Gandhi developed and practiced philosophies of nonviolence, eventually becoming known as Mahatma, or the great-souled one. He became a leader in India’s push for independence from Great Britain ...

Book challenges Mahatma Gandhi's reputation ... Gandhi left his wife, "Ba," -- an arranged marriage -- in 1908 for Kallenbach, a lifelong bachelor, according to the book. In letters, Gandhi ...

He already had a wife, Kasturba, as a result of an arranged marriage in 1883 ... In Great Soul: Mahatma Gandhi And His Struggle With India, Lelyveld quotes a letter from Gandhi to Kallenbach ...

Mahatma Gandhi's life and philosophy have become legend ... violently toward his wife Kasturba at the beginning of their marriage. His transformation into the spiritual and intellectual leader ...

Mahatma Gandhi drew several women from the West to ... or young or believed in mixed marriage, "you know what I would have done", Weber says in his book. Noted South African liberal and feminist ...