Experiments with Truth – Gandhi

Just finished reading Gandhi: The Story of My Experiments With The Truth.

The book explores his thoughts on politics, self-discipline and the meaning in his life. He discusses his experiments in diet, fasting, and medication. He explores non-violent struggle, religion and his work in South Africa and India.

Although it provided an insight into his complex life, there wasn’t any background given to some events. The autobiography is presented as a series of thoughts on subjects of interest to Gandhi, rather than as a complete history of his life.

I hadn’t read much before on Gandhi or the politics of his era. I would have prefered to have read a fuller biography, or a series of histories of the events and struggles in which he participated and led before reading this book.

Overall, a worthwhile purchase.