi's biographical timeline, which sheds light on the human side of this almost supernatural leader and gives us answers to hundreds of hot questions. Amongst them: - What are the two sins that Gandhi committed when he was a teenager? -Why did Gandhi try to commit suicide? -What happened the night of his father's death, which haunted him and filled him with guilt throughout his lifetime? -Was Gandhi a vegetarian by choice or by religion? -What happened that completely destroyed his career as a lawyer before it even started? -How did he find himself in Africa shortly after? -What happened in Africa that shaped his destiny to become a freedom fighter? -What were Gandhi's true feelings for his wife Kasturba? -Who was the fascinating woman that bewitched Gandhi while he was married to Kasturba? -What happened shortly after he founded his Ashram, which almost led them to bankruptcy? -What was Gandhi's main argument against the use of machines? -Which important personality gave the title of Mahatma (Great Soul) to Gandhi? -When and why did Gandhi deny his Western clothes and started appearing in his white Indian loincloth? -What astonishing thing did he say about the Bible? -If he admired Jesus, why didn't he become a Christian? -What were his feelings about all living beings of creation? -What did Gandhi say the moment that Kasturba died in prison? -Why didn't Gandhi celebrate on India's Independence Day? -What exactly happened on the day of his assassination? -Who was the man that killed Gandhi? -Much much more! An inspiring and touching book about everything you ever wanted to ask about Gandhi! 1 2 sampletm
Download or read book Mahatma Gandhi Nonviolent Liberator written by Mary Jegen and published by New City Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of Mohandas Gandhi, one of the world’s best-loved and most important promoters of freedom and justice, fascinates every generation. Thrown off a South African train for sitting in a “whites only” compartment, Gandhi resolved to oppose injustice wherever he encountered it. His life of resistance led him to a remarkable philosophy of nonviolence that culminated in the freedom struggle in India. Part 2 of the book features a selection of quotations from Gandhi’s essential writings. “Albert Einstein observed, ‘Generations to come ... will scarce believe that such a one as [Mohandas K. Gandhi] ever in flesh and blood walked upon this earth.’ Richard Deats’ account of Gandhi’s life and message could not be more timely. It is accessible, concise, and compelling. Read it.” Scott Kennedy Cofounder, Resource Center for Nonviolence Mayor, City of Santa Cruz, California “Richard Deats’ analysis of Gandhi’s search for God and the value of nonviolence is very readable and insightful. Gandhi always believed one cannot find God without first understanding and living a nonviolent lifestyle. This book shows us the way to higher thinking and higher living.” Arun Gandhi, Founder and President M.K. Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence, Memphis, Tenn.
Download or read book Gandhiji S written by New Academic Science and published by . This book was released on 2020-10 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a compilation of some of the famous quotes coined by the legendary Mahatma Gandhi and brought out on his 150th Birth Anniversary. Mahatma Gandhi was an institution in himself. He has been an inspiration to many world leaders who have followed his principles towards humanity, self-reliance and sacrifice.We believe that these quotes will enrich the knowledge of generations and those people who wish to take message and learn from his quotes.
Download or read book Gandhi The Years That Changed the World 1914 1948 written by Ramachandra Guha and published by Vintage Canada. This book was released on 2019-10-22 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An epic and revelatory biography of one of the most abidingly influential and controversial men in modern history. Opening with Gandhi's triumphant return to India in 1915 after decades abroad, and ending with his tragic assassination in 1949, Gandhi: The Years that Changed the World is a remarkable, moving portrait that provides a crucial re-evaluation of India's iconic leader for a new generation. Drawing on a wealth of newly uncovered materials unavailable to previous biographers, acclaimed historian and author Ramachandra Guha brings the past to life with extraordinary grace and clarity. Deploying his gifts as a storyteller and scholar, Guha presents Gandhi as both a fascinating human being--a man of fierce hope, eccentric personal beliefs, and sometimes dark and alarming contradictions--as well as a dynamic political force and global icon. Sharp, insightful, balanced, and impeccably researched, this free-standing sequel to Guha's magisterial biography Gandhi Before India is an indispensable resource for a contemporary understanding of Gandhi's ever-evolving legacy.
Download or read book Great Soul written by Joseph Lelyveld and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2012-04-03 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A highly original, stirring book on Mahatma Gandhi that deepens our sense of his achievements and disappointments—his success in seizing India’s imagination and shaping its independence struggle as a mass movement, his recognition late in life that few of his followers paid more than lip service to his ambitious goals of social justice for the country’s minorities, outcasts, and rural poor. “A revelation. . . . Lelyveld has restored human depth to the Mahatma.”—Hari Kunzru, The New York Times Pulitzer Prize–winner Joseph Lelyveld shows in vivid, unmatched detail how Gandhi’s sense of mission, social values, and philosophy of nonviolent resistance were shaped on another subcontinent—during two decades in South Africa—and then tested by an India that quickly learned to revere him as a Mahatma, or “Great Soul,” while following him only a small part of the way to the social transformation he envisioned. The man himself emerges as one of history’s most remarkable self-creations, a prosperous lawyer who became an ascetic in a loincloth wholly dedicated to political and social action. Lelyveld leads us step-by-step through the heroic—and tragic—last months of this selfless leader’s long campaign when his nonviolent efforts culminated in the partition of India, the creation of Pakistan, and a bloodbath of ethnic cleansing that ended only with his own assassination. India and its politicians were ready to place Gandhi on a pedestal as “Father of the Nation” but were less inclined to embrace his teachings. Muslim support, crucial in his rise to leadership, soon waned, and the oppressed untouchables—for whom Gandhi spoke to Hindus as a whole—produced their own leaders. Here is a vital, brilliant reconsideration of Gandhi’s extraordinary struggles on two continents, of his fierce but, finally, unfulfilled hopes, and of his ever-evolving legacy, which more than six decades after his death still ensures his place as India’s social conscience—and not just India’s.
Download or read book Marching to Freedom written by Tapas Guha and published by Lindhardt og Ringhof. This book was released on 2021-12-03 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mahatma Gandhi and his followers have decided to march to Dandi to protest against the unfair salt tax imposed by the British. 9-year-old Dhani who lives at the Sabarmati Ashram wants to go too. This tale captures the spirit behind the momentous event that inspired millions of Indians to join the struggle for Independence. 'Marching to Freedom' (English), written by Subhadra Sen Gupta, illustrated by Tapas Guha, published by Pratham Books (© Pratham Books, 2005) under a CC BY 4.0 license on StoryWeaver. Read, create and translate stories for free on www.storyweaver.org.in
Download or read book Gandhi Great Soul written by John B. Severance and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 1997 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Follows the life of the statesman who was a key figure in India's fight for independence from Great Britain.
Download or read book Gandhi written by Kathleen Kudlinski and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-03-13 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A childhood biography of the great political and social leader. Mohandas K. Gandhi (1869-1948) studied law in England, then spent 20 years defending the rights of immigrants in South Africa. In 1914 he returned to India and became the leader of the Indian National Congress. Gandhi urged non-violence and civil disobedience as a means to independence from Great Britain, with public acts of defiance that landed him in jail several times. In 1947 he participated in the postwar negotiations that led to Indian independence. He was shot to death by a Hindu fanatic in 1948. This childhood biography highlights the events that informed Gandhi's indomitable spirit.
Download or read book Being Gandhi written by Paro Anand and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2020-04-08 with total page 111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How many times are kids supposed to study Gandhi? Come September and out comes the bald head wig, round glasses, white dhoti, tall stick ... that's about the extent of how today's kids engage with the Mahatma. Chandrashekhar is one such teen. Bored by the annual Gandhi projects, he wonders if his teacher is being too unreasonable in asking them to "BE" Gandhi. And then, his world is shaken by events that rock him to the core, forcing him to dig deep and not just find his 'inner Gandhi', but become Gandhi. Not for a day or two. But, maybe even, for life. This is a novel that explores, not Gandhi the man or his life as a leader, but really the Gandhian way that must remain relevant to us. Especially today when the world is becoming increasingly steeped in violence and hate.
Download or read book Ramanama written by M K Gandhi and published by Hassell Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This classic work by one of India's most revered spiritual leaders explores the power of the sacred name of God. Learn how the repetition of the divine name can transform your life and bring you closer to spiritual enlightenment. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book Satyajit Ray in 100 Anecdotes written by Arthy Muthanna Singh and published by India Puffin. This book was released on 2021-09 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Satyajit Ray in 100 Anecdotes is a gorgeously illustrated, one-of-a-kind book to introduce the genius of Satyajit Ray to readers young and old. · A collector's edition to celebrate the 100th birth anniversary of Satyajit Ray on 2 May 2021 · The book is an easy introduction to the genius of Satyajit Ray with short anecdotes presented in a wonderful package · The book has gorgeous line arts that complement the text to create an engaging book that readers will enjoy reading Tracing his magnificent life with 100 little-known and inspiring incidents as well as unusual trivia, this collectible edition pays homage to the maestro on his 100th birth anniversary. A master filmmaker, a remarkable auteur, a writer par excellence and an artist of immense reach and range, Satyajit Ray was an indefinable genius. This book is a classic tribute that celebrates his many accomplishments across literature, music, art and more.
