AMAN KUMAR

Overall, Gandhi’s extensive study and reading of many religious tomes and books, his propensity to be upfront about his actions, his thoughts and deeds (some I suspect was lost in the translation), along with his willingness to at least hear out those practicing faiths different from his own, all on top of his missionary work helping many Hindus (through his knowledge and practice of law) revealed why Gandhi is viewed by many the world over, a prophet. Uncannily not what expected, and yet truly enlightening. This book offers an intriguing first hand account of events in the modern time period, which allows for more insight. I found Gandhi's writings interesting because it gave a different point of view on what happened with the events against British colonization in India compared to what you find in basic classroom textbooks. For the most part, I feel Gandhi accomplished what he set out to do in writing this book, which was to tell his story in order to reach other people. However it would have been nice to hear more about events later in his life and further on the results of his interactions against colonial rule. The author's writing style was fairly clear and easy to comprehend, as his writing was a straightforward description about his life events and " experiments with truth." The writing was also well paced in order to basically summarize his experiences with as much detail as possible.