The Indigo cultivators in Champaran were suffering owing to the Tinkathia system. Years of fighting the system for the civil rights of his people, achieving some, and being refused much had given him new wisdom and confidence. After spending 21 years of his life in South Africa, he returned to India in 1915. The idea of satyagraha appealed to him, and in 1906 he arranged a non-violent protest in South Africa against the injustice and discrimination suffered by the Indians and the Africans. The ancient wisdom in the book influenced Mohandas. Tirukkural is ancient Indian literature scripted initially in Tamil and later translated into different languages. Soon he became a leader of the Indian community there. He strived hard to improve the rights and conditions of Indians in South Africa. He later realised that it was a common occurrence, and Indians were treated in a derogatory manner there.ĭeeply affected, Gandhi formed the Natal Indian Congress on 22nd May 1894. It was an eye-opening and humiliating experience for Mohandas. In those days, Indians and blacks were prohibited from entering or travelling first class.
Despite holding a 1st class train ticket, he was not allowed to travel in the 1st class as the compartment was reserved only for white people.
He had a terrible experience of racial discrimination in South Africa. In May 1893, he left for South Africa to establish his law practice.
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