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Indian Home Rule

By Mahatma Gandhi

(3.5 stars) • 10 reviews

In a world of colonial rule, a leader champions peaceful resistance, urging a nation to rediscover its moral compass and embrace self-governance as the path to true freedom.

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2012-08-09
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Summary

"Indian Home Rule" by Mahatma Gandhi is a discussion about India becoming self-governed in the early 1900s. Gandhi argues that India should use peaceful methods to break free from British control instead of fighting with violence. He speaks out against how modern society hurts people's morals and social values, suggesting that India should go back to its old traditions and moral principles. The book starts a conversation about politics and philosophy, where Gandhi talks with a made-up reader who questions the British government's power. They look at why people are unhappy and how political groups like the Congress affect things. Gandhi believes that the longing for Home Rule comes from a shared feeling among Indians, sparked by events like the Partition of Bengal. He stresses that it's important to understand the spiritual and ethical parts of the fight for freedom, pushing Indians to embrace self-rule as a way to renew their identity and moral strength, not just achieve a political goal, while also focusing on civil disobedience, rejecting violence, and realizing the moral responsibilities to gain self-rule.

About the Author

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist, and political ethicist who employed nonviolent resistance to lead the successful campaign for India's independence from British rule. He inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world. The honorific Mahātmā, first applied to him in South Africa in 1914, is now used throughout the world.

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