Hind Swaraj
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Preface Foreword Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20
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All Themes Passive Resistance and Indian Independence Modern Civilization and Colonialism The Personal and the Political Indian Nationhood and Identity
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All Characters The Editor The Reader Giuseppe Garibaldi Giuseppe Mazzini
Terms
All Terms Indian National Congress Modern civilization Passive resistance Swaraj
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All Symbols The Upas Tree
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Hind Swaraj

by

Mohandas K. Gandhi
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The Upas Tree

Speaking as the editor, Gandhi compares modern civilization to the highly toxic Upas tree (antiaris toxicaria) and uses the tree to demonstrate how moral, cultural, and political life are inherently tied together…

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