About the Book: Gandhi — The Pacifist
Mahatma Gandhi has been studied extensively as a multifaceted personality from
the backdrop of Indias freedom movement. Volumes have been written about him.
His world-view and his ethical and spiritual self-discipline as well made him an
unparalleled persona of his time. This book portrays him as a philosopher of
action (karmayogi), an ideal in which he was deeply rooted, than a philosopher
(darsanik).
While discerning the Gandhian idealism, this study analytically examines the
different qualities of Gandhi such as his firm belief in peace as an embodiment
of spirituality, his approach to conflict resolution, his world-view on
corruption and human values, his