Gandhi by Louis Fischer Summary
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Louis Fischer's 1950 masterpiece reveals the man behind the legend, from childhood to martyrdom. This definitive Gandhi biography - translated into eight Indian languages - corrected Western misconceptions and inspired global civil rights movements. What spiritual practice did Gandhi maintain for 40+ years that shaped his revolutionary philosophy?
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When a Frail Man in a Loincloth Changed the World
Three bullets shattered the evening calm of New Delhi on January 30, 1948. Mohandas K. Gandhi-the man who freed India without an army-fell to the ground, whispering "He Rama" (Oh God). The world stopped. UN Security Council members paused mid-debate. George Marshall called him "the spokesman for the conscience of humanity." Here was a man who owned nothing, yet moved millions. A lawyer who couldn't speak in court became history's most powerful voice for nonviolence. His methods would later inspire Martin Luther King Jr., Nelson Mandela, and the Dalai Lama. But how did this shy, mediocre student transform into the Mahatma-the Great Soul? The answer lies not in what he achieved, but in how he remade himself, proving that moral conviction can indeed bend the arc of history.
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The Mahatma Returns: Awakening a Nation
The Ultimate Sacrifice: A Life Given for Peace
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