The Essential Gandhi

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anthology book

The Essential Gandhi is a widely read anthology that presents Mahatma Gandhi’s key writings, speeches, and letters, offering an accessible overview of his philosophy of nonviolence, truth, and social justice.

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Label	Occurrences
The Essential Gandhi canonical	2
Gandhi’s correspondence	1
Gandhi’s letters	1

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Target entity: The Essential Gandhi
Context triple: [Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi, relatedWork, The Essential Gandhi]

A. What Gandhi Says
"What Gandhi Says" is a political analysis book by Norman Finkelstein that examines and interprets Mahatma Gandhi’s views on nonviolence, resistance, and contemporary conflicts.
B. Gandhi, My Father
Gandhi, My Father is a 2007 Indian biographical drama film that explores the troubled relationship between Mahatma Gandhi and his eldest son, Harilal Gandhi.
C. Collected works of Mahatma Gandhi
The "Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi" is a comprehensive multi-volume compilation of Gandhi’s writings, speeches, letters, and articles that documents his life, philosophy, and role in India’s freedom struggle.
D. The Story of My Experiments with Truth
The Story of My Experiments with Truth is Mahatma Gandhi’s autobiographical work recounting his personal, spiritual, and political development and the evolution of his philosophy of nonviolent resistance.
E. Gandhi’s ashrams
Gandhi’s ashrams were communal living centers in India founded by Mahatma Gandhi to practice and promote his principles of nonviolence, self-sufficiency, and social reform.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: The Essential Gandhi
Target entity description: The Essential Gandhi is a widely read anthology that presents Mahatma Gandhi’s key writings, speeches, and letters, offering an accessible overview of his philosophy of nonviolence, truth, and social justice.

A. What Gandhi Says
"What Gandhi Says" is a political analysis book by Norman Finkelstein that examines and interprets Mahatma Gandhi’s views on nonviolence, resistance, and contemporary conflicts.
B. Gandhi, My Father
Gandhi, My Father is a 2007 Indian biographical drama film that explores the troubled relationship between Mahatma Gandhi and his eldest son, Harilal Gandhi.
C. Collected works of Mahatma Gandhi
The "Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi" is a comprehensive multi-volume compilation of Gandhi’s writings, speeches, letters, and articles that documents his life, philosophy, and role in India’s freedom struggle.
D. The Story of My Experiments with Truth
The Story of My Experiments with Truth is Mahatma Gandhi’s autobiographical work recounting his personal, spiritual, and political development and the evolution of his philosophy of nonviolent resistance.
E. Gandhi’s ashrams
Gandhi’s ashrams were communal living centers in India founded by Mahatma Gandhi to practice and promote his principles of nonviolence, self-sufficiency, and social reform.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	anthology ⓘ book ⓘ
about	British colonial rule in India ⓘ Indian nationalism ⓘ moral philosophy ⓘ peace and conflict resolution ⓘ poverty and inequality ⓘ religion and spirituality ⓘ social reform ⓘ
authorOfCollectedTexts	Mahatma Gandhi ⓘ
compiledFrom	Gandhi’s correspondence ⓘ linked to: The Essential Gandhi Gandhi’s original writings ⓘ Gandhi’s public addresses ⓘ
countryOfPublication	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
describedAs	accessible overview of Gandhi’s thought ⓘ widely read anthology of Gandhi’s writings ⓘ
editor	Louis Fischer ⓘ
focusesOn	Satyagraha ⓘ civil disobedience ⓘ ethics and politics ⓘ philosophy of nonviolence ⓘ religious pluralism ⓘ truth (Satya) ⓘ
format	print ⓘ
genre	biographical anthology ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ spiritual writings ⓘ
hasPart	Gandhi’s essays ⓘ Gandhi’s letters ⓘ linked to: The Essential Gandhi Gandhi’s speeches ⓘ linked to: Collected works of Mahatma Gandhi
hasPerspectiveOf	Mahatma Gandhi ⓘ
intendedAudience	general readers ⓘ students of history ⓘ students of political science ⓘ students of religious studies ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
mainSubject	Indian independence movement ⓘ Mahatma Gandhi ⓘ nonviolence ⓘ social justice ⓘ truth ⓘ
notableFor	introducing Gandhi’s ideas to Western audiences ⓘ presenting Gandhi in his own words ⓘ
publicationCentury	20th century ⓘ
publisher	Random House ⓘ Vintage Books ⓘ
title	The Essential Gandhi ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

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Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi → relatedWork → The Essential Gandhi ⓘ

subject linked to: Collected works of Mahatma Gandhi

The Essential Gandhi → title → The Essential Gandhi ⓘ

The Essential Gandhi → hasPart → Gandhi’s letters ⓘ

linked to: The Essential Gandhi

The Essential Gandhi → compiledFrom → Gandhi’s correspondence ⓘ