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An Autobiography: The Story of My Experiments with Truth

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Mamibai, 68 Manchester, 49, 198 Mandlik, 170 Manekji, Mr., 102 [215 Maneklal, nurses plague patients, Manilal, 239; his illness and the author’s hydropathic treatment, 180-82; the author refused to give him chicken broth, 180; his recovery, 182 Manning, Miss, 52 Manu, 239 Manusmriti, the author reads— and inclines to atheism, 25, 239 Marathi, 14, 53 Maritzburg, the author pushed out of the train at, 80 Marwadis, 314 Mason, Mr., 113 Matheran, 335 Mathura, 342 Mauritius, 162 Max Muller, 115 Mazmudar, Tryambakrai, the au- thor goes to England with, 31- 83; he goes to Ventnor with, 44 Mazumdar, Pratap Chandra, 173 Meat-eating, the author misled in- to, 15-17; he gives up, 17;a friend reasons with him to resume, 34; his last effort to ‘reform’ the author in taking 307; teaches the author English etiquette, 32; guides the author, 33, 34; puts the author up at his Bombay house, 63; introduces him to Raychandbhai, 63 Mehta, Sir Pherozeshah, 128, 142, 275; uncrowned king of Bombay, roars like a lion in law-courts, 58, 59, 67; advises the author to pocket his insult, 71-72; the au- thor meets, 125; helps the author to call a public meeting, 126-27; likes the author’s speech, 127; the author travels in the com- MY EXPERIMENTS WITH TRUTH pany of, 162; at the Congress Subjects Committee, 166-67; has the law of evidence at his finger- tips, 178 Mercury press, 222 Mers, the, 73 Mirabai, 159 Mitter, Justice, 171 Mogalsarai, 283 Mombasa, 75 Montagu, Mr., 357 Morvi, 174 Motilal, tailor and public worker of Wadhwan, 278, 279 Mozambique, 76 [74 Mozambique, Governor-General of, Muhammad Kasam Kamruddin, Muhammad, the Prophet, 49, 115 Mukarji, Raja Sir Pyarimohan, Muktanand, 64 Muller, George, of Bristol, 97 Mullick, Dr., 173 Munshiramji, Mahatma, see Shrad- dhanandji Murray, Rev., Andrew, 97 Mutiny of 1857, 59 Muzaffarpur, 300 NAAZAR, Sjt Mansukhlal, 159, 210, 225; guides the Indian commu- nity in Durban, 137-38; stays with the author and helps him in public work, 143 Nagenbabu, 281 Nagpur Congress, Deshabandhu and Lalaji accept non-co-opera” tion at, 368 Naidu, Shrimati Narayan Hemchandra, the author meets, 52-54; his linguistic ambi- tions, 52-53; exchanges vegeta rian delicacies with the autho! 53; meets Cardinal Manning Sarojini, 257, 336 INDEX 387 with the author as his inter- preter, 54; goes about in Eng- land and America, in a shirt and dhoti, 54 Narmad, the poet shankar, 15, 115 Narsinhram, 102 Nasik, 65 Natal Indian Congress, 110, 113, 143; the author founds, 107-08 Natarajan, Sjt., 295 National Indian Association, 52 National Liberal Club, 262 Nehru, Pandit Motilalji, 351, 356, Nepal, 303 Nepalbabu, 281 Netley Hospital, 261, 264 Nivedita, Sister, 173 Notre Dame, 55 Numbers, the book of, 49 [126 Nursing, the author's passion for, Narmada- Officials, English, inconsiderate- ness of, 179-80 Oldfield, Dr., 42, 43 Orange Free State, condition of the Indians in, 92-93 Ota Gandhi, see Gandhi Uttam- chand Oxford, 39, 259 PADIACHI, Rangasami, 102 Padshah, Mr. Barjorji, a great humanitarian, 127 Padshah, Mr. Pestonji, 127, 173; thinks it a mistake for the author to go to South Africa, 128 Palanpur, 175, 360 Pall Mall Gazette, The, 35 Pal, Sjt. Bipin Chandra, 358 Palwal, 343 [author, 110 Pamphlets, two, written by the Panchama, 204 Pandya, Krishnashankar, the au- thor’s Samskrit teacher, asks him to stick to Samskrit, 13 Pardekoph, the author assaulted Parekh, Sir Gokuldas Kahandas, Parikh, Mrs. Manibehn, 310 Parikh, Narahari, 310 Paris, 55, 255; the author visits, Parker, Dr., of the City Temple, 88 222, 270-72; enrolled as volunteer, 102; the author’s family goes to his house in Durban, 139; the author reaches his house, 140; the mob surrounds it, 140-41; his charities, 147; appointed trustee by the author, 160 Partition, the, 364 Patel, Sjt. Vallabhbhai, 315, 318, Patel, Sjt. Vithalbhai, 320 Pathan, 231 Patwardhan, Appa, 280 Patwardhan, 368 Pavitra Ekadashi, 363 Pearson, 88, 281 Peasants, their grievances redress- ed in Champaran, 298-313; their poverty, 311; their Satyagraha in Kheda, 320-25 Perfect Way in Diet, The, 35 Persian, 13, 14 388 MY EXPERIMENTS WITH TRUTH Personal Property, 57 Petit, Mr. Jehangir, 275, 295 Petit, Mrs. Jaiji, 296 ke, Mama, 280 issue of Indian Opinion from, Phooka, a process of extracting Pillai, A. Kolandavellu, 102 Pillay, Sjt. G. Parameshvaran, 129 Pincutt, Mr. Frederic), gives the author encouraging advice, 59, 96 Pitt, 37 Plague in Johannesburg, 214-17 Plea for Vegetarianism, Salt’s book, converts the author to 4 vegetarianism, 35 Plymouth Brethren, 89, 120 Poet, the (Ravindranath), 275, 281 257, 258; the author meets, 219; joins Phoenix Settlement, 225; qualifies as attorney, 225; his marriage, 227 Political Agent, author’s father comes into conflict with a, 3; author insulted by a, 71 [284, 285 Pope’s Tamil handbook, 247 Porbandar, 68, 97, 278; author’s grand-father Diwan in and loyal to, 3; his father and uncle Diwans in, 3; author born in, 4; he leayes — for Rajkot, 5; he is taken to — for marriage, 7; hears Ramayana in, 23-24; he seeks the sup-.

port of the administrator of, 28, 73; he accepts the offer of a Meman firm in, 73 Port Natal, 76, 139 [tion in, 50-51 Portsmouth, the author’s tempta- Pradosha, 244 [345 Pratt, Mr., the Commissioner, N. D., President Street, Pretoria, the au- thor walks through—and is assaulted, 94 momentous journey from Dur- ban to, 80-85; the author's Christian contacts in, 87-90; the author addresses the Indians in, 90-92; the author’s difficulty in moving out of doors after 9 p.m. in, 93-94; the author as- saulted for using a footpath in, 94; the authors stay in—a most valuable experience, 95; English hair-cutter in — refuses to cut the author’s hair, 155 Prince Ranjitsinhji, 32 Pundalik, 310 Punjabhai Hirachand, Sjt., 316 Pydhuni, 343 Pythagoras, 35 QURESHI, Mr. Shuaib, 325 RAJAGOPALACHARI, 338, 339 Rajas, bedecked like women, the author’s reflections on, 167-68 Rajasthanik Court, 3, 5 Rajendra Prasad, Babu, 299, 300, 279, 280, 291; the author's father Diwan in, 3; the author at school in, 5; ‘reform’ sweeping over, 14-15; Bhagavat reading in, 24; the author learns toleration in, 24; and hears missionaries abusing Hinduism in, 24, 49; starts legal practice in, 70; in sulted by the Political Agent in 71; writes the Green Pamphlet in, 121; serves on the sanitary committee in, 122-23; joins Dia mond Jubilee Celebrations in 124; again starts legal practic?

INDEX 389 Ramadevji, Acharya, 288 Ramanama, 234, 253; the author taught to repeat, 23 Ramanbhai, Sir, 346 [by heart, 23 Rama Raksha, the author learns Ramayana, Tulasidas’, 253; read by Ladha Maharaj and liked by the author, 23 Rambha, the good nurse, teaches the author Ramanama, 23, 34 Ramji, Sjt., 363 Ramnavmi Prasad, 300, 309 Ramzan, 244 Ranasaheb of Porbandar, 70, 73 Ravishankar, the Brahman cook, Raychandbhai, 115, 242; the author meets—and is captivated by him, 64-65; helps author in his religious quest, 99; sends him religious books, 99; turns the author’s thoughts in the direc- tion of brahmacharya, 149-50 Ray, Dr. P. C., Gokhale introduces the author to, 169; praises the author’s speech, 174; sees the author off at Calcutta station and is stopped by the ticket col- lector, 174 Real Property, 57 Rebellion, the Zulu, the author serves in, 150 [333 Recruiting campaign, 327-29, 332, Red Sea, 265 Reed, Dr. Stanley, 206 Religions, the author studies, 114-16 Return to Nature, Just’s, 198, 199 Revashankar Jagjivan, Sjt., 63, 182 Richmond, 34, 41 Ripon College, 162 Ripon, Lord, 103 Roberts, Lady Cecilia, 264 Roberts, Lieutenant, son of Lord Roberts, wounded and carried from the field by the Indian ambulance corps, 157 Roberts, Lord, 157 Roberts, Mr., Under-Secretary of State for India, 261, 265 Robinson, Sir John, 102 Rowlatt Act, 201 [against, 336-42 Rowlatt Bills, 335; Satyagraha Rudra, Principal Sushilkumar, 275, Ruskin, his Unto This Last, capti- vates the author, 65; his influ- ence on the author, 220-21, 227, Saharanpur, 286 Sale, 99 Salem, 338 Samaldas College, Bhavnagar, the author keeps one term at, 26 Samarth, Sjt., 178 Samskrit, 48, 247; the author finds — difficult but is prevailed upon to stick to it, 13 Sanitary Committee,.in Rajkot, the author serves on, 122-23 Sanitary reform, among Indians in South Africa, the author’s endea- vours at, 158-59 Santa Cruz, 182 Santoshbabu, 281 Saraladevi, Shrimati, Sheth Amba- Sarala Devi, Shrimati, Pt. Ram- bhaj Dutt’s wife, 351 Sarvodaya, 220; proscribed by the Government and sold as Satya- graha, 341 birth of 235; distinguished from passive resistance, 235; in con- nection with the Indian Volun- teer Corps, 259-61; potential — against the Viramgam customs, Kheda, 320-25; against the Row- latt Bills, 337-46; the fitness 390 MY EXPERIMENTS WITH TRUTH Satyagraha Ashram, 295, 298, 316- 363; founded in Ahmedabad, 291- 92; rules for, 291-92; untoucha- bles admitted into, 292, 293; re- moved to Sabarmati, 316; non- killing in, 316-17 Satyagraha in South Africa, com- panion volume to this, being an account of the author’s life Satyagraha Sabha, 337, 347 Satyapal, Dr., 340, 350 Saunders, Mr., editor of The Eng- lishman, 131, 174 Sawai Madhopur, 342 [163 Scavenging, done by the author, Schlesin, Miss, 209; her spirit of sacrifice, industry, bravery and honesty, 209; Gokhale’s estimate Sen, Keshay Chandra, 173 Sen, Sjt. I. B., 360 Sermon on the Mount, straight to the author’s heart, 49 Servants of India Society, 276, 277, goes ed by a stanza Shambhubabu, 309 Shantiniketan, 275, 277 Sharadbabu, 281 Shastras, 333 Shastri, Chintaman, 280 Shastri, Mr, Vv. 8. S, Shastri, Pandit Shivan Shaukat Ali, Maulana, Shemmelpennick, 59 Shikha, the author’s 288-90 Shivji, Sjt., 363 Shraddhanandji, the author meets, 288 Shravana, 5, 6 Shravana Pitribhakti Nataka 5 Shukla, Sjt. Dalpatram, 32, 34 Sikhs, 359 Simla, 328 Sindh, 339 Sindhi, 309 Sinha, Lord, 356 Sly, Sir Frank, Chairman of Bihar Inquiry Committee, 313 Smoking, the author takes to, 19; and gives up, 19 [295 Smuts-Gandhi Settlement of 1914, Solicitors, Payne, Gilbert and Sayani, Bombay, the author takes chambers in the offices of, Soman, Babasaheb, 310, 312 Song Celestial, The, 48 Sorabji Adajania, Mr., 255, 259; 260 1 the author accepts an offer tO Proceed to, 73; he sails for, 743 he returns home from, 119-20; suddenly recalled to and sails for, 131; returns to India from grievances a al the Subjects Commi Caleutta Congress, na É Y Congress, 167; calle! again to, 183; sails for, 183 Smi Africa General Mission, 87 Southampton, 32 Sparks, Col, 232 Speaker, the author's first failures a e's CH appears before the Pretoria Indians as, 90-91; the author asain Bombay, 126-21; tee of the T; and h INDEX 39] in Poona, 129; in Madras, 129; at the Calcutta Congress, 167 Spion Kop, 156 Sports and gymnastics, the author’s dislike for—as a youth, 11 St. Aidan’s Mission, 147 Standard Elocutionist, Bell’s, 37 Standerton, 82-83 Stanger, 109 Subrahmaniam, Dr., 130 Subrahmaniam, Sjt. G., 129 Sudamapuri, 4 Suez Canal, 265 Surdas, xvi Surendranath, 130 Svargashram, 290 yarn, 361;— movement, 364 Swami Anand, 280; requests the author to write his autobio- graphy, xiii, 207 Sydenham, 100 Tagore, Maharshi Devendranath, Talvalkar, Dr., 334 Tata, Lady, 296 Tatum, Mr., 139 Tax, £ 3, author’s unsuccessful opposition to, 112-14 Tea, given up by the author, 240 Telang, 170 Temptations, the author’s, 17-18, Thakkar, Sjt. Amritlal, also Thak- Thakurdvar, 340 Theft, the author’s—of coppers, 19; since given up, 19; the au- thor’s — of a bit of gold and con- fession, 20 [You, 65 The Kingdom of God is Within Theory of Utility, 34 Theosophists, the author comes in Third Class, the author travels, 17476; his reflections on the hardships of— passengers, 175- 76; woes of— passengers, 279, Tilak, Lokamanya, 328, 329, 356, meets, 128; his darbar in the Cal- cutta Congress Camp, 162 Tirhut, Division in Bihar, 300, 302 Toleration, the author learns — for all religions, 24 Tolstoy, 65; his views on Eiffel Tower and tobacco, 55-56; his The Kingdom of God is Within You overwhelms the author, 99; the author reads other books by, Tongaat, 109 269; the condition of the Indians Trappist monastery, 246 Tribhuvandas, Dr., 148 Trivedi, Uttamlal, 276 [371 Tulasidas, his Ramayana a great favourite with the author, 23 Turban, the author asked to take off his, 77 Tyabji, Justice Badruddin, 67; the author meets, 125 Tyabji, Mr. Abbas, 127, 351, 366 Tyeb Haji Khan Muhammad, Sheth, 92, 190, 191; the opposite party to the suit, 80; the chief Indian trader in Pretoria, 90; accepts the author’s advice to settle the case out of court, 97 Unto This Last, Ruskin’s, capti- vates the author, 65; deeply im- presses the author, 220-21 Untouchables, the author visits 392 MY EXPERIMENTS WITH TRUTH their quarters, 122-23; admitted into the Ashram, 292 Untouchability, at the Calcutta Congress, 163; resolution about the removal of —passed by the Nagpur Congress, 369 Untruth, the author’s —and how he purged himself of it, 45-48 VAALKRANZ, 157 Vaishampayan, Mrs., Anandibai, Vaishnava, 243, 363 Vaishnavism, 22 Vankaner, 3 Vasishtha, xv Vasumatibehn, Shrimati, 363 Vegetarian Club, the author starts Vegetarianism, the author’s sacri- fice to, 196-97 Vegetarian Society, the author joins, 43; he opposes the expulsion of Dr. Allinson from, 43-44 Ventnor, 44, 46 - Veraval, 179 Victoria, Queen, 124 Vijayaraghavachari, Sjt. C., 338, Viramgam Customs Cordon, 278, Virgin, 55 Vishwamitra, xv Vivekanand, Swami, 173 Vows, the author’s— before he proceeds to England, 28; his observations on the interpreta- tion of, 41-42; his views on the importance of, 150-51 WACHA, Mr. Dinshaw, the right- hand man of Sir Pherozeshah Mehta, 125; reads the author’s speech for him, 127; President, Calcutta Congress, 162, 166, 167; rings the warning bell during the author’s speech, 167 Wadhwan, 278 Walks, the author’s, 11-12 Walton, Mr. Spencer, and Mrs., 114 the author defends his participa- Wellington Convention, 97-98 Wesleyan Church, 115 West Kensington, 34 224, 234, 239; the author meets, 217; takes charge of the Indian Opinion press, 217; his marriage, West, Mrs., 228 Wet, Mr. Jacobus de, the British Agent in Pretoria, the author makes the acquaintance of, 92 White and Tudor’s Leading Cases, Willingdon, Lord, Woking Cemetery, 50 Woodgate, General, 157 Wylie, Col., 232 Governor of YAJINIK, Sjt. Indulal, 321, 349 Yeravda, xiii, 235 Yoga Sutras, Patanjali’s, 194 Young India, 210, 348-50 ZANZIBAR, 76, 79, 127; the author taken to a brothel in, 75 Zulu ‘Rebellion’, the author’s work in— sets him thinking of Self-control, 150; the author forms an Indian Ambulance Corps during, 231-32 iin elit nee eal OTHER BOOKS OF GENERAL INTEREST Rs. nP, A Nation Builder at Work 1.00 An Economic Survey of Matar Taluka 4.00 A Philosophy of Indian Economic Development 2.50 A Vision of Future India 0.75 Bal Gangadhar Tilak 7.00 Bhoodan Yajna 0.87 Gandhi and Marx 1.00 Gandhian Techniques in the Modern World 1.00 Glances at Islam 0.60 Gopal Krishna Gokhale 8.00 for World Peace J. 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