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An autobiography, or, The story of my experiments with truth
Mahatma Gandhi and Mahadev H. Desai
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Frontmatter
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TRANSLATOR'S PREFACE (Mahadev Desai) (page viii)
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INTRODUCTION (page ix)
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PART I
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I. BIRTH AND PARENTAGE (page 3)
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II. CHILDHOOD (page 5)
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III. CHILD MARRIAGE (page 7)
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IV. PLAYING THE HUSBAND (page 10)
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V. AT THE HIGH SCHOOL (page 12)
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VI. A TRAGEDY (page 16)
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VII. A TRAGEDY (Continued) (page 19)
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VIII. STEALING AND ATONEMENT (page 22)
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IX. MY FATHER'S DEATH AND MY DOUBLE SHAME (page 24)
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X. GLIMPSES OF RELIGION (page 27)
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XI. PREPARATION FOR ENGLAND (page 30)
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XII. OUTCASTE (page 34)
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XIII. IN LONDON AT LAST (page 36)
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XIV. MY CHOICE (page 39)
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XV. PLAYING THE ENGLISH GENTLEMAN (page 41)
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XVI. CHANGES (page 44)
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XVII. EXPERIMENTS IN DIETETICS (page 47)
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XVIII. SHYNESS MY SHIELD (page 50)
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XIX. THE CANKER OF UNTRUTH (page 54)
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XX. ACQUAINTANCE WITH RELIGIONS (page 57)
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XXI. 'NIRBAL KE BALA RAMA' (page 59)
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XXII. NARAYAN HEMCHANDRA (page 61)
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XXIII. THE GREAT EXHIBITION (page 65)
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XXIV. 'CALLED'—BUT THEN? (page 66)
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XXV. MY HELPLESSNESS (page 68)
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PART II
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I. RAYCHANDBHAI (page 73)
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II. HOW I BEGAN LIFE (page 75)
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III. THE FIRST CASE (page 78)
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IV. THE FIRST SHOCK (page 81)
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V. PREPARING FOR SOUTH AFRICA (page 83)
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VI. ARRIVAL IN NATAL (page 85)
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VII. SOME EXPERIENCES (page 88)
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VIII. ON THE WAY TO PRETORIA (page 91)
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IX. MORE HARDSHIPS (page 94)
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X. FIRST DAY IN PRETORIA (page 98)
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XI. CHRISTIAN CONTACTS (page 101)
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XII. SEEKING TOUCH WITH INDIANS (page 104)
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XIII. WHAT IT IS TO BE A 'COOLIE' (page 107)
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XIV. PREPARATION FOR THE CASE (page 109)
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XV. RELIGIOUS FERMENT (page 112)
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XVI. MAN PROPOSES, GOD DISPOSES (page 115)
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XVII. SETTLED IN NATAL (page 117)
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XVIII. COLOUR BAR (page 121)
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XIX. NATAL INDIAN CONGRESS (page 123)
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XX. BALASUNDARAM (page 127)
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XXI. THE £3 TAX (page 129)
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XXII. COMPARATIVE STUDY OF RELIGIONS (page 132)
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XXIII. AS A HOUSEHOLDER (page 134)
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XXIV. HOMEWARD (page 137)
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XXV. IN INDIA (page 139)
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XXVI. TWO PASSIONS (page 142)
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XXVII. THE BOMBAY MEETING (page 145)
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XXVIII. POONA AND MADRAS (page 148)
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XXIX. 'RETURN SOON' (page 150)
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PART III
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I. RUMBLINGS OF THE STORM (page 155)
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II. THE STORM (page 157)
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III. THE TEST (page 160)
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IV. THE CALM AFTER THE STORM (page 163)
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V. EDUCATION OF CHILDREN (page 166)
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VI. SPIRIT OF SERVICE (page 169)
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VII. BRAHMACHARYA—I (page 171)
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VIII. BRAHMACHARYA—II (page 174)
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IX. SIMPLE LIFE (page 177)
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X. THE BOER WAR (page 179)
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XI. SANITARY REFORM AND FAMINE RELIEF (page 181)
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XII. RETURN TO INDIA (page 183)
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XIII. IN INDIA AGAIN (page 186)
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XIV. CLERK AND BEARER (page 188)
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XV. IN THE CONGRESS (page 190)
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XVI. LORD CURZON'S DARBAR (page 191)
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XVII. A MONTH WITH GOKHALE—I (page 193)
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XVIII. A MONTH WITH GOKHALE—II (page 195)
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XIX. A MONTH WITH GOKHALE—III (page 197)
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XX. IN BENARES (page 199)
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XXI. SETTLED IN BOMBAY? (page 203)
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XXII. FAITH ON ITS TRIAL (page 205)
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XXIII. TO SOUTH AFRICA AGAIN (page 208)
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PART IV
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I. 'LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST'? (page 213)
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II. AUTOCRATS FROM ASIA (page 215)
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III. POCKETED THE INSULT (page 217)
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IV. QUICKENED SPIRIT OF SACRIFICE (page 218)
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V. RESULT OF INTROSPECTION (page 220)
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VI. A SACRIFICE TO VEGETARIANISM (page 223)
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VII. EXPERIMENTS IN EARTH AND WATER (page 224)
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VIII. A WARNING (page 226)
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IX. A TUSSLE WITH POWER (page 229)
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X. A SACRED RECOLLECTION AND PENANCE (page 231)
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XI. INTIMATE EUROPEAN CONTACTS (page 233)
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XII. EUROPEAN CONTACTS (Continued) (page 235)
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XIII. INDIAN OPINION (page 238)
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XIV. COOLIE LOCATIONS OR GHETTOES? (page 240)
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XV. THE BLACK PLAGUE—I (page 242)
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XVI. THE BLACK PLAGUE—II (page 244)
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XVII. LOCATION IN FLAMES (page 246)
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XVIII. THE MAGIC SPELL OF A BOOK (page 248)
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XIX. THE PHOENIX SETTLEMENT (page 250)
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XX. THE FIRST NIGHT (page 252)
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XXI. POLAK TAKES THE PLUNGE (page 254)
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XXII. WHOM GOD PROTECTS (page 256)
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XXIII. A PEEP INTO THE HOUSEHOLD (page 259)
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XXIV. THE ZULU 'REBELLION' (page 261)
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XXV. HEART SEARCHINGS (page 263)
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XXVI. THE BIRTH OF SATYAGRAHA (page 266)
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XXVII. MORE EXPERIMENTS IN DIETETICS (page 267)
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XXVIII. KASTURBAI'S COURAGE (page 269)
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XXIX. DOMESTIC SATYAGRAHA (page 272)
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XXX. TOWARDS SELF-RESTRAINT (page 274)
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XXXI. FASTING (page 276)
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XXXII. AS SCHOOLMASTER (page 278)
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XXXIII. LITERARY TRAINING (page 280)
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XXXIV. TRAINING OF THE SPIRIT (page 282)
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XXXV. TARES AMONG THE WHEAT (page 284)
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XXXVI. FASTING AS PENANCE (page 285)
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XXXVII. TO MEET GOKHALE (page 287)
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XXXVIII. MY PART IN THE WAR (page 289)
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XXXIX. A SPIRITUAL DILEMMA (page 291)
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XL. MINIATURE SATYAGRAHA (page 293)
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XLI. GOKHALE'S CHARITY (page 296)
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XLII. TREATMENT OF PLEURISY (page 298)
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XLIII. HOMEWARD (page 300)
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XLIV. SOME REMINISCENCES OF THE BAR (page 301)
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XLV. SHARP PRACTICE? (page 303)
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XLVI. CLIENTS TURNED CO-WORKERS (page 305)
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XLVII. HOW A CLIENT WAS SAVED (page 306)
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PART V
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I. THE FIRST EXPERIENCE (page 311)
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II. WITH GOKHALE IN POONA (page 312)
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III. WAS IT A THREAT? (page 314)
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IV. SHANTINIKETAN (page 317)
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V. WOES OF THIRD CLASS PASSENGERS (page 319)
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VI. WOOING (page 321)
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VII. KUMBHA MELA (page 322)
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VIII. LAKSHMAN JUHLA (page 326)
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IX. FOUNDING OF THE ASHRAM (page 329)
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X. ON THE ANVIL (page 331)
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XI. ABOLITION OF INDENTURED EMIGRATION (page 333)
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XII. THE STAIN OF INDIGO (page 337)
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XIII. THE GENTLE BIHARI (page 339)
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XIV. FACE TO FACE WITH AHIMSA (page 342)
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XV. CASE WITHDRAWN (page 344)
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XVI. METHODS OF WORK (page 347)
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XVII. COMPANIONS (page 349)
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XVIII. PENETRATING THE VILLAGES (page 351)
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XIX. WHEN A GOVERNOR IS GOOD (page 353)
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XX. IN TOUCH WITH LABOUR (page 355)
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XXI. A PEEP INTO THE ASHRAM (page 357)
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XXII. THE FAST (page 358)
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XXIII. THE KHEDA SATYAGRAHA (page 362)
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XXIV. 'THE ONION THIEF' (page 363)
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XXV. END OF KHEDA SATYAGRAHA (page 365)
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XXVI. PASSION FOR UNITY (page 367)
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XXVII. RECRUITING CAMPAIGN (page 370)
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XXVIII. NEAR DEATH'S DOOR (page 374)
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XXIX. THE ROWLATT BILLS AND MY DILEMMA (page 378)
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XXX. THAT WONDERFUL SPECTACLE! (page 381)
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XXXI. THAT MEMORABLE WEEK!—I (page 383)
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XXXII. THAT MEMORABLE WEEK!—II (page 388)
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XXXIII. 'A HIMALAYAN MISCALCULATION' (page 391)
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XXXIV. NAVAJIVAN AND YOUNG INDIA (page 393)
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XXXV. IN THE PUNJAB (page 395)
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XXXVI. THE KHILAFAT AGAINST COW PROTECTION? (page 398)
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XXXVII. THE AMRITSAR CONGRESS (page 402)
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XXXVIII. CONGRESS INITIATION (page 405)
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XXXIX. THE BIRTH OF KHADI (page 407)
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XL. FOUND AT LAST! (page 409)
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XLI. AN INSTRUCTIVE DIALOGUE (page 412)
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XLII. ITS RISING TIDE (page 414)
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XLIII. AT NAGPUR (page 417)
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FAREWELL (page 419)
Journal Abbreviation | Label | URL |
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PSQ | 64.1 (Mar. 1949): 142-147 | http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0032-3195%28194903%2964%3A1%3C142%3ATPOIH%3E2.0.CO%3B2-V |
JPE | 57.1 (Feb. 1949): 83-84 | http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0022-3808%28194902%2957%3A1%3C83%3AGATSOM%3E2.0.CO%3B2-Z |
IA | 25.1 (Jan. 1949): 109 | http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0020-5850%28194901%2925%3A1%3C109%3AGATSOM%3E2.0.CO%3B2-Q |
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Published: 1996
Publisher: Navajivan Publishing House
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