The Essential Gandhi: An Anthology of His Writings on His Life, Work, and Ideas is a collection of Mohandas Gandhi's writings edited by Louis Fischer. The book outlines how Gandhi became the Mahatma and introduces Gandhi's opinions on various subjects. It is split into two parts, "The Man" and "The Mahatma".

The Essential Gandhi
First edition
EditorLouis Fischer
AuthorMahatma Gandhi
Eknath Easwaran (preface, 2nd edition)
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Genrebiography, essay
PublisherAllen & Unwin
Publication date
1962
Media typePrint
Pagesxxvi, 338 pp
ISBN1-4000-3050-1 (reprint)
OCLC51073482
954.03/5/092 B 22
LC ClassDS481.G3 A3 2002b