Thomas Weber teaches Politics and peace Studies at La Trobe Univeristy, Melbourne. He has been researching and writing about Gandhi s life, thought and legacy for a quarter of a century, and has traveled extensively in India. His major Gandhi related publications include: Gandhi, Gandhism and the Gandhians (2006), Gandhi as Disciple and Mentor (2004/2007), Nonviolent Intervention Across Borders: A Recurrent vision (edited with Yeshua Moser-Puangsuwan, 2000), On the Salt March: The Historiography of Gandhi s March to Dandi (1997), Gandhi s Peace Army: The Shanti Sena and Unarmed Peacekeeping (1996) and Hugging the Trees: The Story of the Chipko Movement(1988).