Book Review
Write the Book review on the book “Hind Swaraj”.
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What is the title, Author, Date, Length
Who are the audience (Age, Reading, Level Interests,
Specialties
3. Was it easy are difficult to read this book.
4. What qualifies the author to write this book
Does the book deliver on its promise
6. What surprised you? Did you ever have a Ah-ha moment
while reading the book
7. What is your favorite quote from the book and why?
8. What creator value does this book contribute.
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Answers
Answer:
It is certainly my good fortune that this booklet of mine is receiving wide attention. The original is in Gujarati. It has a chequered career. It was first published in the columns of the Indian Opinion of South Africa. It was written in 1908 during my return voyage from London to South Africa in answer to the Indian school of violence and its prototype in South Africa. I came in contact with every known Indian anarchist in London. Their bravery impressed me, but I felt that their zeal was misguided. I felt that violence was no remedy for India's ills, and that her civilization required the use of a different and higher weapon for self- protection. The Satyagraha of South Africa was still an infant hardly two years old. But it had developed sufficiently to permit me to write of it with some degree of confidence. What I wrote was so much appreciated that it was published as a booklet. It attracted some attention in India. The Bombay Government prohibited its circulation. I replied by publishing its translation. I thought it was due to my English friends that they should know its contents.