Mahatma Gandhi, The Story of My Experiments with Truth

Clara Neary (University of Chester)

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 10.3.1.02: Indian Writing and Culture of the Colonial Period, 1750-1947.
Vol. editors: Claire Gallien (Université Paul Valéry Montpellier 3), Pavan Kumar Malreddy (J W Goethe University of Frankfurt), Delphine Munos (Université de Liège), Nishi Pulugurtha (Brahmananda Keshab Chandra College)

Domains

Political Science

Dates

First circulation or publication 1927

Places

India (Country of Origin)

Genres and Modes

Autobiography (any)
Essays/ Lectures (any)
Non-fictional prose

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According to Gandhi himself, the impetus to commence the writing of his autobiography – entitled

An Autobiography, or The Story of My Experiments with Truth

– came, circa 1921, “at the instance of some of [his] nearest co-workers” (

Autobiography

13). However, its production was to be beset by delays. The year 1921 was seminal in Gandhi’s life, marking as it did his wholesale conversion from “staunch [British] loyalist” to “uncompromising disaffectionist and non-co-operator” (Gandhi,

Young India

23 March 1922). Such a seismic ideological shift was attended by pressing pragmatic concerns which hindered his autobiographical project. Gandhi became absorbed in the implementation of his

satyagraha

campaign of non-cooperation, a “total system” (Brown 140) dedicated to…

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Citation: Neary, Clara. "The Story of My Experiments with Truth". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 12 May 2014 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=12414, accessed 25 November 2024.]