Notable eBooks: Reading Gandhi in the twenty-first century and The Impossible Indian

On June 7, 1893 a young Indian attorney was forcibly removed from a South African train because he refused to comply with the countries strict racial segregation laws. That attorney was named Mohandas K. Gandhi and the event would spark a lifelong pursuit of social justice that resonates today. Gandhi in the twenty-first century and The Impossible Indian reassess the life and work of Gandhi for modern day readers while An Autobiography: the Story of My Experiments with Truth presents Gandhi in his own words.

Reading Gandhi in the twenty-first century  examines the resonance that Gandhi’s work has on current problems confronting the global community. The author explores Gandhi’s insights on environmentalism, terrorism, and the troubled interactions between the West and Islamic world. The author shows how his thoughts apply to both the realm of global politics and to the intimate setting of individual human interactions.

The Impossible Indian: Gandhi and the Temptation of Violence presents Gandhi as a tenacious political thinker who confronted the most violent and troubled areas of the world with a vision that transcended national agendas. The author places Gandhi in the mainstream of political discourse on topics concerning imperialism, Fascism, and civil war. The author addresses Gandhi’s belief in ethical duty and self-sovereignty endowed independently from state sponsorship. The book is intended for readers who are interested in learning more about Gandhi’s extraordinary thoughts and how they apply to current global issues of violence and human rights.

An autobiography: the story of my experiments with truth is a book written by Gandhi where he expresses his desire to seek after the truth by devoting himself to God through seeking purity in a simple life, strict dietary practices, celibacy, and a life without violence (ahimsa). This book is not a typical biography of  the author’s life, rather it is a guidebook offered to show the author’s journey of thought in practical ways that could be applied and followed by the reader.

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