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The Story of My Experiments With Truth

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BOOK REVIEW – SOFT

SKILLS

PRESENTED BY – U.AKASH
 PRESENTED TO – Prof. MENAKA RAO
THE STORY OF MY
EXPERIMENTS WITH
TRUTH
-M.K.GANDHI

TRANSLATED FROM GUJARATI


BY MAHADEV DESAI
BIRTH AND CHILDHOOD
 BORN IN PORBANDER
 5TH AMONG THE SIX BROTHERS
 LOVE FOR MOTHER- OBSERVED HER IN
YOUNG AGES DOING FASTING DURING
FESTIVE SEASON
 EDUCATION AT RAJKOT
 A PURE VAISHNAVATE
 MARRIED AT THE AGE OF 13
 STOLE MONEY FROM DAD TO SMOKE

BIRTH AND CHILDHOOD
 ALSO STOLE A GOLD CHAIN FROM BROTHER
 CONFESS TO DAD FOR THIS CRIME
 HE WROTE A LETTER TO DAD INSTEAD OF
TALKING TO HIM
 LEARNT “AHIMSA” FROM HIS DAD
ROLE AS THE HUSBAND

 WAS TOGETHER ONLY FOR SIX MONTHS IN


FIRST THREE YEARS
 STARTED LIVING TOGETHER WE GANDHI
WAS AT SWEET SIXTEEN
 FIRST CHILD AT THE AGE 18

LONDON TRIP
 AFTER HIGH SCHOOL PLANNED TO MOVE TO
LONDAN WITH BROTHERS HELP
 OBJECTION FROM HOUSE
 FINALLY GOT PERMISSION FROM FAMILY
 CAME TO BOMBAY WITH BROTHER
 REACHED LONDON AFTER A MONTH
 HAD TOUGH TIME WITH THE NEW CULTURE
AND THE FOOD HABITS.

MODE OF DRESS AT
LONDON
LONDON STAY
 STAYED AS A PG FIRST
 GOT INTO THE LAW COLLEGE
 THE LIFE WAS HARD AT LONDON
 HE KEPT THE PROMISE THAT HE GAVE TO
HIS MOTHER.
 HE DIN’T HVE NON-VEG, DINT SMOKE AND
DRINK
BACK TO INDIA
 CAME TO INDIA AFTER HIS STUDIES
 BROTHER RECEIVED HIM FROM MUMBAI
 EAGER TO MEET MOM
 WORDS FROM BOOK – “I was pining to see
my mother. I did not know that she was no
more in the flesh to receive me back into
her bosom”
 MET HIS WIFE AND HIS FIRST SON
 PLANNED TO MOVE TO SA AFTER KNOWING
ABOUT A JOB OVER THERE.
AT SOUTH AFRICA
 GOT A JOB IN ADVOCATE FIRM
 BAD EXPERIENCE IN THE FIRST TRAIN
JOURNEY
 FOUGHT FOR INDIANS IN SA AND FOR TAX
ISSUES
 HAD TAMIL AND TELUGU FRIENDS
 FOUGHT FOR THE RIGHTS OF BLACK IN SA
 HE PERFORMED, ON TRUTH, NON-VIOLENCE,
BRAHMACHARYA, DIETETICS, HYDROPATHY,
NATUROPATHY ETC.
FREEDOM STRUGGLE IN
INDIA
 FROM GOKALE HE LEARNT INDIAN FREEDOM
STRUGGLE
 HAD TOUGH TIME IN INDIAN CONGRESS AFTER
GOKALE’S DEATH
 MET MANY INDIAN FREEDOM FIGHTERS
 TRAVELLED ALL OVER INDIA FOR FREEDOM
STRUGGLE
 SET UP ALIKED SPENDING TIME WITH THEM
ASHRAM FOR CHILDREN AND OLD AGE AT HIS
HOME TOWN
 LIKED SPENDING TIME WITH THEM


FREEDOM STRUGGLE IN
INDIA
 HAS TAKEN ALL RELIGION AS ONE
 THOUGHT NATIONAL ANTHAM IN SCHOOLS
 PROMOTED SCHOOL EDUCATION ALL OVER
INDIA
 PROMOTED HINDUSTANI AND HINDI AND
REFUCED TO TALK IN ENGLISH AT
ENGLAND
 'With a full sense of my
 responsibility I beg to
 support the resolution
 SWADESHI MOVEMENT
 FIRST JAIL EXPERIENCE IN1903
 FASTING FOR NATION
 AT COURT - In my humble opinion it is a
question of difference of opinion between
the Local Administration and myself. I have
entered the country with motives of
rendering humanitarian and national
service. I have done so in response to a
pressing invitation to come and help the
riots
FREEDOM STRUGGLE

 FRIENDS FOR THE STRUGGLE-


Brajkishorebabu and Rajendrababu
 SATYAGRAHA – ALL OVER INDIA
 PASSION FOR UNITY
 ONE COUNTRY ONE RELEGION
 STRATEGY OF NON-VILONCE
 JALLIANWALABAG MASSACRE
 QUIT INDIA MOVEMENT
 KILAFATH MOVEMENT
 BIRTH OF KADHI


 For the time being at any rate, I ask you to
join with me in prayer to the God of Truth
that He may grant me the boon of Ahimsa in
mind, word and deed.
 - M K GANDHI


THANK YOU

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