Unto This Last

by Mahatma Gandhi, Valji Govindji Desai (Translator)

• This e-book publication is a unique translation of a great Indian philosopher and spiritual leader.• A new table of contents with working links has been included by a publisher.• This edition has been proof-read and corrected for spelling and grammatical errors.To The ReaderI would like to say to the diligent reader of my writings and to others who are interested in them that I am not at all concerned with appearing to be consistent. In my search after Truth I have discarded many ideas and learnt many new things. Old as I am in age, I have no feeling that I have ceased to grow inwardly or that my growth will stop at the dissolution of the flesh. What I am concerned with is my readiness to obey the call of Truth, my God, from moment to moment, and therefore, when anybody finds any inconsistency between any two writings of mine, if he has still faith in my sanity, he would do well to choose the later of the two on the same subject.M.K.Gandhi

32 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 1956

About the author

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, commonly known as Mahatma Gandhi, was the preeminent leader of Indian nationalism in British-ruled India. Employing non-violent civil disobedience, Gandhi led India to independence and inspired movements for non-violence, civil rights and freedom across the world.

The son of a senior government official, Gandhi was born and raised in a Hindu Bania community in coastal Gujarat, and trained in law in London. Gandhi became famous by fighting for the civil rights of Muslim and Hindu Indians in South Africa, using new techniques of non-violent civil disobedience that he developed. Returning to India in 1915, he set about organizing peasants to protest excessive land-taxes. A lifelong opponent of "communalism" (i.e. basing politics on religion) he reached out widely to all religious groups. He became a leader of Muslims protesting the declining status of the Caliphate. Assuming leadership of the Indian National Congress in 1921, Gandhi led nationwide campaigns for easing poverty, expanding women's rights, building religious and ethnic amity, ending untouchability, increasing economic self-reliance, and above all for achieving Swaraj—the independence of India from British domination. His spiritual teacher was the Jain philosopher/poet Shrimad Rajchandra.

Reviews

[Ingrid · Rating 4 out of 5]

Gandhi found Ruskin’s treatise ‘Unto This Last’ life-changing. This is his own summary of Ruskin’s book, essentially pointing out the gross error of ‘homo economicus’ and the grotesque economic, social and political consequences of the assumption that humans are motivated solely by economic advantage.

[Renjith R · Rating 4 out of 5]

The gist of his book is the upliftment of equality and cooperation. There are numerous simple examples which help to understand real life economic scenarios in the society. The book was written by keeping in mind the circumstances in England. But as Gandhiji realised it is for all nations in the world.