This extraordinary autobiography is a window to the life of the great leader and social worker, M. K. Gandhi. It projects his journey from early childhood through to 1921. This first-hand account of his life offers insight into the workings of Gandhi's cognizance, his views and ideas-an insight into the complexities of his times that drove this seemingly ordinary man to the heights of being the father of a nation, India - to be known around the worlds as the flag-bearer of peace and harmony.