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Gandhi the Man
Gandhi the Man is a biography of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi written by Eknath Easwaran. The book was originally published in the United States in 1973. Several subsequent expanded editions have been published. Foreign (non-English) editions have also been published in several languages. The book has been reviewed in newspapers, professional journals, and websites. The subtitle of the 4th edition is "How one man changed himself to change the world".
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All US editions of "Gandhi the Man
's freedom as his primary goal. In fact, had he not believed that British rule was particularly injurious to the Indian lower classes, he might not have involved himself in the independence movement at all."
In the "Bulletin of Science, Technology & Society", Tonya Emeigh suggested that "Gandhi the Man" could be used for teaching humane attitudes towards farm animals.
The publisher quoted influential religion scholar Huston Smith as stating that "This book belongs in every public library in the English-speaking world.