I My Birth and Childhood * My Birthplace and My Family * Economic Condition * My Education Begins * Sacred Thread Ceremony and Gurumantra II In Ghazipur Hindi Middle School * My English Education in the Mission School * My First Attempt at Sannyasa * My Marriage and the Death of My Wife III Post-Sannyasa Period * Yoga and Our Wanderings as Pilgrims * Experiences of Extreme Hunger and Other Incidents * Our Defiance and Some Strange Incidents * Food after Fifty-two Hours * In Mane Village across Narmada * Towards Onkareshwar * Darshan of Mahakal * We Got Our Special Bhiksha * Gurudom and its Ills * Towards Mathura * The Story of My Companion * Haridwar and Rishikesh * My New Engagement with Studies * Pilgrimage to Badrinath * Our Agnipariksha and Its Success * From Kedarnath to Badrinath * Back to Rishikesh * Towards Kashi Again IV The Study of Shastras * My Nature, Obstacles, and Madhukari * My Trial by Fire * In the State of Academic Anomie * Towards Becoming a Dandi Swami * My Gurudev * Astrology and Rituals * My Visit to Mithila * Durga Saptshati and Phute Ganesh * Towards Gujarat and Journey Back to Kashi * My Illness * In the Bhumihar Brahmin Sabha V Why did I Plunge into Social Work? * My Reply to Opponents * My Research and the Books * My Entry into Politics VI My Dialogue with Gandhiji * Some Reminiscences of the Nagpur Congress * Non-cooperation Movement at Buxar * My Himalayan Blunder * The Ahmedabad Congress * My First Jail Journey at Ghazipur * Hunger Strike in Benares Jail * In Faizabad Jail * I Came to Understand the Message of the Gita * In Lucknow Jail * Some Special Experiences in Lucknow Jail * Hydrotherapy * My Conclusions * Out of the Jail * Gandhiji In and Out of Jail * My Untouchability Fad * The Question of Purohiti * Shri Sitaram Ashram: A Symbol of Revolution * A Sad and Painful Event * Lokasangraha VII The Foundation of the Western Patna Kisan Sabha * Resting at Bulundshahar * My Differences and Animosity with Sir Ganesh Dutt * Dissolution of Bhumihar Brahmin Mahasabha * Bihar Provincial Kisan Sabha * Bihar Visit of Vallabhbhai Patel * Freedom Struggle During 1930 * Once Again in Bankipur Jail * In Hazaribagh Central Jail * Out of Jail: Indifference to Politics * The United Party and the Fake Kisan Sabha * Exposure of the Fake Kisan Sabha and the Emergence of the Real Kisan Sabha Once Again * The Pathetic Story of the Peasants of Gaya District * Tenancy Bill, Peasant Movement, and Other Developments * The First Kisan Conference and Thereafter * My Dialogue and Differences with Gandhiji * Three Tragic Incidents That Left a Permanent Imprint on My Mind * My Confrontation with the Government: Imposition of Section 144 for the First Time against Me * Socialist Friends in the Kisan Sabha VIII Zamindari System Must Go * The Issue of Religion * All India Kisan Sabha and Kisan Bulletin * Sugar Mill of Bihta * Election to the Central Assembly * Bihar: The Benami Suba * Peasants'' Demand: The Faizpur Programmes * Bihar Peasants Enquiry Committee * The Assembly Elections * Masrakh Conference and the Congress Ministry * My Visit to Kashmir * Provincial Kisan Conference * Peasant Demonstrations * Misunderstanding About My Slogan: ''Lath Hamara Zindabad'' * Bakast Andolan in Badaiya and Rewada * Struggles in Majhianwan and Other Places * Lessons Learnt from these Struggles * Comilla, Haripura, Gaya, and Palasa * My Tour in Different Provinces * Tripuri Congress and Thereafter * Anti-compromise Conferences * Unity and Cooperation among the Left Forces * Conclusions IX Historical Background * My Two Years in Jail * Writing of the Gita and Other Books * Charkha, Not Political Teachings * Myself and the Ordinary Prisoners * Majornath * Political Pandagiri * Why I am Not in Any Political Party * Misdeeds of the Political Parties * My Daily Routine in Jail * The German Attack on the Soviet Union * The Menace of Fascism * John Strachey''s Book * Mindset of My Opponents * Opposition in the Kisan Sabha * Dumraon Struggle Swami''s Life in Brief: A Chronological Account Glossary Index About the Translator and Editor.