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Summary: behind the man [C. vh1]
Review: Well it's been a while since I read the book but what struck me was that he was as 'human' as anyone else. This is a book only a person who was above ego or shame would write.Yes, this is not a book which is going to shed any light on the complete workings of a 'mahatma' - a great soul (a title he disliked) but it is one of the best autobiographies written just because it dispels the myth of the 'mahatma'. It is not who you are or where you come from but what you believe in at the end that decides how you will be remembered. This is basically what I got from the book..one I read years ago and one that Sashi Tharoor agrees upon in an section of his book that I am reading "India - From Midnight to the Millennium".
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Summary: Pure Gold!
Review: Well, we all follow "the experts" (although at 48, I am beginning to learn). We all follow the authorities. What would happen if one just kept a totally blank mind toward everything and learned from just plain LIVING. Gandhi makes it clear at the beginning of the book that this is the only way to gain truth. Not to be strongly influenced by others. His agreements and fondness of other theologians really only comes after his experiments. They have to agree with him first. As you begin to read this book, you are on a jouney. It's like being a Martian or being from another planet simply because Gandhi will simply not take anything as truth unless he has experimented with it himself. He was very much the spiritual scientist. This book is also very easy reading. The chapters are short enough to stop and come back to as well. And it is journey which Gandhi makes clear that anybody can follow. You can't really follow this man's experiments. He wants you to do your own experiments. So this book is really quite an adventure. Gandhi's politics, as he makes clear in this book, really stem from his experiments in truth. You can begin yourself. Wake up, tell your wife she is fat, and see what happens! Gandhi came to the conclusion of always practicing "ahimsa". He would practice it over and over again to see if it worked. And he came to the conclusion that it did. As he once said, "Ahimsa is heaven". Ahimsa means non-violence in thought, word, and deed. One can still defend oneself while loving one's enemy. He saw "satya", or truth as synonymous with non-violance. This man stole at one point, eat meat, was far from celibacy. Buy and read this fabulous scientific inquiry into "How to Live". Then start experimenting for yourself. Good luck on your journey. And please be careful! Gandhi nearly killed himself SMOKING!
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Summary: a road to salvation
Review: when i took up the book, i felt that it would add to my collection. it'll be there to impress everybody. but when i started reading it, i came to know what it takes to become a great man. his principles were firm, but amiable. he never hesitated using water therapy on his son. he asked his wife to work the way his other followers did. he travelled in 3rd class compartment of the train, as other indians did.
today it is too easy to evaluate and pass on the critics for what he did, but takes a lot to apply it in the life. i must say that i always praised him as a leader, but now adore him as a true indian, the father of the nation.
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Summary: Gandhi : Change your concepts about him.
Review: When I was young I was told in my school and syllabi books that Gandhi was the ringleader of "Hindu toola" who were creating Hindu-Muslim hatred before 1947 (I am talking about schools in Pakistan).Eventhough my ideas regarding Gandhi changed by the time I entered Uni,my instinct to explore the true nature of our pre-independence leaders is still there.This book no doubt has been my favourite since the day it was published and anyone who has misconception of any types should read this .
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Summary: Walk the walk.
Review: When it comes to the discussion of values and principles and religion and self-reliance,humility, faith, self-discipline, service, love, etc., Gandhi walked the walk. Reading about it is not enough, but, in my estimation, it's another worhtwhile step in the right direction
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Summary: What are you looking for?
Review: Your reaction to this book will depend on what you're looking for. Like many of the previous comments stated, the book doesn't cover much of the part of Gandhi's later life. It's without a doubt a valuable insight into the mind of the man. It rambles at times and assumes knowledge of some events and people not so famous. If you are looking for a balanced examination of Gandhi's life, this book will not give you the distance from him to do that, but it will provide insights that other biographer's can't provide.
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