The twenty-nine essays in this book are insightful and sympathetic analyses of various facets of Gandhis multidimensional personality. They cover his formative years; his struggle against racism and imperialism; his attitude to religion and the partition of India; his public life; and the relevance of his political and economic thought in the twenty-first century. This book will be of interest to political scientists, historians, followers of Gandhi, and an informed general audience.