The goal of the current series is to provide a representative sample of how sensitive thinkers from various languages have viewed Gandhi. It also aims to create through collage a perspective on how Mahatma Gandhi was received by the Indian literary community over the last 100 years, from the time he came to the attention of the Indian public in the second decade of the 20th century to the year 2019, which marked the 150th anniversary of his birth. By weaving together a communal view on the Mahatma's life and work via the prism of creative writing in Indian languages, we hope to pay tribute to him on this historic day. The collection aims to compile Gandhi-related writing in as many Indian languages as is practical.The current series aims to offer a broad sampling of how Gandhi has been perceived by sensitive intellectuals from many languages. The book also tries to provide a viewpoint on Mahatma Gandhi's reception in the Indian literary world during the past century, from the time he first caught Indians' notice in the second decade of the 20th century to 2019, which was the 150th anniversary of his birth. We wish to honour the Mahatma on this historic day by fusing a collective perspective on his life and work via the lens of creative writing in Indian languages. The collection tries to gather writing about Gandhi in as many Indian languages as are available.Shyam Pakhare is the Assistant Professor, Department of History, Kishinchand Chellaram College, Churchgate, Mumbai. His research interest is focused on Gandhian Studies.