About the Book : It is a pioneering effort of analysing Gandhiji's ideas on religion And how he utilized it is in his struggle for freedom And how he utilized it in his struggle for freedom These questions are answered in this book. When Gandhiji had taken out politics from committee and conference rooms on to the streets he had to speak the language the masses understand. He spoke on religion intelligible to the lay as well as intellectuals. Both had drawn their conclusions. Both called him reverently as Mahatma. About Author : Poosapati A. Raju commissioned on 02 February, 1964. Before commissioned, he obtained two before Graduate Degrees: M.A. in Political Science and M.A. in Public Administration in the years 1958 and 1960 from Nagpur University. After joining Army Education Corps he secured M. Ed. In 1974 from Poona University. In 1982 he was awarded Ph. D. Degree in Political Science from Aurangabad University. His first book: Social and Political Ideas of Kandukuri Veeresalingam (a study in political thought) a renaissance writer in later half of nineteenth century in Andhra Pradesh was published in 1986. Presently he is editing his short stories: An Enquiry Into Spririt. At present he is the President of Shobha Memorial Degree College, Jami, District Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh.