![]() The two books that had an impact on Gandhi were Harishchandra and Shravana Pitrabhakti Nataka. In addition to that, he also explains how he felt bad for his actions later on in life and decided not to steal again. He also talks about stealing from a shopkeeper when he was young. The first part of the book is about Gandhi’s childhood, including his experiments with meat eating and smoking. In addition, he wants to discuss spiritual and moral matters rather than political ones. ![]() However, he decides to write about his experiments with truth in life through this book. ![]() He wonders if writing an autobiography is something that Easterners do, since it’s a Western practice. ![]() Gandhi has written this book at the request of his friend Jeramdas who is a fellow prisoner. Chapters XXIX–XLIII of Part V were translated by Desai’s friend Pyarelal Nayyar Introduction A cheaper English version is needed so that more people can read about Gandhi’s philosophy and learn how to apply his ideas to their life. 50,000 copies had been sold but since it wasn’t translated into English it prevented Indians from purchasing it. ![]() There were five editions by the time this preface was written. The book was originally published in two volumes, the first in 1927 and second in 1929. 1-Page Summary of The Story Of My Experiments With Truth Translator’s preface ![]()
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