The Life of Mahatma Gandhi

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i'm glad Mr Fischer met the Great Mahatma Gandhi - Rated
The author's intimate knowledge and profound research into the life of this great man is expressed in a most eloquent and simple prose that makes this biography a book very easy to read and absord.
Highly recommended insight into M Gandhi's entire life and achievements.

Great Book about one of the men of the millenium - Rated
This, by any standards, is a remarkable story of a remarkable man, and of course part of the history of India's struggle for independence. All this makes it a compelling read. Fischer details Gandhi's struggle against the South African government, and then the fight against British rule in India. But as important was the problem of Indian national identity - was there any such thing, and was the road to Partition inevitable?

I couldn't help but reflect that Britain was very fortunate in facing an adversary like Gandhi - the end of British rule might have been even more messy and bloody than it was had it not been for his influence. Could any other culture have produced a figure such as Gandhi, who recognised the damage that imperialism did both to India and to the British.

Fischer's biography was published originally in 1951, only three years after the death of Gandhi. This adds value to the work, not least because the author met Gandhi on a few occasions and was able to add accounts of these meetings enliven his book. To be fair, this is a much more balanced view of Gandhi than I expected.

An example in an open, honest life - Rated
This book shows very clearly Gandhi's dedication to peaceful protest, spiritual development and open, honest living. It is this lesson that you take away from this book more than anything else. He lived his life with dedication and integrity and the book shows that immensely well. A clear, lucid read and highly enjoyable and inspiring.

Greatness of the man - Rated
Very informative book. If you are interested in knowing about the Mahatma and what made this man click with the millions across a country, this is a good starting point.

I would also like to point out that the correct name is GANDHI (in my humble view, it is disrespectful to misspell a person's name as great as Mahatma Gandhi).

Punit

The absolute best! - Rated
This book is superb. I have read several books about the Mahatma and this is far and away the finest. It is beautifully and sensitively written with plenty of detail which is always fascinating - I couldn't put it down. It is thanks to this book that Sir Richard Attenborough made the film and he himself said it was "the best biography of Gandhi". What more praise do you need?