An Autobiography or the Story of My Experiments with Truth : A Critical Edition.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- A Note on the Annotations -- Editor's Introduction -- An Autobiography -- Translator's Preface (first edition) -- Translator's Preface (second edition) -- Introduction -- PART I -- I. Birth and Parentage -- II. Childhood -- III. Child Marriage -- IV. Playing the Husband -- V. At the High school -- VI. A tragedy -- VII. A tragedy (Contd.) -- VIII. Stealing and Atonement -- IX. My Father's Death and My Double shame -- X. Glimpses of Religion -- XI. Preparation for England -- XII. Outcaste -- XIII. In London at Last -- XIV. My Choice -- XV. Playing the english Gentleman -- XVI. Changes -- XVII. Experiments in Dietetics -- XVIII. Shyness My Shield -- XIX. The Canker of Untruth -- XX. Acquaintance with Religions -- XXI. (Omitted) -- XXII. Narayan Hemchandra -- XXIII. The Great Exhibition -- XXIV. 'Called'-but then? -- XXV. My Helplessness -- PART II -- I. Raychandbhai -- II. How I Began Life -- III. The First Case -- IV. The First shock -- V. Preparing for South Africa -- VI. Arrival in Natal -- VII. Some Experiences -- VIII. On the Way to Pretoria -- IX. More Hardships -- X. First Day in Pretoria -- XI. Christian Contacts -- XII. Seeking Touch with Indians -- XIII. What It Is to be a 'Coolie' -- XIV. Preparation for the Case -- XV. Religious Ferment -- XVI. Man Proposes, God Disposes -- XVII. Settled in Natal -- XVIII. Colour Bar -- XIX. Natal Indian Congress -- XX. Balasundaram -- XXI. The £3 Tax -- XXII. Comparative study of Religions -- XXIII. As a Householder -- XXIV. Homeward -- XXV. In India -- XXVI. Two Passions -- XXVII. The Bombay Meeting -- XXVIII. Poona and Madras -- XXIX. 'Return soon' -- PART III -- I. Rumblings of the Storm -- II. The Storm -- III. The Test -- IV. The Calm after the Storm -- V. Education of Children -- VI. Spirit of Service -- VII. Brahmacharya-I.

VIII. Brahmacharya-II -- IX. Simple Life -- X. The Boer War -- XI. Sanitary Reform and Famine Relief -- XII. Return to India -- XIII. In India Again -- XIV. Clerk and Bearer -- XV. In the Congress -- XVI. Lord Curzon's Durbar -- XVII. A Month with Gokhale-I -- XVIII. A Month with Gokhale-II -- XIX. A Month with Gokhale-III -- XX. In Benares -- XXI. Settled in Bombay -- XXII. Faith on its Trial -- XXIII. To South Africa Again -- PART IV -- I. 'Love's Labour's Lost'? -- II. Autocrats from Asia -- III. Pocketed the Insult -- IV. Quickened Spirit of Sacrifice -- V. Result of Introspection -- VI. A Sacrifice to Vegetarianism -- VII. Experiments in Earth and Water Treatment -- VIII. A Warning -- IX. A Tussle with Power -- X. A Sacred Recollection and Penance -- XI. Intimate European Contacts -- XII. European Contacts (Contd.) -- XIII. 'Indian Opinion' -- XIV. Coolie Locations or Ghettoes? -- XV. The Black Plague-I -- XVI. The Black Plague-II -- XVII. Location in Flames -- XVIII. The Magic Spell of a Book -- XIX. The Phoenix Settlement -- XX. The First Night -- XXI. Polak Takes the Plunge -- XXII. Whom God Protects -- XXIII. A Peep into the Household -- XXIV. The Zulu 'Rebellion' -- XXV. Heart searchings -- XXVI. The Birth of Satyagraha -- XXVII. More Experiments in Dietetics -- XXVIII. Kasturbai's Courage -- XXIX. Domestic Satyagraha -- XXX. Towards Self-restraint -- XXXI. Fasting -- XXXII. As Schoolmaster -- XXXIII. Literary Training -- XXXIV. Training of the Spirit -- XXXV. Tares Among the Wheat -- XXXVI. Fasting as Penance -- XXXVII. To Meet Gokhale -- XXXVIII. My Part in the War -- XXXIX. A Spiritual Dilemma -- XL. Miniature Satyagraha -- XLI. Gokhale's Charity -- XLII. Treatment of Pleurisy -- XLIII. Homeward -- XLIV. Some Reminiscences of the Bar -- XLV. Sharp Practice? -- XLVI. Clients Turned Co-Workers -- XLVII. How a Client Was Saved -- PART V.

I. The First Experience -- II. With Gokhale in Poona -- III. Was It a Threat? -- IV. Shantiniketan -- V. Woes of Third-Class Passengers -- VI. Wooing -- VII. Kumbha Mela -- VIII. Lakshman Jhula -- IX. Founding of the Ashram -- X. On the Anvil -- XI. Abolition of Indentured Emigration -- XII. The Stain of Indigo -- XIII. The Gentle Bihari -- XIV. Face to Face with Ahimsa -- XV. Case Withdrawn -- XVI. Methods of Work -- XVII. Companions -- XVIII. Penetrating the Villages -- XIX. When a Governor Is Good -- XX. In Touch with Labour -- XXI. A Peep into the Ashram -- XXII. The Fast -- XXIII. The Kheda Satyagraha -- XXIV. 'The Onion Thief' -- XXV. End of Kheda Satyagraha -- XXVI. Passion for Unity -- XXVII. Recruiting Campaign -- XXVIII. Near Death's Door -- XXIX. The Rowlatt Bills and My Dilemma -- XXX. That Wonderful Spectacle! -- XXXI. That Memorable Week!-I -- XXXII. That Memorable Week!-II -- XXXIII. 'A Himalayan Miscalculation' -- XXXIV. 'Navajivan' and 'Young India' -- XXXV. In the Punjab -- XXXVI. The Khilafat Against Cow-Protection? -- XXXVII. The Amritsar Congress -- XXXVIII. Congress Initiation -- XXXIX. The Birth of Khadi -- XL. Found at Last! -- XLI. An Instructive Dialogue -- XLII. Its Rising tide -- XLIII. At Nagpur -- FAREWELL -- Editor's Acknowledgements -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.

No detailed description available for "An Autobiography or The Story of My Experiments with Truth".

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.