Pure Dimension

The biography written by Romain Rolland for his kindred spirit and foreign friend, Mahatma Gandhi, is unique in its elegant diction and profound comprehension. What is even more rare is that both the biographer, Romain Rolland, and the subject of the biography, Mahatma Gandhi, emerged as heroes of their era with similar qualities. The author's understanding and support for Gandhi are fully expressed in the book, a feature lacking in other biographies of Gandhi.Born on October 2, 1869, into a well-to-do family in India, Gandhi was destined to live in a country that had long lost its glory and dignity, having become a British colony. This was the crucial backdrop against which Gandhi fought throughout his life. For India's independence, he taught and mobilized the people in both South Africa and India, resisting the British with his unique "e;passive"e; approach against their guns, bayonets, and iron rods. To disseminate and practice his nonviolent ideology, Gandhi devoted his entire life, repeatedly facing life-threatening situations, ultimately martyred in an assassination that marked the end of his remarkable life...