Comprehensive, Annotated Bibliography on Mahatma Gandhi

Few figures in the twentieth century have been as inspirational as Mohandas Mahatma Gandhi. Interest in this extraordinary man has produced a massive amount of printed material, making Ananda M. Pandiri's comprehensive bibliography an invaluable reference tool for scholars and students. Pandiri has meticulously searched printed and electronic indexes, publisher's catalogs, and university libraries throughout India, Britain, and the U.S. to compile a complete bibliography of sources in the English language. This volume is organized and cross-referenced for easy use and access to a voluminous amount of information.Features include: -More than 4700 entries comprising books, pamphlets, seminars, government records, and other significant printed material -Complete bibliographic data of sources -Annotations detailing the content and scholarship of sources -Two exhaustive indexes-Title and Subject

"This comprehensive bibliography will help scholars and others in their research needs for a long time. Therefore, it is recommended highly for all South Asian collections and all research libraries. It is an excellent addition to the library literature." - American Reference Books Annual, "Whenever I see a publication titled a comprehensive bibliography, as with this volume, I get excited. Another library ideal is the annotated bibliography, and once again the title of this book promises me much. It does not disappoint. The compiler, a retired lawyer-turned-librarian, notes an impressive list of sources used, ranging from library catalogues, published lists, trade catalogues, national and general bibliographies and indexes, periodical sources, and several online sources such as Dissertation Abstracts, Expanded Academic Index and ERIC." - Reference Reviews, "Having been a lawyer in his native India and a librarian in the US, Pandiri, now retired, completes his two-volume bibliography by citing books and pamphlets about the life, work, ideas, and heritage of Gandhi published in English. The 1995 first volume cited Gandhi's own works, but this second also cites bibliographies and compilations of Gandhi's work published since then. The descriptive and critical annotations typically range from 50 to 100 words; annotations are missing only from works that are explained sufficiently by title or that he did not see personally. The arrangement is alphabetical by author; subjects and titles are indexed." - Reference & Research Book News

Ananda M. Pandiri was born in Rajahmundry, India and educated in India and the United States. In 1995, he retired as Associate Librarian from Hilton C. Buley Library, Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, Connecticut. Before moving to the United States in 1973, he was an attorney in Madras, India. He is currently retired and resides in Southern California but travels extensively throughout the world to further the research relevant to the study of Gandhi.