'Get down!' the official said. 'Or I will get a constable to push you out!' 'Do that, ' I told him. 'I will not get off this train!' Mahatma Gandhi is best known as the father of the Indian nation and a charismatic leader in the fight for justice for all. But who was Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, and what made him the phenomenon he became? Born into a middle class family, Gandhi's thirst for truth was evident from an early age, and his insistence on speaking and living his truth often got him into trouble. Why did it matter so much to him not to cheat at school, to stand up to officials who told him what he could and could not do, to fight relentlessly for the rights of the poor and those with little power over their own lives? What was it about Gandhi's life and experiences that brought him to the clear understanding that love and non-violence are the best weapons in any struggle?

Real Reads are accessible texts designed to support the literacy development of primary and lower secondary age children while introducing them to the riches of our international literary heritage. Each book is a retelling of a work of great literature from one of the world's greatest cultures, fitted into a 64-page book, making classic stories, dramas and histories available to intelligent young readers as a bridge to the full texts, to language students wanting access to other cultures, and to adult readers who are unlikely ever to read the original versions.

 

 

This book is part of a book series called Real Reads .

There are 64 pages in this book. This book was published in 2015 by Real Reads .

NANDINI NAYAR is a freelance writer. This is her second book inspired by her son Pranav - her first was Pranav's Picture. She lives in Hyderabad in India. PROITI ROY graduated in fine arts from Shantiniketan, Bengal, where she was born. For the last twelve years she has been teaching art and craft to children. She is also a freelance illustrator who loves animals and lives with five rescued dogs in Kolkata. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (1869-1948) was the preeminent leader of Indian independence movement in British-ruled India. Employing nonviolent civil disobedience, Gandhi led India to independence and inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world. The honorific 'Mahatma' is now used worldwide. Shailja Jain Chougule is an independent animation film designer and illustrator who lives and works in Pune, India. Educated at the National Institute of Design, she has worked for Brainvisa Technologies, Miditech, and Future Thought Productions. Nandini Nayar lives in Hyderabad, India, and writes for children. Her first picture book was Pranav's Picture (Tulika, 2005) and her first book for older children was The House of Fourteen Cats, which won the second prize in the Children's Book Trust competition in 2005. She now has eleven picture books, two novels, a collection of short stories and several non-fiction titles to her credit.