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The Essential Gandhi
First edition cover
EditorLouis Fischer
AuthorMahatma Gandhi
Eknath Easwaran (preface, 2nd edition)
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
PublisherAllen & Unwin
Media typePrint
Pagesxxvi, 338 pp
ISBN1-4000-3050-1 (reprint)
OCLC51073482
954.03/5/092 B 22
LC ClassDS481.G3 A3 2002b

The Essential Gandhi: An Anthology of His Writings on His Life, Work, and Ideas is a collection of Mohandas Gandhi's writings, edited by Louis Fischer and published by Random House in 1962.[1][2] The book outlines how Gandhi became the Mahatma and introduces Gandhi's opinions on various subjects. It is split into two parts, "The Man" and "The Mahatma".

References

  1. ↑ "The Essential Gandhi". Kirkus Reviews. 1 September 1962. Retrieved 14 November 2025.
  2. ↑ Meade, Robert D. (21 October 1962). ""Great Soul"". Hartford Courant. p. 14. Retrieved 15 November 2025 – via Newspapers.com.