Author: M K GandhiTranslator(s)/ Editors(s): V B KherPublisher: Navjivan Publishing HouseYear: 2006Language: EnglishPages: 757ISBN/UPC (if available): 8172293550
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Political and National Life and Affairs Volume 1, 2 & 3 Gandhiji had boldly declared that he had been experimenting with himself and his friends by introducing religion into politics. He could not conceive politics as divorced from religion. To him there was no politics without religion as religion is the basis on which all life structure has to be erected if life is to be real. Politics without religion is a death trap which kills the soul. And man without religion is man without roots. Those who say that religion has nothing to do with politics do not know what religion means. Here religion does not mean sectarianism; it does not also mean sectional or sectarian belief nor does it mean "the religion of the superstitious and the blind, religion that hates and fights". It means a belief "in the ordered moral government of the universe" and universal religion to toleration. This religion transcends Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam, Christianity and Zoroastrianism. "It does not supersede them. It harmonizes them and gives them reality". It changes one's nature and binds one indissolubly to Truth and ever purifies. Public and political life would be much purer than it is if everything were to be done "in the name of the King of Kings and not for self but for posterity".
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ContentsVOLUME IINTRODUCTION (By V. B. Kher) SECTION ONE: POLITICS — NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL 1. IS POLITICS A GAME OF WORLDLY PEOPLE? 2. IS POLITICS NOT FOR A SANNYASIN? 3. SPIRITUALIZING THE POLITICAL LIFE 4. SPIRITUALIZE YOUR POLITICS 5. POLITICS AND RELIGION 6. POLITICS AND PRIESTHOOD 7. POLITICS OF THE MASSES 8. MY POLITICS AND PATRIOTISM 9. PATRIOTISM SAME AS HUMANITY 10. PATRIOTISM SUBORDINATE TO LOYALTY TO GOD 11. UNIVERSAL INTER-DEPENDENCE RATHER THAN INDEPENDENCE 12. MY IDEA OF NATIONALISM 13. WHEN IS NATIONAL INDEPENDENCE NO MENACE? 14. MY NATIONALISM 15. NATIONALISM v. INTERNATIONALISM 16. WORLD FEDERATION SECTION TWO: ORGANIC SWARAJ 17. MY SWARM 18. RAMA RAJYA 19. SELF-GOVERNMENT AND THE STATE 20. SWARAJ AS FRUIT OF DUTY PERFORMED 21. THE FUNCTION OF GOVERNMENT 22. SWARM OF THE MASSES 23. MEANING OF SELF-GOVERNMENT 24. ALPHA AND OMEGA OF ORGANIC SWARAJ 25. REFORMS IN NATIONAL LIFE FOR ATTAINING SWARAJ26. FREEDOM TO THE FREE 27. INDEPENDENCE NOT AN END IN ITSELF 28. SWARAJ IS EMANCIPATION 29. POWER NOT AN END 30. A DEMOCRATIC STATE 31. THE SQUARE OF SWARM32. HOW TO BRING HEAVEN UPON EARTH SECTION THREE: CONSTITUTIONAL SWARAJ 33. IDEAS OF THE CONGRESS ABOUT SWARM IN 1920-21 34. CONSTITUTIONAL SWARM OF MY CONCEPTION 35. INDEPENDENCE v. SWARM 36. CHAOS u. MISRULE 37. THE NEHRU REPORT 38. AFTER LUCKNOW 39. WHAT IS IN A NAME? 40. INDEPENDENCE DAY 41. WHY TURNA' SWARAJ? 42. PURNA SWARAJ 43. MY CONCEPTION OF POLITICAL INDEPENDENCE 44. INDEPENDENCE DOES NOT EXCLUDE VOLUNTARY PARTNERSHIP 45. PAN CHAYATS 46. VILLAGE SWARM47. IMPLICATIONS OF 'QUIT INDIA' 48. INDEPENDENCE SECTION FOUR: LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY 49. TO THE ASPIRANTS AFTER MEMBERSHIP OF COUNCILS 50. WHAT SHOULD THE VOTERS DO? 51. PARLIAMENTARY PROGRAMME 52. MY ATTITUDE TO LEGISLATURES 53. RELIGIOUS OATH AND NON-RELIGIOUS 54. ARE THERE DIFFERENT OATHS? 55. MEANING OF CONSTITUTIONAL OATH 56. NOT A PRIZE 57. "SUFFICIENTLY ACQUAINTED" 58. SPEAKERS AND POLITICS 59. TWISTING OR INTERPRETING 60. REMUNERATION TO M.L.A.S 61. CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY 62. THE LURE OF LEGISLATURES 63. WHAT ABOUT WOMEN? 64. NEITHER LEGISLATORS NOR LEGISLATURES GUIDES OF PEOPLE 65. CASTE CORROSION 66. SALARY OF M.L.A.S 67. MINISTERIAL SALARIES 68. A TRAGIC PHENOMENON SECTION FIVE: THE STATE AND THE PEOPLE 69. JAIPRAKASH'S PICTURE 70. A WEAK GOVERNMENT 71. REAL SOCIALISM 72. SOCIALISM 73. FOR SOCIALISM TO BECOME A PERMANENT'WAY OF LIFE 74. CAN THE POLICE OR THE MILITARY BE SUPPLANTED?75. WHEN CAN DEMOCRATIC GOVERNMENT BE A REALITY? 76. IS INDIA A MILITARY OR PEACE LOVING COUNTRY?77. DEMOCRACY AND NON-VIOLENCE 78. MY IDEA OF A POLICE FORCE79. WHAT ABOUT NON-VIOLENCE? 80. CERTAIN QUESTIONS 81. EXCESSIVE PRAISE82. THE CENTRAL POINT MISSED83. CONGRESS MINISTERS AND NON-VIOLENCE84. DO WE HAVE THE NECESSARY SELFLESS WORKERS? 85. THE STATE AND RELIGIOUS NEUTRALITY86. STATE AND RELIGION 87. RULERS AND RULED88. MY ATTITUDE TO INDIAN STATES89. AUNDH REFORMS90. AUNDH CONSTITUTION91. THE DOCTRINE OF MERGER92. HARIJAN AS THE FIRST PRESIDENT93. AN INDIAN GOVERNOR94. HIGH PUBLIC OFFICES FOR KISANS95. REAL INDIA 96. POSTS UNDER SWARM 97. FAVOURITISM AND JUSTICE98. FIVE HUNDRED RUPEE LIMIT 99. GROSS DISPARITY IN SALARIES 100. TO THE PEOPLE 101. TO THE RULED 102. UNDER RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT 103. WHAT OUGHT TO BE DONE 104. INDIVIDUAL WELFARE IN A WELL-REGULATED STATE 105. IS IT VOLUNTARY?106. ILLEGAL LEVY? 107. FOREIGN POLICY 108. INDIA'S'GREATEST GLORY 109. A PEEP INTO THE FUTURE 110. SHOULD FOREIGNERS BE WELCOME? SECTION SIX: CIVIL LIBERTY 111. LIBERTY OF THE PRESS112. NAVAKAL PROSECUTION113. A BRILLIANT CAREER114. CIVIL LIBERTY115. DR. LOHIA'S CHALLENGE SECTION SEVEN: PROVINCIAL AUTONOMY 116. CONGRESS MINISTRIES117. THE FUNDAMENTAL DIFFERENCE 118. CRITICISM ANSWERED119. NOT INSTRUMENT OF INSTRUCTIONS120. MY MEANING OF OFFICE ACCEPTANCE121. GIVE MINISTERS A CHANCE122. WIDE OF THE MARK123. MARTIAL V MORAL124. C. P MINISTERIAL CRISIS125. A MINISTER'S WOE126. THE BIG GULF127. CONGRESS MINISTERS NOT SAHIB LOG128. TASK BEFORE MINISTERS129. WHO SHOULD BE PROVINCIAL GOVERNORS?INDEXVOLUME IISECTION ONE: HEALTHY BODY POLITIC PART I: IN POWER SERVICE 1. SILENT SERVICE2. ALL FELLOW-WORKERS3. POWER THAT ENNOBLES AND POWER THAT CORRUPTS4. A TRUE CONGRESSMAN5. NOT FOR SELF6. STORM SIGNALS7. A CRITICISM8. CHOICE BEFORE CONGRESSMEN9. DO NOT JUDGE10. NO ROOM FOR POWER POLITICS11. ARE WE GOING DOWN?12. CAUSE BEFORE SELF13. THE REAL DANGER14. DO NOT ELIMINATE TRUTH AND NON-VIOLENCE15. GOOD WORK NEVER DIES16. THE CURE FOR LOVE OF POWER17. IF THE CONGRESS ENGAGES IN UNGAINLY SKIRMISH FOR POWER18. HIS LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT PART II: TOLERANCE 19. TOLERANCE IN PUBLIC LIFE20. SOCIAL BOYCOTT V. POLITICAL BOYCOTT21. SOCIAL BOYCOTT OF OPPONENTS22. NEVER TO BE FORGOTTEN23. HOW TO DEAL WITH AN ADVERSARY?24. AGAINST CODE OF HONOUR25. NO ROOM FOR SECTARIANISM IN MY NAME26. THE LAW OF MAJORITIES27. MAJORITY V. MINORITY28. AM I REFORMIST?29. DANGER SIGNAL30. A MUNICIPAL CHAIRMAN'S DUTY PART III: DISCIPLINE 31. INDISCIPLINE OR INDIFFERENCE?32. LET IT BE A WARNING33. EMBANKMENT OF DISCIPLINE34. THAT UNFORTUNATE WALK-OUT35. CURIOUS DISCIPLINE36. HOW NOT TO DO IT37. A TERRIBLE CONTRAST PART IV: ELIMINATION OF ROWDYISM AND HOOLIGANISM 38. DIFFICULTIES IN OUR WAY39. HOOLIGANISM40. ROWDYISM41. DISGRACEFUL HAPPENINGS IN BOMBAY42. HOOLIGANISM IN MADRAS43. WHAT IS TAMMANY HALL?44. INTIMIDATION IN PUBLIC LIFE45. OVERCOMING GOONDAISM IN THE CONGRESS46. CRIMINAL IF TRUE47. ROWDYISM IN ELECTIONS48. WAS LAWLESSNESS TO BE TOLERATED? PART V: PUBLIC FUNDS 49. HOW TO FINANCE THE MOVEMENT50. ALL-INDIA TILAK SWARAJ FUND51. THE TILAK SWARAJ FUND52. OUR BURDEN53. TILAK SWARAJ FUND54. THE ALL-INDIA TILAK MEMORIAL FUND55. TILAK SWARAJ FUND56. WHY IS BOMBAY BEAUTIFUL?57. PUBLIC FUNDS58. CARPING CRITICISM59. ON FINANCING ORGANIZATION AT LOCAL LEVEL60. FRAUD BY CONGRESSMEN61. WHAT OF PURSES?62. ON USE OF PUBLIC FUNDS63. ACCOUNT FOR EVERY PICE64. IS IT CRIMINAL?65. DONATION OF TAINTED MONEY66. PURSES FOR PUBLIC MEN PART VI: ERADICATION OF CORRUPTION67. CORRUPTION?68. CONGRESS CORRUPTION69. CORRUPTION IN THE CONGRESS70. DEMON OF CORRUPTION PART VII: ORGANIZING OF TOURS, DEMONSTRATIONS AND MEETINGS 71. TO THE ORGANIZERS OF BENGAL TOUR72. ALMODA TOUR73. PLEA FOR CATHOLICITY74. ALL ABOUT VOLUNTEERS75. VOLUNTEERS76. ON ORGANIZING BIG ORDERLY DEMONSTRATIONS IN HONOUR OF NATIONAL LEADERS77. DISCIPLINE78. THAT UNBECOMING DEMONSTRATION79. THREE NATIONAL CRIES80. ABOUT PUBLIC MEETINGS81. A TRAGEDY82. THE LESSON OF MADURA83. FOR ORDERLY ORGANIZATION OF MEETINGS84. THINGS TO REMEMBER85. HINTS TO THE ORGANIZERS OF MEETINGS86. A MOVING PLATFORM FOR MEETINGS87. THE CHEAPEST PLATFORM88. GARLANDS89. WREATH OR GARLAND?90. HOW AN ANNUAL SESSION OF THE CONGRESS SHOULD BE ORGANIZED PART VIII: MISCELLANEOUS 91. NO BLIND FOLLOWING92. CAUTION AGAINST PERSONALITY CULT93. BLIND ADORATION IS VALUELESS94. HOW TO MEET BASE INNUENDOES95. DOMESTIC CHAPTER96. LEADERS MUST LEAD97. NATIONAL WEAKNESS FOR TESTIMONIAL98. SELF-RELIANCE IN MATTER OF FOOD STUFFS99. ONENESS OF COSTUME A CURE?100. CRAZE FOR BLESSINGS101. RULES FOR THE SEVAGRAM ASHRAM SECTION TWO: NATIONAL UNITY AND INTEGRATION PART I: THE INDIAN PRINCES 1. TO THE PRINCES2. THE PRINCES' DETERMINATION3. FOR THE PRINCES4. DECCAN CHIEFS IN CONFERENCE5. TOO LATE IN THE DAY PART II: LINGUISTIC INTEGRATION 6. PROVINCIAL AUTONOMY OR PROVINCIAL JEALOUSY7. NO NARROW PROVINCIALISM8. THE BANE OF OUR LIFE-EXCLUSIVE PROVINCIALISM9. WHEN CAN LINGUISTIC REDISTRIBUTION COME INTO BEING?10. WARNING AGAINST SEGREGATION OF THE SOUTH FROM THE NORTH11. THE GOANESE UNDER SWARAJ12. "THE COOLIE PROBLEM OF ASSAM" PART III: RIGHTS AND INTERESTS OF MINORITIES 13. INTEREST OF MINORITIES14. PROTECTING THE RIGHTS OF MINORITIES15. MY APPROACH TO MINORITIES16. THE SACRED TRUST OF PROTECTING MINORITIES17. UNITY V. JUSTICE18. PROPOSED COMMUNAL SOLUTION19. IS CONGRESS A HINDU ORGANIZATION? PART IV: ANGLO-INDIANS AND OTHER MINORITIES20. ANGLO-INDIANS21. ADDRESS TO THE ANGLO-INDIANS22. THE ANGLO-INDIAN23. ANGLO-INDIANS24. LET GOD BE WITNESS OF THE BOND25. INDIAN CHRISTIANS26. TO THE PARSIS27. THE MORAL ISSUE PART V: HINDU-MUSLIM UNITY 28. HINDU-MAHOMEDAN UNITY29. HINDU-MUSLIM UNITY30. HINDU-MUSLIM TENSION-ITS CAUSE AND CURE-I 31. HINDU-MUSLIM TENSION-ITS CAUSE AND CURE-II (1) The Arya Samajists (2) The Agakhani Khojas (3) Partial to Musalmans (4) Amusalman Outburst (5) What May Hindus Do? (6) Dr. Mahmud and Forcible Conversions (7) Not In Nizam's Dominions 32. MY POSITION33. AN ENGLISH SUGGESTION34. HINDU-MUSLIM TANGLE35. HINDUS AND MUSLIMS NOT TWO NATIONS36. SELF-DETERMINATION37. PARTITION AND NON-MUSLIMS38. COMMUNAL UNITY39. UNITARY METHOD40. AN APPEAL TO QUAID-I-AZAM41. ONLY IF THEY WITHDRAW42. UNSEEMLY IF TRUE43. BUTCHERY IN AHMEDABAD44. HEAL THYSELF45. HINDU AND MUSALMAN TEA ETC46. HINDU PANI AND MUSLIM PANIPART VI: INTER-CASTE UNITY 47. CASTE SYSTEM NO BAR TO NATIONAL UNITY48. BRAHMINS AND NON-BRAHMINS49. DEPRESSED CLASSES50. THE DUTY OF HINDUS TOWARDS UNTOUCHABLES51. UNTOUCHABILITY MUST GO52. UNTOUCHABILITY53. SWARAJ AND THE SUPPRESSED CLASSES54. IS SWARAJ WORTH HAVING? 55. MISREPRESENTATION56. WHY I OPPOSE SEPARATE ELECTORATES FOR THE UNTOUCHABLES57. SOME QUESTIONS REGARDING UNTOUCHABILITY58. JOINT OR SEPARATE? 59. NATIONAL UNITY THROUGH SERVICE OF UNTOUCHABLES60. SWARM AND UNTOUCHABILITY INDEXVOLUME IIISECTION ONE: CULT OF VIOLENCE 1. CURZON WYLLIE'S ASSASSINATION2. COLLECTOR'S ASSASSINATION3. A CATASTROPHE4. ASSASSINATION OF A DEPUTY COMMISSIONER5. NO MEETING GROUND6. PATRIOTISM RUN MAD7. TO ANOTHER REVOLUTIONARY8. A REVOLUTIONARY'S DEFENCE9. MY FRIEND THE REVOLUTIONARY10. TO 'REVOLUTIONARY IN THE MAKING'11. AT IT AGAIN12. BOTH ON PRINCIPLE AND EXPEDIENCY13. 'A REVOLUTIONARY IN THE MAKING'14. CURSE OF ASSASSINATION15. SWORD v. SPIRIT16. THE BOMB AND THE KNIFE17. THE CULT OF THE BOMB18. CONFUSION OF THOUGHT19. THE CULT OF VIOLENCE20. 'ONE OF THE MANY'(?)21. THE TRUTH ABOUT THAT RESOLUTION22. THE GARLICK MURDER23. FOUL PLAY24. ACCUMULATING EVIDENCE25. THE LONDON ASSASSINATION26. GURU GOVIND SINGH SECTION TWO: SOUL-FORCE OR SATYAGRAHA PART I: SATYAGRAHA AS A FORCE 27. SATYAGRAHA28. ELEMENTS OF SATYAGRAHA29. THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF SATYAGRAHA30. MY IDEAS ABOUT SATYAGRAHA31. SOME RULES OF SATYAGRAHA32. REQUISITE QUALIFICATIONS33. SUFFERING -WISE AND UNWISE34. TIRED OF SATYAGRAHA?35. OBSTRUCTIONISM NOT SATYAGRAHA36. TO PROGRESS WE MUST MAKE NEW HISTORY PART II: NON-VIOLENCE 37. THE LAW OF BRUTE IS DOOMED38. INFINITE SUPERIORITY OF NON-VIOLENCE OVER VIOLENCE39. NEW FIELDS FOR NON-VIOLENCE40. THE BEST FIELD FOR AHIMSA41. HOW TO CULTIVATE AHIMSA?42. NON-VIOLENCE NOT ONLY FOR SELECT INDIVIDUALS43. IS NON-VIOLENCE IMPOSSIBLE?44. NON-VIOLENCE, MY BELIEF AND PRACTICE FOR OVER FORTY-FIVE YEARS45. THE IMPLICATION OF NON-VIOLENCE46. INIQUITOUS END NOT ATTAINABLE THROUGH NON-VIOLENCE47. NO FAILURE OF THE ETERNAL LAW48. A CHALLENGE TO FAITH49. OUT OF HIS DEPTH!50. HOW TO BECOME A NON-VIOLENT ORGANIZATION?51. PEACE ORGANIZATION52. NON-VIOLENT VOLUNTEER CORPS53. ATOM BOMB AND AHIMSA54. WHY IS HARMAN REVIVED?55. HOW TO CANALIZE HATRED56. THE ANTIDOTE TO VIOLENCE57. NOT REALLY NON-VIOLENCE PART III: COWARDICE AND SECRECY-TWO SINS 58. HELPLESSNESS59. NO ROOM FOR COWARDICE60. COWARDICE WORSE THAN VIOLENCE-I61. COWARDICE WORSE THAN VIOLENCE-II62. NOT READY FOR NON-VIOLENCE?63. VIOLENCE FAR BETTER THAN COWARDLY SUBMISSION64. THE SECRET WAYS OF SATAN65. THE SIN OF SECRECY66. NO SECRET TO KEEP67. SECRECY68. NO SECRECY69. LET BOLDNESS TRIUMPH OVER TIMID CAUTION PART IV: INDIVIDUAL AND MASS ACTION70. WHAT CAN A SOLITARY SATYAGRAHI DO?71. CAN HE STAND ALONE?72. THE STRENGTH OF A SATYAGRAHI73. BELIEF IN GOD INDISPENSABLE FOR A SATYAGRAHI74. MASS ACTION75. ACADEMIC v. PRACTICAL PART V: CONSTRUCTIVE SATYAGRAHA 76. CONSTRUCTIVE SATYAGRAHA AND CLEANSING SATYAGRAHA77. CONSTRUCTIVE PROGRAMME AND NON-VIOLENT STRUGGLE CUM78. CONSTRUCTIVE v. POLITICAL79. WHAT IS POLITICAL EDUCATION?80. THE ONLY WAY81. THE WAY TO DO IT82. THE STRUGGLE ALWAYS GOES ON PART VI: CLEANSING SATYAGRAHA AND ITS BRANCHES 83. CLEANSING SATYAGRAHA AND ITS BRANCHES84. WHAT ARE BASIC ASSUMPTIONS? PART VII: NON-CO-OPERATION 85. IN FOOTSTEPS OF GREAT TEACHERS86. PASSIVE RESISTANCE A MISNOMER87. WHEN WITHDRAWAL OF CO-OPERATION BECOMES A MUST88. NON-CO-OPERATION WITH AN UNJUST GOVERNMENT89. DID JESUS CO-OPERATE? 90. RENDER UNTO CAESAR90. DUTY OF DISLOYALTY91. MORAL VALUES IN NON-CO-OPERATION92. NON-RESISTANCE TRUE AND FALSE93. NOT A MOVEMENT OF BRAG, BLUSTER AND BLUFF94. MOTIVES IMPELLING NON-CO-OPERATORS95. IS CONDEMNATION VIOLENCE?96. CRUSADE AGAINST NON-CO-OPERATION97. TRUE AND FALSE98. RISK OF MISUSE99. MY RESPONSIBILITY PART VIII: CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE 100. NON-CO-OPERATION OR CIVIL RESISTANCE?101. SATYAGRAHA NOT PREDOMINANTLY CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE102. CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE ONLY A PART OF SATYAGRAHA103. CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE104. CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE-THE LIVING WATER OF LIFE105. DELAYING OF CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE106. PLEA FOR IMMEDIATE CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE107. NON-PAYMENT OF TAXES-I108. NON-PAYMENT OF TAXES-II109. REQUISITE CONDITIONS110. A CONFESSION PART IX: CIVIL V. CRIMINAL DISOBEDIENCE 111. WHEN IS DISOBEDIENCE CIVIL? 112. CIVIL v. CRIMINAL113. WHEN IS CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE REALLY CIVIL?114. AGGRESSIVE v. DEFENSIVE CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE115. CAUTION AGAINST AGGRESSIVE CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE116. THE CRIME OF CHAURI CHAURA117. THE ONLY TYRANT I ACCEPT118. BREAKING OR SCALING FENCES NOT CIVIL DIS-OBEDIENCE119. DAMAGE TO PROPERTY120. A POINTER FOR THE FUTURE PART X: SATYAGRAHA UNDER CRITICAL TRIALS 121. A DEPLORABLE INCIDENT122. A CHALLENGE123. SATYAGRAHA IN FACE OF HOOLIGANISM124. HONOURABLE MEANS OF DYINGPART XI: NON-VIOLENT ANSWER TO WAR AND AGGRESSION 125. MY ATTITUDE TOWARDS WAR126. THEN AND NOW127. SUPERSTITIONS DIE HARD128. THE PERMANENT HISTORY OF MAN129. DESIRABILITY OF EXODUS130. NON-VIOLENT RESISTANCE TO EXTERNAL AGGRESSION131. NON-VIOLENT RESISTANCE TO ARMED INVASION132. SCORCHED EARTH133. IF THEY COME134. AN APPROPRIATE QUESTION135. WHAT IS THE LAW?INDEX