Short answers, pulled from the story.
Gandhi the Man was written by Eknath Easwaran. The original 1973 edition was compiled from Easwaran's perspective by Jo Anne Black, Nick Harvey, and Laurel Robertson, and was published by Glide Publications in San Francisco.
Gandhi the Man was originally published in 1973 in the United States by Glide Publications in San Francisco. The first edition ran to 157 pages. A 4th edition with additional maps, chronology, and background notes appeared in 2011.
Gandhi the Man has been published in Chinese, Czech, Dutch, German, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Kurdish, and Persian. English-language editions have appeared in the United States, Canada, and India, with the Indian edition published by Jaico in Mumbai in 1997.
Eknath Easwaran argues that Gandhi did not see achieving India's freedom as his primary goal. According to reviewer Donald Cody in The History Teacher, Easwaran suggests that had Gandhi not believed British rule was particularly injurious to the Indian lower classes, he might not have involved himself in the independence movement at all.
Religion scholar Huston Smith was quoted by the publisher as stating that the book belongs in every public library in the English-speaking world.
Gandhi the Man serves as the basis of a seven-week curriculum and course offered through a US-based church denomination. Reviewer Donald Cody, writing in The History Teacher, described it as a rare inspirational experience for teachers, college students, and high school students interested in spiritual topics.