M.K. Gandhi, Hind Swaraj or Indian Home Rule: Reading and Discussion Questions.
1. (xiv) Where does Gandhi write Hind Swaraj?
2. (xvii-l) What were the historical contexts in which Hind Swaraj was written?
3. (l) What is the literary genre that Gandhi uses in Hind Swaraj? Why does he choose this genre?
4. (10) What does Gandhi mean when he says, “these views are mine, and yet not mine?”
5. (10-11, fn.8) What does Gandhi mean by “Truth”?
6. (13, fn.10) What was the Indian National Congress (INC)?
7. (22 fn. 28, 112) Who were the Moderates? Who were the Extremists?
8. (26-29) What is swaraj? Is there only one definition of swaraj?
9. (28, 33, 39, 73) What is Gandhi’s interpretation of “English people?” Are they to blame for India’s problems? Who is to blame for colonialism?
10. (34-38, 66-71) What does Gandhi mean by civilization? What does he mean by “true civilization”?
11. (22, 22 fn28, 85) What is Gandhi’s problem of using petitions?
12. (88-99) What is passive resistance? Soul-force?
13. (96, also fn. 193) What are the four characteristics that are required for the service of the country?
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