‘All the developing phases of a great spirit’

Revisiting Mahatma Gandhi’s autobiography. The Story of My Experiments With Truth by Mahatma Gandhi. India today commemorates the anniversary of Gandhi’s birth, so there is no better time to pick up a copy of his autobiography, characterized by The New York Times in a September 1948 review as containing “ all the developing phases of a great spirit.” It shows how Gandhi — “humble, pure, and exalted” — befuddled analysts and observers with the “absolute simplicity” of his life and ideas. Buy The Story of My Experiments With Truth from your local bookstore.