The Story of My Experiments with Truth: Summary of Gandhi's Autobiography
"The Story of My Experiments with Truth" is Mahatma Gandhi's autobiography and one of the most widely read books in India. Gandhi wrote it in Gujarati as "Satyana Prayogo athva Atmakatha". It was published weekly in his journal Navajivan from 1925 to 1929 . It was translated into English by his secretary Mahadev Desai . The book covers his life from childhood to 1921. Childhood and Marriage Gandhi was born on 2 October 1869 in Porbandar. He was married to Kasturba at the age of 13. In the book he openly admits his childhood mistakes, such as secretly eating meat, smoking and stealing. Once he confessed in a letter to his father, and his father's tears taught him the meaning of true repentance. London and Law In 1888 he went to London to study law and kept his promise to his mother to stay away from meat and alcohol. He became a barrister in 1891 and returned to India, but did not succeed as a lawyer at first. South Africa: The Turning Point In 1893 h...