Category: History - Other

Gandhi and Anarchy

The tables in Appendix XXII were originally printed sideways. In order to fit into the format of this edition the first three columns of each table (that list the province, date, and place of each riot or incident) have been combined.

Chapters

11. Part 11

Very well, if this is the sort of thing that people want by all means let them adopt non-co-operation. But I do not believe for a moment that this is what people want. And that,...

2. Part 2

Mr. Gandhi wrote his book in 1908 after a visit to England when the Liberal and the Labour parties were carrying on their great campaign in favour of the working men and against...

13. Part 13

Has the hon. member read what has just happened in Guntur, in Madras, where rents are being withheld? Is he aware that not in one but in two or three districts in the Province t...

8. Part 8

Our correspondent has sent accounts of the public functions connected with my hurried visit to Calicut and Palghat, and that which I wish to put on record here is the ghastly mi...

12. Part 12

Now, Sir, I could carry on these examples from the _mufassal_ to Chittagon, which has been in a state of disturbance and agitation since April last, and to Howrah where disturba...

5. Part 5

The other step that he advocates is abstention from the new councils. His followers generally have not voted at the elections or have stood for election. His reason given at the...

4. Part 4

The Khilafat movement does not want, and Mr. Gandhi is not for, any reasonable settlement of the Mahomedan grievance or for Home Rule. They wish to get rid of the British Govern...

9. Part 9

When once the necessity is recognized of revising the programme in the light of these comments, which are being made throughout the country, it will not be difficult to find out...

3. Part 3

The Indian Mahomedan agitation has become a danger to the State on account of the failure of the Secretary of State and Government of India to tell the Indian Mahomedans that th...

18. Part 18

I say, Sir, from that time we have always avoided systematically and steadily any excessive severity _vis a vis_ this movement. Later, there were a number of seditious speeches,...

14. Part 14

The example of Governmental repression is before your eyes. First, it attempted through Karachi trials to prevent the Musalmans from openly proclaiming the articles of their fai...

6. Part 6

The resolution passed in September, 1920, was seditious. The resolution passed in December, 1921, is openly revolutionary, and in fact Gandhi made no secret of it. He says: "Lor...

10. Part 10

As is usual when Government takes vigorous action, there is a body of critics who have no experience or sense of government and who are frightened by action. They seem to think...

7. Part 7

The administration of justice is another matter in which all are interested; and already the Legislative Councils are dealing with the question of the separation of Judicial and...

17. Part 17

Province | Brief description. Date | Place of Disturbance. | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- United Provinces | Agrarian disturbances...

1. Part 1

The tables in Appendix XXII were originally printed sideways. In order to fit into the format of this edition the first three columns of each table (that list the province, date...

15. Part 15

"In view of the impending arrest of a large number of Congress workers, this Congress, whilst requiring the ordinary machinery to remain intact and to be utilised in the ordinar...

16. Part 16

Province | Brief description. Date | Place of Disturbance. | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bombay | A leading wealthy member of the...