《An Autobiography――The Story of My Experiments with Truth》 - AnAutobiography――TheStoryofMyExperimentswithTruth

…He worked sincerely on the issues of political independence for the Indian people, as well as the elimination of untouchability and Hindu-Muslim conflict that were deeply rooted in Indian society, but he was ultimately unable to stop the Congress leadership's move to approve the partition of India, and was assassinated by a fanatical Hindu on January 30, 1948, after independence. His autobiography, entitled An Autobiography: The Story of My Experiments with Truth (1927-29), is a book that conveys well the human image of a Mahatma who sought to get closer to the truth through many trial and error. [Masao Naito] …

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…彼はインド民族の政治的独立と同時に，インド社会に巣食う不可触民制やヒンドゥー･ムスリム対立の除去という課題にも真摯に取り組むが，最終的には会議派指導部のインド分割承認への動きを阻止することはできず，独立後の48年1月30日，狂信的ヒンドゥー主義者の手によって暗殺された。《自叙伝――真理の実験An Autobiography――The Story of My Experiments with Truth》(1927‐29)と題した彼の半生記は，多くの試行錯誤を通じて真理に肉迫せんとする〈マハートマー〉の人間的な姿をよく伝える書物である。【内藤 雅雄】。…

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