Hind Swaraj or Indian Home Rule

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By Listen TheBook Posted on May 31, 2023

In Category - Social Science (Culture & Anthropology), Political Science

Authors: Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi In Year : 1922

Book Language: English

Audiobook: Hind Swaraj or Indian Home Rule

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

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)