Toussaint L Ouverture
Indian Home Rule or Hind Swaraj
Mohandas K. Gandhi
H IND S WARAJ
OR I NDIAN
H OME RULE
Original editor & publisher (1938): Jitendra T. Desai Navajivan Publishing House (Navajivan Mudranalaya) Ahmedabad 380014 India
Translation of “Hind Swaraj”, published in the Gujarat columns of Indian Opinion. 11th and 18th December, 1909 ISBN 81-7229-070-5
Published by Yann FORGET A on 20th July 2003, with LTEX 2ε . c Navajivan Trust, 1938
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Contents
I Hind Swaraj or Indian Home Rule
To the reader Preface to the new edition An Important Publication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Attack on Machinery and Civilization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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6 7 7 8
Limitations of the Doctrine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Preface A Word of Explanation A Message I. II. III. IV. V. VI. VII. VIII. IX. The Congress and its Officials The Partition of Bengal Discontent and unrest What is swaraj? The condition of England Civilization Why was India lost? The condition of India The condition of India: Railways 3 13 15 17 19 22 24 25 27 29 31 33 35
H IND S WARAJ X. XI. XII. XIII. XIV. XV. XVI.
OR I NDIAN
H OME RULE 37 41 43 45 47 49 51 55 60 63 65
The condition of India: The Hindus and the Mahomedans The condition of India: Lawyers The condition of India: Doctors What is true civilization? How can India become free? Italy and India Brute force
XVII. Passive resistance XVIII. Education XIX. XX. Machinery Conclusion
II Appendices
I. II. Some Authorithies Testimonies by eminent men
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71 72
Victor Cousin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 J. Seymour Keay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Friedrich Max Mueller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Michael G. Mulhall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Colonel Thomas Munro . . .
Mohandas K. Gandhi
H IND S WARAJ
OR I NDIAN
H OME RULE
Original editor & publisher (1938): Jitendra T. Desai Navajivan Publishing House (Navajivan Mudranalaya) Ahmedabad 380014 India
Translation of “Hind Swaraj”, published in the Gujarat columns of Indian Opinion. 11th and 18th December, 1909 ISBN 81-7229-070-5
Published by Yann FORGET A on 20th July 2003, with LTEX 2ε . c Navajivan Trust, 1938
2
Contents
I Hind Swaraj or Indian Home Rule
To the reader Preface to the new edition An Important Publication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Attack on Machinery and Civilization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5
6 7 7 8
Limitations of the Doctrine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Preface A Word of Explanation A Message I. II. III. IV. V. VI. VII. VIII. IX. The Congress and its Officials The Partition of Bengal Discontent and unrest What is swaraj? The condition of England Civilization Why was India lost? The condition of India The condition of India: Railways 3 13 15 17 19 22 24 25 27 29 31 33 35
H IND S WARAJ X. XI. XII. XIII. XIV. XV. XVI.
OR I NDIAN
H OME RULE 37 41 43 45 47 49 51 55 60 63 65
The condition of India: The Hindus and the Mahomedans The condition of India: Lawyers The condition of India: Doctors What is true civilization? How can India become free? Italy and India Brute force
XVII. Passive resistance XVIII. Education XIX. XX. Machinery Conclusion
II Appendices
I. II. Some Authorithies Testimonies by eminent men
70
71 72
Victor Cousin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 J. Seymour Keay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Friedrich Max Mueller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Michael G. Mulhall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Colonel Thomas Munro . . .