A shy, serious boy, Mahatma Gandhi would later lead India to nationhood and
change the course of history. After studying law in London, he championed Indian
rights in South Africa for two decades. He returned to India in 1914, leading a
campaign of nonviolent protest and civil disobedience against British rule.
Philip Wilkinson's lively narrative takes us through his remarkable life, up to
India's independence in 1947, and the tragic conclusion; in 1948 Gandhi was
assassinated by a fanatic opposed to his program of tolerance for all creeds and
religions.