ABSTRACT
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (1869–1948), universally called ‘Mahatma’ or great-souled, was the mass leader of Indian independence. Using uncompromising non-violent civil disobedience, Gandhi led India to freedom while at the same time inspiring civil rights and decolonial movements the world over. Endearingly referred to as ‘Bapu’ (father) in India, he is widely recognized as the father of the Indian nation. In this chapter, we reread Gandhi’s autobiographical writing with a concentration on the physicality of his ‘experiments with truth’.
