SPEECHES AND WRITINGS
of
M. K. GANDHI
with
an introduction by
MR. C. F. ANDREWS
and a biographical sketch
THIRD EDITION
G. A. NATESAN & CO., MADRAS
RUPEES THREE
religious prophets as Confucius and Lao-tse, Buddha, Zoroaster and Mohammed, and, most truly of all, the Nazarene ! Out of Asia, at long intervals of time, have arisen these inspired witnesses of God. One "by one they have appeared to teach men by precept and example the law of life, and thereivith to save the race. To-day, in this our time, there comes another of this sacred line, the Mahatma of India. In all reverence and with due regard for historic fact, I match this man with Jesus Christ: — Rev. Dr. Holmes.
— Minister of the Community Church, New York City. PUBLISHERS' NOTE
This is an exhaustive, comprehensive and thoroughly up-to-date edition of Mr. Gandhi's Speeches
and Writings revised and considerably amplified,
with the addition of a large number of articles from
Young India' and Navajivan (rendered int English.)
The-inclusion of these papers have almost doubled the
size of the old edition and the present collection
runs to about 1,000 pages of well-arranged matter
ranging over the whole period of Mr. Gandhi's public
life. It opens with a succinct biographical sketch of
Mr. Gandhi bringing the account of his life down to
the historic trial and sentence. The Volume begins
with the Indian South African Question and covers his views on indentured labour and Indians in the Colonies, his jail experiences in South Africa, his pronouncements on the Khaira and Champaran affairs, his discourses on Rowlatt Bills and Satyagraha, and finally his Young India and Navajivan articles on the Non-Cooperation movement, including select papers on the Khilafat and Punjab wrongs, the Congress, Swadeshi, Boycott, Charka, National Education and Swaraj. The additional chapters are arranged under suitable headings and include his messages on the eve of and after the arrest, his statement before the court, the trial and judgment. Then follows a symposium of appreciations from such
diverse men as Tolstoy and Tagore, Prof. Gilbert
Murray and Dr. Holmes of New York besides excerpts from the British and American press. The book which is bound in cloth and indexed contains portraits of Mr. and Mrs. Gandhi and three characteristic pictures of Mr. Gandhi taken at different periods of his life.
May, 1922.
G. A. NATESAN & CO.
Introduction (p.21)
- By Mr. C. F. Andrews
South African Indian Question
- The Beginning of the Struggle (p.91)
- Deputation to Lord Selborne (p.120)
- Mr. Gandhi's Address (p.122)
- Deputation to Lord Elgin (p.133)
- Before the Court in 1907 (p.140)
- Attitude towards the Assailants (p.144)
- The Issue at Stake (p.146)
- The Marriage Question (p.151)
- Before the Court in 1913 (p.156)
- The Solomon Commission (p.159)
- Should Indians have full Citizen Rights? (p.167)
- A Truce with the Government (p.170)
- The Settlement (p.173)
- Farewell Speech at Durban (p.175)
- Address to the Indentured Indians (p.179)
- Address to the Tamil Community (p.181)
- Farewell Speech at Johannesburg (p.185)
- Farewell to South Africa (p.192)
- Reception in England (p.197)
- Letter to Lord Crewe (p.198)
- Farewell to England (p.199)
- Reception in Bombay (p.200)
- Reception in Madras
- The Indian South African League
- Advice to South African Indians
- Bail way Restrictions in Transvaal
- Indians in South Africa
- Indian Rights in the Transvaal
- Another S. A. Commission Indians in the Colonies
- Reciprocity Between India and the Dominions
- Indian and European Emigrants
- Indentured Labour
- Indian Colonial Emigration
- The Iniquities of the Indenture System
- Imperial Conference Resolutions
Passive Resistance
- How the Idea Originated
- Soul Force v. Physical Force
- The Origin of the Movement in South Africa
- The Genesis of Passive Resistance
- Passive Resisters in the Tolstoy Farm
- A Lesson to India
- A Message to the Congress
- The Gains of the Passive Resistance Struggle
The Champaran Enquiry
The Kaira Question
- The Situation in Kaira
- The Vow of Passive Resistance
- Statement on the Kaira Distress
- Reply to the Commissioner
- The Meaning of the Covenant
- Reply to Kaira Press Note
- End of the Kaira Struggle
- The Last Phase
Earlier Indian Speeches
- The Duties of British Citizenship
- A Plea for the Soul
- On Anarchical Crimes
- Loyalty to the British Empire
- Advice to Students
- Politics and the People
- The Reward of Public Life
- Three Speeches on Gokhale
- Hindu University Speech
- The Benares Incident
- Reply to Karachi Address
- The Gurukula
- Swadeshi
- Ahimsa
- Economic vs. Moral Progress
- The Moral Basis of Co-operation
- Third Class in Indian Railways
- Vernaculars as Media of Instruction
- Social Service
- True Patriotism
- The Satyagrahasrama
- Indian Merchants
- National Dress
- The Hindu-Mahomedan Problem
- Gujarat Educational Conference
- Gujarat Political Conference
- Address to Social Service Conference
- The Protection of the Cow
- On Womanhood
- Plea for Hindi
- The Ahmedabad Mill Hands
- A Letter to the Viceroy
- Recruiting for the War
- The Montagu Chelmsford Scheme
- Present Top-heavy Administration
The Rowlatt Bills & Satyagraba
- Manifesto to the Press
- The Pledge
- Speech at Allahabad
- Speech at Bombay
- Speech at Madras
- Appeal to the Viceroy
- The Satyagraha Day
- Satyagraha Day in Madras
- Message to Satyagrahis
- The Delhi Incident
- Message to Madras Satyagrahis
- Message to the Bombay Citizens
- Distribution of Prohibited Literature
- Message After Arrest
- The "Satyagrahi"
- Satyagraha and Duragraha
- Speech at Ahmedabad
- Temporary Suspension of the Movement
Non-Co-Operation
- The Punjab & Khilafat Wrongs
- The Amritsar Appeals
- The Khilafat Question
- "Why I have Joined the Khilafat Movement"
- Congress Report on the Punjab Disorders
- A Personal Statement
- How to Work Non-Co-operation
- Open Letter to Lord Chelmsford
- Political Freemasonry
- Courts and Schools
- Speech at Madras
- Speech at the Special Congress
- Swaraj in one Year
- "To Every Englishman in India"
- The Creed of the Congress
- Appeal to Young Bengal
- Open Letter to the Duke of Connaught
- The Need for Humility
- Strikes
- The Malegaon Incident
- The Simla Visit
- The Ali Brothers' Apology
- Violence and Non-Violence
- Appeal to the Women of India
- The Arrest of the Ali Brothers
- Manifesto on Freedom of Opinion
- The Great Sentinel
- Honour the Prince
- The Bombay Riots
- Civil Disobedience
- The Moplah Outbreak
- Reply to Lord Ronaldshay
- The Round Table Conference
- The Abmedabad Congress Speech
- The Independence Resolution
- The Bombay Conference
- Letter to H. E. the Viceroy
- Reply to the Government of India
- The Crime of Chauri Chaura
- In Defence of the Bardoli Decisions
- The Delhi Resolutions
- Reply to Critics
- A Divine Warning
On the Eve of Arrest
After the Arrest
- The Arrest
- The Message of the Charka
- Letter to Hakim Ajmal Khan
- Letter to Srimati Urmila Devi
- Interview in Jail
- Letter to Moulana Abdul Bari
- Message to the Parsis
- Truth of the Spinning Wheel
- Letter to Mr. Andrews
The Great Trial
Jail Life in India
Miscellaneous
- A Confession of Faith (p.859)
- Passive Resistors in the Tolstoy Farm (p.863)
- The Rationale of Suffering (p.864)
- The Theory and Practice of Passive Resistance (p.866)
- On Soul Force and Indian Politics (p.869)
- Rights and Duties of Labour (p.874)
- The Doctrine of the Sword (p.878)
- The Gujarat National University (p.883)
- Indian Medicine (p.888)
- Hindustani and English (p.890)
- Social Boycott (p.892)
- "Neither a Saint nor a Politician" (p.895)
- Hindu-Moslem Unity (p.901)
- Untouchability (p.905)
- Gokhale, Tilak and Mehta (p.908)
- The Fear of Death (p.913)
- Hinduism (p.916)
- National Education (p.924)
- From Satyagraha to Non-Co-Operation (p.928)
- Introspection (p.931)
- The Spinning Wheel (p.934)
- Love, not Hate (p.936)
Appendix I
- Mr. Gandhi's Religion (p.939)
- The Rules and Regulations of Satyagrahasrama (p.943)
- The Memorial to Mr. Montagu (p.948)
- The Swadeshi Vow (p.950)
Appendix II — Appreciations.
- Count Leo Tolstoy (p.955)
- Prof. Gilbert Murray (p.955)
- Lord Hardinge (p.958)
- Lord Ampthill (p.958)
- The Lord Bishop of Madras (p.958)
- Lord Gladstone (p.959)
- The Hon. Mr. Jameson (p.959)
- Sir Henry Cotton (p.959)
- Mr. Charles Roberts, M. P. (p.959)
- Senator W. P. Schreiner (p.960)
- G. K. Gokhale (p.960)
- Rev. Joseph Doke (p.961)
- Mrs. Annie Besant (p.962)
- Sir P. M. Mehta (p.962)
- Mrs. Sarojini Naidu (p.962)
- Dr. Subramania Iyer (p.963)
- Sir Rabindranath Tagore (p.963)
- Bal Gangadhar Tilak (p.963)
- Lala Lajpat Rai (p.964)
- Dr. J. H. Holmes (p.964)
- Mr. W. W. Pearson (p.965)
- Mr. Percival Landon (p.965)
- Col. J. C. Wedgwood, M. P. (p.966)
- Mr. Blanch Watson (p.966)
- Mr. Ben Spoor, M. P. (p.966)
- Mr. S. E Stokes (p.968)
- Vincent Anderson (p.968)
- Sir Valentine Chirol (p.968)
- Mr. C. F. Andrews (p.968)
- S. W. Clemes (p.970)
- Mr. W. E. Johnson (p.970)
- The Rt. Hon. V. S. Srinivasa Sastri (p.971)
- Mr. H. S. L. Polak (p.976)
- Mr. K. Natarajan (p.983)
- Mrs. Sarojini Naidu (p.983)
- Babu Dwijendranath Tagore (p.984)
Related Books (p.986)
Related Books and Eminent Orientalists (p.995)
Illustrations
- Mr. & Mrs. Gandhi
- Three Portraits of Gandhi
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