Mahatma Gandhi's Book Recommendations
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, commonly known as Mahatma Gandhi, was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist, and political ethicist. He employed nonviolent resistance to lead the successful campaign for India's independence from British rule, and in turn inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world. His reading interests appear to have spanned history, religion, and philosophy.
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📚 Books Recommended by Mahatma Gandhi 18
The Bhagavad Gita
"[This book] became an infallible guide of conduct. It became my dictionary of daily reference."
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Unto This Last
"I could not get any sleep that night. I was determined to change my life in accordance with the ideals of Unto This Last."
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The Kingdom of God is Within You
"Reading The Kingdom of God is Within You cured me of my scepticism and made me a firm believer in Ahimsa."
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A Tale of Two Cities
"Mahatma Gandhi read this book."
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The Trial and Death of Socrates
"Mahatma Gandhi read this book."
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Gulliver's Travels
"Effective condemnation of modem civilization, written in an ironic vein."
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Ethical Religion
"Mahatma Gandhi read this book."
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India
"Mahatma Gandhi read this book."
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The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
"Portrays a mass of facts in his own imitable style."
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