M.K. Gandhi

Mohandas K. Gandhi

Links to Web Resources

The Mohandas K. Gandhi Web Resources site, maintained by the University of San Diego's Religion department, is a good place to begin. With 54 links to Gandhi-related sites, it presents categories like: Institutes & Centers, Biography, Thought & Praxis, Legacy & Successors
"Itihaas" means "history." Look here for a comprehensive timeline of Gandhi's life
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is the most well-known successor and practitioner of Gandhian non-violence. Explore more about the ethics of non-violent resistence on the Gandhi and King website.

Gandhi in the Popular Imagination

The Amar Chitra Katha series of comics are a popular way for children to learn about historical and mythological figures. The series has two biographies on Gandhi:

TIME Magazine chose Gandhi as the 1930 Man of the Year. Read the text from the January 1931 cover article.

The Early Years

Father of the Nation

Gandhi "up for grabs?"

What does "Gandhi" signify today, and for whom? Salman Rushdie takes on Apple Computer's use of Gandhi's image in recent ads (article originally published in Time magazine, April 13, 1998).

For a collection of photographs of Gandhi, go to the Gandhi Ashram Photo Gallery.
The Mahatma Gandhi Foundation, founded by Gandhi's grandson, maintains a website at <web.mahatma.org.in>, but the connection is unreliable.
The Engaged Page is an extensive site with links to sites on non-violence, human rights, Buddhist issues and peace initiatives all over the world. Look at their Gandhi page to see how they link Gandhi's works with "Engaged Buddhist Dharma."
The Gandhi Book Centre in Bombay maintains a website with links to books on Gandhi's Biography, Philosophy, and cartoons on Gandhi. Explore management guru Steven Covey's latest "Seven" lessons from Gandhi!!

Demystifying the Myth: Detracting Opinions

Not everyone believes that Mohandas K. Gandhi was a saint without flaw or self-interest. For an interesting paper on Gandhi's links with Industry, look at "Gandhi, Patron Saint of the Industrialist" on the SAGAR website at U-T Austin. For a sample of the ways many Muslims interpret Gandhi's "One Religion" rhetoric, see the Gandhi Page of the Muslims Online website.

		Mohandas K. Gandhi Links to Web Resources The Mohandas K. Gandhi Web Resources site, maintained by the University of San Diego's Religion department, is a good place to begin. With 54 links to Gandhi-related sites, it presents categories like: Institutes & Centers, Biography, Thought & Praxis, Legacy & Successors "Itihaas" means "history." Look here for a comprehensive timeline of Gandhi's life Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is the most well-known successor and practitioner of Gandhian non-violence. Explore more about the ethics of non-violent resistence on the Gandhi and King website.
Gandhi in the Popular Imagination The Amar Chitra Katha series of comics are a popular way for children to learn about historical and mythological figures. The series has two biographies on Gandhi: TIME Magazine chose Gandhi as the 1930 Man of the Year. Read the text from the January 1931 cover article.		The Early Years Father of the Nation
Gandhi "up for grabs?" What does "Gandhi" signify today, and for whom? Salman Rushdie takes on Apple Computer's use of Gandhi's image in recent ads (article originally published in Time magazine, April 13, 1998).
For a collection of photographs of Gandhi, go to the Gandhi Ashram Photo Gallery. The Mahatma Gandhi Foundation, founded by Gandhi's grandson, maintains a website at <web.mahatma.org.in>, but the connection is unreliable. The Engaged Page is an extensive site with links to sites on non-violence, human rights, Buddhist issues and peace initiatives all over the world. Look at their Gandhi page to see how they link Gandhi's works with "Engaged Buddhist Dharma." The Gandhi Book Centre in Bombay maintains a website with links to books on Gandhi's Biography, Philosophy, and cartoons on Gandhi. Explore management guru Steven Covey's latest "Seven" lessons from Gandhi!!
Demystifying the Myth: Detracting Opinions
Not everyone believes that Mohandas K. Gandhi was a saint without flaw or self-interest. For an interesting paper on Gandhi's links with Industry, look at "Gandhi, Patron Saint of the Industrialist" on the SAGAR website at U-T Austin. For a sample of the ways many Muslims interpret Gandhi's "One Religion" rhetoric, see the Gandhi Page of the Muslims Online website.