Short answers, pulled from the story.
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi began writing his life story in the winter of 1925. He serialized the work in his weekly journal Navajivan from the 25th of November 1925 until the 3rd of February 1929.
Two childhood plays named Harishchandra and Shravana Pitrabhakti Nataka profoundly impacted Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. His marriage at age thirteen and the death of his father Karamchand Gandhi also marked significant formative years that laid the groundwork for his moral integrity.
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi remained in South Africa for about twenty years instead of the planned short duration. This extended period included organizing the Natal Indian Congress and facing incidents like being thrown off a train at Maritzburg.
British authorities sentenced Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi to six years in prison for sedition in March 1922. Judge C.N. Broomfield imposed this sentence despite hesitating to give harsher punishment due to Gandhi's fame and admission of guilt.
Mahadev Desai translated the work from Gujarati to English with revisions by an unnamed scholar. George Orwell later argued in 1949 that the book clarified Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi's natural physical courage.