Gandhi At First Sight

Description

Meeting the Mahatma was a special moment for most of the people who captured it later in memorable prose. Gandhi at First Sight is a collection of such heartfelt moments of people from Sarojini Naidu to Katherine Mayo and from Romain Rolland to Charlie Chaplin, of an experience that was profound and sometimes even life-changing. ?In Gandhi at First Sight, Tom Weber has executed a simple yet brilliant concept with a masterly touch, an impressive understanding of the varied individuals whose first impressions of Gandhi he has included, and an enriching introduction.

About the Author

Thomas Weber is an Honorary Associate, School of Social Sciences and Communications, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia. His most recent Gandhi-related books are: Beloved Bapu: The Gandhi-Mirabehn Correspondence (with Tridip Suhrud); Going Native: Gandhi’s Relationship with Western Women (Roli Books); The Shanti Sena: Philosophy, History and Action; On the Salt March: The Historiography of Mahatma Gandhi’s March to Dandi; Gandhi, Gandhism and the Gandhians (Roli Books); and Gandhi as Disciple and Mentor.