mahatma

A biography of Mohandas K. Gandhi, who developed a system of nonviolent civil disobedience while fighting racial discrimination in South Africa and India and eventually led his homeland to independence from Great Britain.

Briefly discusses his life and work, his background in India and South Africa, his rise to power, and his concept of nonviolent civil disobedience.

Text and photos. portray the personal, political, and spiritual periods of the Indian lawyer and holy man.

Records the life and philosophy of Gandhi, who freed India from foreign domination without resort to violence.

Investigates the motives of the assassin Nathuram Godse and his fellow Hindu Nationalist conspirators in the murder of Mahatma Ghandi.

A complex, compelling, and beautifully rounded portrait of one of the monumnental figures of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

Tells the life story of Indian social activist Mohandas Gandhi, describing his arranged marriage at the age of thirteen, his early years as a lawyer, his peaceful protests against the actions of the British in India, and his legacy.

Follows the life of the statesman who was a key figure in India's fight for independence from Great Britain.

Traces India's struggle to gain independence, highlighting the leadership of Mohandas Gandhi whose tactics of nonviolent protest have become a goal of resistance movements worldwide.