Gandhi, Gandhism and the Gandhians is a collection of essays by Thomas Weber on
Gandhi's life, ideas, and legacy. Published at different points of time these
essays look at Gandhi the person, his philosophy and the way his followers have
interpreted it and acted upon it. Divided into three main sections, the first
section is about Gandhi and the various influences on him as a person. The
essays in this section look at events in his early life in South Africa, his
setting up of community living in Tolstoy Farm, Phoenix Settlement and later at
Sabarmati Ashram and Sevagram in India. Weber revisits the entire distance