Who Was Gandhi?

Name: Who Was Gandhi?
Brand: Penguin Random House
Availability: InStock
Author: Dana Meachen Rau
ISBN: 9780525636786

Author: Dana Meachen Rau, Who HQ

Series: Who Was?

Narrator: Vikas Adam

Unabridged: 1 hr 1 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Listening Library

Published: 06/05/2018

Categories: Children's Nonfiction, Biographical, History, Asia

Synopsis

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born in 1869 in British-occupied India. Though he studied law in London and spent his early adulthood in South Africa, he remained devoted to his homeland and spent the later part of his life working to make India an independent nation. Calling for non-violent civil disobedience, Gandhi led India to independence and inspired movements for civil rights around the world. Gandhi is recognized internationally as a symbol of hope, peace, and freedom.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Annette on November 22, 2024

Who Was ...? biography series for middle grade introduces Gandhi who was a global icon of peace and freedom, and the champion of an independent India. Mohandas Gandhi was born on October 2, 1869 in Porbandar, India. His father was a political leader. At school, he was average and very shy. The books......more

Goodreads review by Sally on April 08, 2020

Impressive! Biographies have never been my choice. I am thankful to the authors of this illustrative collection. This is my second book and definitely I will make it and complete the rest. 👍🏼......more

Goodreads review by Sophie on December 01, 2022

Gandhi like Martin Luther King used non-Violent methods in his campaigns & sadly like Luther King was Taken from this Earth far Too Soon.......more

Goodreads review by Prabhat on December 30, 2021

Who was Gandhi by Dana Meachen Rau Illustraror Jerry Hoare and Nancy Harrison- Children’s illustrated colour picture book- The book narrates the story of non-violent civil disobedience movement against British rule by marching from Ahmedabad to Dandi sea coast in Nawasari Gujarat by 78 men and women......more

Goodreads review by Chelsea on December 09, 2020

Dana Meachen Rau unfolds the story of Mohandas Gandhi through her creative biography Who Was Gandhi?. With the help of artist Jerry Hoare, Dana begins Gandhi's story in 1869 India. The novel discusses both the positive and negative aspects of Mohandas’ life. The book starts with the birth of Gandhi......more