This compelling biography traces the evolution of Mohandas K. Gandhi as he forged the philosophy of Satyagraha--from Indian words for truth and firmness--amid the brutal racism of South Africa and helped lead the struggle for Indian independence. But Satyagraha was a bigger concept even than the Indian subcontinent and the mighty British Empire. Readers will learn about the Mahatma--"Great soul in peasant's garb"--often in his own words, as well as...