Penguin Gandhi Reader by Rudrangshu Mukherjee

The essential writings of one of the greatest statesmen and morally influential figures of the twentieth century. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (1869-1948) was born in Porbander on the western coast of India. His childhood and early upbringing were undistinguished but as an adult he initiated and was involved in a series of novel forms of peaceful protests which established him as one of the most improtant and relevance transcended national boundaries. This meticulously edited volume, culled from the Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi, contains a representative selection of his writings focusing on themes which were central of Gandhis philosophy.

About Author :

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born on 2 October 1869 in Porbander. He was called to the Bar. He was not very successful as a Barrister-at-las in India and he moved to South Africa in 1893. In South Africa, he was unable to accept the official policy of racial discrimination and launched a series of non-violent protests. Rudrangshu Mukherjee was born in 1952 and educated at Presidency College, Calcutta, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi and St. Edmund Hall, Oxford. He was awarded a D.Phil. in Modern History in 1981 by the University of Oxford. he is the author of Awadh in Revolt 1857-58: A Study of Popular Resistance: and an editor of Trade and the Indian Ocean World: Essasy in Honour of Ashin Das Gupta. Rudragshu Mukherjee is Editor, Editorial Pages, The Telegraph and lives in Calcutta.
Contents :
Preace Introduction Critique of Modern Civilization Swaraj and Swadeshi The Creed of Non-Violence The Mass Movements Women and Sex Caste and Untouchability Socialism and Trusteeship Hindu-Muslim Unity, Partition and Independence Appendices Notes Index