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This is a 5 page book review of “Gandhi: A Life” by Yogesh Chadha (1997). Gandhi’s peaceful process was integral in the negotiations of the independence of India and while his methods may have seemed against many of the traditions of the Hindus, his acceptance of other religions and Western ways paved the way for a new and independent India. While Chadha used historical methods to relate the biography of Gandhi and tries to strip away several myths about the saint, he at the same time shows how Gandhi in his open, accepting and non-violent resistance was able to unite the Indian people toward a new independence even at the cost of his own life.
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Hindus, his acceptance of other religions and Western ways paved the way for a new and independent India. While Chadha used historical methods to relate the biography of Gandhi and
tries to strip away several myths about the saint, he at the same time shows how Gandhi in his open, accepting and non-violent resistance was able to unite the Indian
people toward a new independence even at the cost of his own life. While most people know that Mahatma Gandhi led India to independence from British rule based on the
power of his ideology of satyagraha, an ideology which means "anchored in truth" and is based in practice by the modern day meaning of "non-violent civil disobedience" (Parameswaran, 1998). Yosesh
Chadhas biography "Gandhi: A Life" carefully documents Gandhis life and teachings in a chronological order which may appear redundant to researchers who are familiar with Gandhis life but is highly
informative for those who may not be so familiar with the details of Gandhis life. In the types of biographies over the years which have been written, some being personal
accounts and some being based on those who knew him, Chadhas biography definitely falls within the categories most commonly used by historians which relate history from a less personal perspective
and rely on previous works and historical documents to formulate a guideline. Since the publication of the entire 90 volumes of works of Gandhi which started in 1958 and ended
in 1984, Chadha was the first major biographer to have access to them all (Parameswaran, 1998). Although Chadha has access to all the information available on Gandhi and does provide
a good chronological record of Gandhis life along with substantial notes, glossary and bibliography, Chadha still does select some areas with which he has decided to elaborate upon within the
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