The book has been recognized as one of the most important spiritual works of the twentieth century. The autobiography seeks to explain the experiential roots of Gandhi’s activist vocation. Gandhi was compelled to write the autobiography by his close friend, Swami Anand, who would become his literary manager. Published in a weekly journal, Navjivan, between 19, it covers the span of time between Gandhi’s early childhood through roughly 1921.

On the 30th of January, 1948, Mahatma Gandhi was shot dead by a Hindu nationalist, for allegedly being highly concerned about the nation's Muslim population.The Story of My Experiments with Truth is the autobiography of Indian activist Mohandas K. As the British rule ended, he was saddened by India's partition, and tried his best to bring peace among the Sikhs and Muslims. At all times, he practised satyagraha, which is the teaching of non-violence. As a result of launching this movement, he was thrown in prison and remained there for several years, due to other political offenses allegedly committed by him. In the year 1942, he played a key role in launching the Quit India movement, which was intended at forcing the British to leave the nation. The author was born on the 2nd of October, 1869, in Porbandar, Gujarat. The author has written a number of books and some of them include Character & Nation Building, India of My Dreams, and All Men are Brothers. He is also known as the 'The Father of the Nation', in India. In the last chapter, he noted, ''My life from this point onward has been so public that there is hardly anything about it that people do not know.'' ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, was the prominent figure in the freedom struggle in India from the British rule. It covers the period from his birth (1869) to the year 1921, describing his childhood, his school days, his early marriage, his journeys abroad, his legal studies and practise. I simply want to tell the story of my numerous experiments with truth, and as my life consists of nothing but those experiments, it is true that the story will take the shape of an autobiography.'' The Story of My Experiments with Truth, the autobiography of Mahatma Gandhi, is a very popular and influential book. ''It is not my purpose to attempt a real autobiography.

Story of my experiments with truth