CONTENTS Foreword by His Holiness The Dalai Lama ix Preface xi Translator's Note xv Translator's Acknowledgements xvii Nandi xix 1 Infancy : Porbandar 1 2 Childhood : Rajkot 8 3 Marriage and Remorse 23 4 Westward Bound 31 5 In London : Initial Difficulties and Vegetarianism 41 6 Studies 52 7 Acquaintances with Religions 60 8 The Call of Destiny 67 9 Mother's Death and Association with Shrimad Rajchandra 76 10 Failures and Dejection 83 11 Wounded Self-Respect 87 12 Escape and Departure 90 13 Saved by God 96 14 A Meeting of Kindred Souls 102 15 The Most Creative Experience 107 16 The Circle Expands 118 17 Religious Enquiries 126 18 Religious Churning 139 19 Gandhibhai 152 20 The Unfolding 163 21 Early Indian Settlers 168 22 Stoic in the Face of Defeat 176 23 A Truthful Lawyer 187 24 Natal Indian Congress 207 25 Battle Cry 26 Girmitiyas 27 Inward Gaze 28.Six Months in India 29.Forgiveness The Ornament of the Brave 30 Sadhana 31The Churning 32 Events Unfold 33 Truth and the Spirit of Service 34 Education, Discipline and Punishment 35 The Road is Blocked 36 A Stretcher Bearer 37 Heart Searching and a New Path 38 Indian Opinion 39 Two Visits to London 40 Hind Swaraj 41 Two Ashrams 42 Harilal 43 Associates 44 The Exemplars 45 Satyagraha : The Birth 46 Satyagraha: Growth 47 Satyagraha: Blossoms 48 Sadhana Fulfilled Index