The Story of My Experiments with Truth (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. An AutobiographyBy Mahatma Gandhi
Length20h 18m
About this audiobook
The Story of My Experiments with Truth is not a conventional autobiography so much as a moral and spiritual inquiry into the making of a public life. Gandhi narrates his childhood in Gujarat, legal training in London, political awakening in South Africa, and evolving practice of satyagraha with a prose style marked by candor, restraint, and didactic clarity. Situated between confession, memoir, and ethical treatise, the work belongs to the literature of self-scrutiny, where personal episodes become tests of truth, self-discipline, and service. Mahatma Gandhi wrote from the vantage point of a leader whose authority rested less on office than on disciplined experiment. His encounters with colonial law, racial humiliation, religious pluralism, vegetarianism, celibacy, and communal conflict all shaped the convictions recorded here. The book reflects a mind trained in jurisprudence yet increasingly devoted to moral action, translating private vows into political method. Readers seeking insight into Gandhi's philosophy, the roots of nonviolent resistance, or the intimate formation of modern anti-colonial thought will find this indispensable. It rewards attention not as self-celebration, but as a rigorous account of conscience in practice.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A succinct Introduction situates the work's timeless appeal and themes.
- The Synopsis outlines the central plot, highlighting key developments without spoiling critical twists.
- A detailed Historical Context immerses you in the era's events and influences that shaped the writing.
- An Author Biography reveals milestones in the author's life, illuminating the personal insights behind the text.
- A thorough Analysis dissects symbols, motifs, and character arcs to unearth underlying meanings.
- Reflection questions prompt you to engage personally with the work's messages, connecting them to modern life.
- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
- Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.
Audiobook details
GenreBiography and Memoir
Length20 hrs 18 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 10, 2021
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1My Inventions – Nikola Tesla's Autobiography (Annotated)
92V RESULT OF INTROSPECTION
2Introduction
93VI A SACRIFICE TO VEGETARIANISM
3Synopsis
94VII EXPERIMENTS IN EARTH AND WATER TREATMENT
4Historical Context
95VIII A WARNING
5Author Biography
96IX A TUSSLE WITH POWER
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6INTRODUCTION
97X A SACRED RECOLLECTION AND PENANCE
7PART I
98XI INTIMATE EUROPEAN CONTACTS
8I BIRTH AND PARENTAGE
99XII EUROPEAN CONTACTS (Contd.)
9II CHILDHOOD
100XIII ‘INDIAN OPINION’
10III CHILD MARRIAGE
101XIV COOLIE LOCATIONS OR GHETTOES?
11IV PLAYING THE HUSBAND
102XV THE BLACK PLAGUE—I
12V AT THE HIGH SCHOOL
103XVI THE BLACK PLAGUE—II
13VI A TRAGEDY
104XVII LOCATION IN FLAMES
14VII A TRAGEDY (Contd.)
105XVIII THE MAGIC SPELL OF A BOOK
15VIII STEALING AND ATONEMENT
106XIX THE PHŒNIX SETTLEMENT
16IX MY FATHER’S DEATH AND MY DOUBLE SHAME
107XX THE FIRST NIGHT
17X GLIMPSES OF RELIGION
108XXI POLAK TAKES THE PLUNGE
18XI PREPARATION FOR ENGLAND
109XXII WHOM GOD PROTECTS
19XII OUTCASTE
110XXIII A PEEP INTO THE HOUSEHOLD
20XIII IN LONDON AT LAST
111XXIV THE ZULU ‘REBELLION’
21XIV MY CHOICE
112XXV HEART SEARCHINGS
22XV PLAYING THE ENGLISH GENTLEMAN
113XXVI THE BIRTH OF SATYAGRAHA
23XVI CHANGES
114XXVII MORE EXPERIMENTS IN DIETETICS
24XVII EXPERIMENTS IN DIETETICS
115XXVIII KASTURBAI’S COURAGE
25XVIII SHYNESS MY SHIELD
116XXIX DOMESTIC SATYAGRAHA
26XIX THE CANKER OF UNTRUTH
117XXX TOWARDS SELF-RESTRAINT
27XX ACQUAINTANCE WITH RELIGIONS
118XXXI FASTING
28XXI
119XXXII AS SCHOOLMASTER
29XXII NARAYAN HEMCHANDRA
120XXXIII LITERARY TRAINING
30XXIII THE GREAT EXHIBITION
121XXXIV TRAINING OF THE SPIRIT
31XXIV ‘CALLED’—BUT THEN?
122XXXV TARES AMONG THE WHEAT
32XXV MY HELPLESSNESS
123XXXVI FASTING AS PENANCE
33PART II
124XXXVII TO MEET GOKHALE
34I RAYCHANDBHAI
125XXXVIII MY PART IN THE WAR
35II HOW I BEGAN LIFE
126XXXIX A SPIRITUAL DILEMMA
36III THE FIRST CASE
127XL MINIATURE SATYAGRAHA
37IV THE FIRST SHOCK
128XLI GOKHALE’S CHARITY
38V PREPARING FOR SOUTH AFRICA
129XLII TREATMENT OF PLEURISY
39VI ARRIVAL IN NATAL
130XLIII HOMEWARD
40VII SOME EXPERIENCES
131XLIV SOME REMINISCENCES OF THE BAR
41VIII ON THE WAY TO PRETORIA
132XLV SHARP PRACTICE?
42IX MORE HARDSHIPS
133XLVI CLIENTS TURNED CO-WORKERS
43X FIRST DAY IN PRETORIA
134XLVII HOW A CLIENT WAS SAVED
44XI CHRISTIAN CONTACTS
135PART V
45XII SEEKING TOUCH WITH INDIANS
136I THE FIRST EXPERIENCE
46XIII WHAT IT IS TO BE A ‘COOLIE’
137II WITH GOKHALE IN POONA
47XIV PREPARATION FOR THE CASE
138III WAS IT A THREAT?
48XV RELIGIOUS FERMENT
139IV SHANTINIKETAN
49XVI MAN PROPOSES, GOD DISPOSES
140V WOES OF THIRD CLASS PASSENGERS
50XVII SETTLED IN NATAL
141VI WOOING
51XVIII COLOUR BAR
142VII KUMBHA MELA
52XIX NATAL INDIAN CONGRESS
143VIII LAKSHMAN JHULA
53XX BALASUNDARAM
144IX FOUNDING OF THE ASHRAM
54XXI THE £ 3 TAX
145X ON THE ANVIL
55XXII COMPARATIVE STUDY OF RELIGIONS
146XI ABOLITION OF INDENTURED EMIGRATION
56XXIII AS A HOUSEHOLDER
147XII THE STAIN OF INDIGO
57XXIV HOMEWARD
148XIII THE GENTLE BIHARI
58XXV IN INDIA
149XIV FACE TO FACE WITH AHIMSA
59XXVI TWO PASSIONS
150XV CASE WITHDRAWN
60XXVII THE BOMBAY MEETING
151XVI METHODS OF WORK
61XXVIII POONA AND MADRAS
152XVII COMPANIONS
62XXIX ‘RETURN SOON’
153XVIII PENETRATING THE VILLAGES
63PART III
154XIX WHEN A GOVERNOR IS GOOD
64I RUMBLINGS OF THE STORM
155XX IN TOUCH WITH LABOUR
65II THE STORM
156XXI A PEEP INTO THE ASHRAM
66III THE TEST
157XXII THE FAST
67IV THE CALM AFTER THE STORM
158XXIII THE KHEDA SATYAGRAHA
68V EDUCATION OF CHILDREN
159XXIV ‘THE ONION THIEF’
69VI SPIRIT OF SERVICE
160XXV END OF KHEDA SATYAGRAHA
70VII BRAHMACHARYA—I
161XXVI PASSION FOR UNITY
71VIII BRAHMACHARYA—II
162XXVII RECRUITING CAMPAIGN
72IX SIMPLE LIFE
163XXVIII NEAR DEATH’S DOOR
73X THE BOER WAR
164XXIX THE ROWLATT BILLS AND MY DILEMMA
74XI SANITARY REFORM AND FAMINE RELIEF
165XXX THAT WONDERFUL SPECTACLE!
75XII RETURN TO INDIA
166XXXI THAT MEMORABLE WEEK!—I
76XIII IN INDIA AGAIN
167XXXII THAT MEMORABLE WEEK!—II
77XIV CLERK AND BEARER
168XXXIII 'A HIMALAYAN MISCALCULATION'
78XV IN THE CONGRESS
169XXXIV 'NAVAJIVAN’ AND ‘YOUNG INDIA'
79XVI LORD CURZON’S DARBAR
170XXXV IN THE PUNJAB
80XVII A MONTH WITH GOKHALE—1
171XXXVI THE KHILAFAT AGAINST COW PROTECTION?
81XVIII A MONTH WITH GOKHALE—II
172XXXVII THE AMRITSAR CONGRESS
82XIX A MONTH WITH GOKHALE—III
173XXXVIII CONGRESS INITIATION
83XX IN BENARES
174XXXIX THE BIRTH OF KHADI
84XXI SETTLED IN BOMBAY?
175XL FOUND AT LAST!
85XXII FAITH ON ITS TRIAL
176XLI AN INSTRUCTIVE DIALOGUE
86XXIII TO SOUTH AFRICA AGAIN
177XLII ITS RISING TIDE
87PART IV
178XLIII AT NAGPUR
88I ‘LOVE’S LABOUR’S LOST’?
179FAREWELL
89II AUTOCRATS FROM ASIA
180Analysis
90III POCKETED THE INSULT
181Reflection
91IV QUICKENED SPIRIT OF SACRIFICE
182Memorable Quotes
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