Contents
Introduction and Notes by TRIDIP SUHRUD lX
THE POWER OF NONVIOLENT RESISTANCE
I. FOUNDATION
1. The Advent of Satyagraha 1
2. Resolutions Passed at the Meeting 7
3. Excerpts from Hin,d Swaraj IO
4. Excerpts from From Yeravda Mandir 23
5. Excerpts from History of the Satyagrah Ashram 28
6. Excerpts from a Speech on Ashram Vows at the YMCA, Madras 38
7. Speech at Benares Hindu University 41
8. Statement Before the Court 49
9. The Great Trial 51
II. EXEMPLAR
1. Story of a Soldier of Truth (in Six Parts) 63
III. THE FIELD
1. Nonviolence 81
2. To the Reader 86
3. My Field of Labor 88
4. Excerpts from a Letter to Balkrishna 89
5. Ahimsa in Education 90
6. Satyagraha Ashram 93
7. Ahimsa v. Compassion 95
8. The Sermon on the Mount 97
9. Problem of Nonviolence 98
10. Excerpts from "Some More Posers in Ahimsa" 100
IV. THE PRACTICE
1. The Theory and Practice of Passive Resistance 103
2. Speech on the Secret of Satyagraha in South Africa ro6
3. Instructions to Volunteers r r r
4. The Doctrine of the Sword r r3
5. Nonviolence rr7
6. Civil Disobedience 120
7. Excerpt from a Letter to Konda Venkatapaayya 123
8. Was It a Failure? 123
9. Democracy and Nonviolence 125
10. Excerpt from a Speech 127
11. Interview to Dr. John Mott 128
12. Talk with a Pacifist 129
13. Interview to Tingfang Lew, Y. T. Wu, and P. C. Hsu 130
14. An Excerpt from a Discussion with Agatha Harrison 135
15. Congress and Nonviolence: Discussion at Congress Working Committee Meeting r3 6
16. Draft Resolution for the Working Committee 141
17. Excerpts from a Discussion with B. G. Kher and Others 147
V. THE POLITICS
1. Religious Authority for Noncooperation 155
2. Interview to Professor Mays 158
3. A Discussion with Christian Missionaries 162
4. My Attitude Towards War 162
5. Is It Loss of Faith? 165
6. Fasting in Nonviolent Action 166
7. Question Box 168
8. Letter to Lord Irwin 169
9. Some Rules of Satyagraha 176
10. When I Am Arrested 179
11. Satyagrahis' March 182
12. Turning the Searchlight Inward 185
13. President in Prison House 189
14. Excerpts from Talk at Oxford 190
15. Duty of Disloyalty 192
16. Why Against Violence? 194
17. The Greatest Force 196
18. Talk to Members of Spinning Club 199
19. Whither Ahimsa, Whither Khadi? 201
20. To Every Briton 203
21. "A Cry in the Wilderness"? 206
22. The Best Field for Ahimsa 209
23. How to Cultivate Ahimsa? 210
24. Nonviolence of the Brave 213
25. Discussion with a Friend 215
26. Interview to Associated Press of America 219
27. Talk with Congress Workers 220
28. Talk with Visitors 221
29. Question Box 222
30. Letter to Mathuradas Trikumji 223
31. Excerpt from a Prayer Speech 224
32. Two Requests 225
VI. LETTER TO HITLER
1. Speech at Friends' House, London 22 7
2. Answers to Questions 2 3o
3. Excerpts from a Speech at a Meeting in Lausanne 232
4. Excerpts from a Speech at a Meeting 233
5. Letter to Adolf Hitler 236
6. Letter to Adolf Hitler 237
7. Interview to a Professor 240
8. If I Were a Czech 241
9. Logical Consequence 245
1o. Two Thought-Provoking Letters 247
11. Working of Nonviolence 250
12. What to Do? 254
13. On Trial 257
14. Discussion with Pacifists 260
15. Interviewto The New York Times 262
16. How to Combat Hitlerism 263
17. Letter to The Times of India 266
VI I. CONUNDRUMS OF AHIMSA
1. "The Fiery Ordeal" 271
2. The Tangle of Ahimsa 278
3. More About Ahimsa 281
4. Jain Ahimsa? 285
5. How to Observe Ahimsa 289
6. "Is This Humanity?" (Series of Eight Essays) 290
VIII. DARK NIGHT OF THE SOUL
1. tatement to the Press 317
2. Letter to Sevagram Ashram Inmates 319
3. Excerpts from a Letter to G.D. Birla 320
4. Excerpts from a Discussion with Amiya Chakravarty 321
5. Note to Pyarelal 321
6. Excerpts from a Letter to Agatha Harrison 322
7. Excerpts from a Letter to Narandas Gandhi 323
8. Excerpts from a Talk with Manu Gandhi 323
Suggestions for Further Reading 325