This is the extraordinary story of how one man's indomitable spirit inspired a nation to triumph over tyranny. This is the story of Mahatma Gandhi, a man who owned nothing-and gained everything.

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pt. 1.From birth to greatness -- ch. 1. World weeps -- ch. 2. Blundering boy -- ch. 3. Gandhi in London -- ch. 4. Two incidents shape the future -- ch. 5. color prejudice -- ch. 6. Courage under attack -- ch. 7. Transofrmation -- ch. 8. Soul force -- ch. 9. Happy victory -- pt. 2. Gandhi in India: January 9, 1915-March 23, 1946 -- ch. 10. Ears and mouth open -- ch. 11. Mahatma Gandhi and the British -- ch. 12. Blood -- ch. 13. Road to jail -- ch. 14. Gandhi fasts -- ch. 15. Answer to Moscow -- ch. 16. Salt of freedom -- ch. 17. Half-naked Fakir -- ch. 18. In London in minus fours -- ch. 19. Children of God -- ch. 20. Magician -- ch. 21. Personal -- ch. 22. Jesus Christ and Mahatma Gandhi -- ch. 23. Winston Churchill versus Modandas Gandhi -- ch. 24. My week with Gandhi -- ch. 25. Frustration and irritation -- ch. 26. Jinna versus Gandhi -- pt. 3. Victory and tragedy: March 24, 1946-January 30, 1948 -- ch. 27. Seeking the divine in man -- ch. 28. On the eve -- ch. 29. round and round the Mulberry bush -- ch. 30. Birth of two nations -- ch. 31. Gandhi hoes his troubled waters -- ch. 32. Love on troubled waters -- ch. 33. Victory is to him who is ready to pay the price -- ch. 34. Death before prayers.