books recommended by Mahatma Gandhi

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist, and political ethicist, who employed nonviolent resistance to lead the successful campaign for India's independence from British Rule, and in turn inspire movements for civil rights and freedom across the world.

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist, and political ethicist, who employed nonviolent resistance to lead the successful campaign for India's independence from British Rule, and in turn inspire movements for civil rights and freedom across the world.

books recommended by Mahatma Gandhi

A Tale of Two Cities

A Tale of Two Cities

Charles Dickens

Gulliver's Travels

Gulliver's Travels

Jonathan Swift

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

Edward Gibbon

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Mahatma Gandhi's book recommendations

A Tale of Two Cities

Gulliver's Travels

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

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