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Hind Swaraj or Indian Home Rule

Hind Swaraj or Indian Home Rule

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Number of Chapters: 22

Length: 03 hours and 23 minutes

Language: English

First written in Gandhi's native language Gujarati, this booklet advocates for Indian non-violent self-rule during the struggle for Indian independence against the British Empire. It is written as a dialogue between two characters. In it, the "Reader" serves as a typical Indian countryman (the targeted audience for Hind Swaraj), who voices common beliefs and arguments of the time concerning Indian independence, while Gandhi, the "Editor," explains why those arguments are flawed and interjects his own valuable arguments of self-reliance, passive resistance and the Indian identity.

The Gujarati-language publication was banned from publication by the British in India, causing Gandhi to translate it to English himself to evade the British authorities, as well as rally support from English-speaking Indians and international supporters of independence. It is now considered the intellectual blueprint of India's independence movement. (Mary Kay and Wikipedia)

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Note, Forward and Reply to Critics (Michele Fry)
Chapter I: The Congress and Its Officials (Michele Fry)
Chapter II: The Partition of Bengal (Michele Fry)
Chapter III: Discontent and Unrest (Michele Fry)
Chapter IV: What is Swaraj? (Pamela Nagami)
Chapter V: The Condition of England (Pamela Nagami)
Chapter VI: Civilization (Pamela Nagami)
Chapter VII: Why was India Lost? (CrispAirBlueSky)
Chapter VIII: The Condition of India (Availle)
Chapter IX: The Condition of India (Continued) - Railways (Availle)
Chapter X: The Condition of India (Continued) - The Hindus and the Mahomedans (Availle)
Chapter XI: The Condition of India (Continued) - Lawyers (Availle)
Chapter XII: The Condition of India (Continued) - Doctors (Availle)
Chapter XIII: What is True Civilization? (Richard Shipp)
Chapter XIV: How Can India Become Free? (Richard Shipp)
Chapter XV: Italy and India (Richard Shipp)
Chapter XVI: Brute-Force (Maria Kasper)
Chapter XVII: Passive Resistance (Maria Kasper)
Chapter XVIII: Education (Maria Kasper)
Chapter XIX: Machinery (Maria Kasper)
Chapter XX: Conclusion (Maria Kasper)
Appendices (Michele Fry)
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