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About the Book: Hind Swaraj

Hind Swaraj was written by Mahatma Gandhi in 1908, while traveling from London to South Africa. The book contains his views on Swaraj (Home Rule), Modern Civilization, Mechanization etc. The book was originally written in Gujarati, Mahatma Gandhis mother tongue. The English translation was done by Mahadev Desai, Mahatma Gandhis Personal Secretary, who is well recognized for his contribution to Indian Independence movement. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (1869-1948) was a pre-eminent political and ideological leader of India during the Indian independence movement, who has grown to become the worlds icon of peaceful resistance and nonviolent revolution, resistance to tyranny through mass civil protest. He was educated in London and later travelled to South Africa, where he experienced racism and took up the rights of Indians, instituting his first campaign of passive resistance.