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The Story of My Experiments with Truth Allusions & Cultural References

When authors refer to other great works, people, and events, it’s usually not accidental. Put on your super-sleuth hat and figure out why.

Literary and Philosophical References

  • Surdas (Introduction.8)
  • Shravana Pitribhakti Nataka (1.2.4)
  • Harishchandra (1.2.5)
  • Nishkulanand (1.3.9)
  • Narmad (1.6.9)
  • Ramayana (1.10.4)
  • Bhagavat (1.10.6)
  • Manusmriti (1.10.10)
  • Salt, A Plea for Vegetarianism (1.14.8)
  • Howard Williams, The Ethics of Diet (1.15.1)
  • Dr. Anna Kingsford, The Perfect Way in Diet (1.15.1)
  • Dr. Allinson (1.15.1)
  • Bell, Standard Elocutionist (1.15.6)
  • Edwin Arnold, The Song Celestial (1.20.1)
  • Edwin Arnold, The Light of Asia (1.20.2)
  • Madame Blavatsky, The Key to Theosophy (1.20.2)
  • Bible (1.20.3)
  • Carlyle, On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and The Heroic in History (1.20.5)
  • Bradlaugh (1.20.7)
  • Besant, How I Became a Theosophist (1.20.7)
  • Tolstoy (1.23.6)
  • Broom, Common Law (1.24.8)
  • Snell, Equity (1.24.8)
  • White and Tudor, Leading Cases (1.24.8)
  • Williams and Edwards, Real Property (1.24.8)
  • Goodeve, Personal Property (1.24.8)
  • Mayne, Hindu Law (1.24.8)
  • Kaye and Malleson (1.25.4)
  • Lavator (1.25.4)
  • Lavater and Schimmelpenninck, Systems of Physiognomy (1.25.4)
  • Tolstoy, The Kingdom of God Is Within You (2.1.9)
  • Ruskin, Unto This Last (2.1.9)
  • Holy Koran (2.7.4)
  • Dr. Parker, Commentary (2.11.7)
  • Pearson, Many Infallible Proofs (2.11.7)
  • Butler, Analogy (2.11.7)
  • Gandhi, History of Satyagraha in South Africa (2.13.1)
  • Maitland and Kingsford, The Perfect Way (2.15.12)
  • The New Interpretation of the Bible (2.15.12)
  • Panchikaran (2.15.13)
  • Maniratnamala (2.15.13)
  • Mumukshu Prakara of Yogavasishtha (2.15.13)
  • Haribhadra Suri, Shaddarshana Samuchchaya (2.15.13)
  • Gandhi, An Appeal to Every Briton in South Africa (2.19.14)
  • Gandhi, The Indian Franchise—An Appeal (2.19.14)
  • Narmadashanker, Dharma Vichar (2.22.3)
  • Max Muller, India—What Can It Teach Us? (2.22.3)
  • Upanishads (2.22.3)
  • Washington Irving, Life of Mahomet and His Successors (2.22.3)
  • Nietzsche, The Sayings of Zarathustra (2.22.3)
  • Tolstoy, The Gospel in Brief (2.22.5)
  • Tolstoy, What to Do? (2.22.5)
  • Tamil Self-Teacher (2.24.4)
  • Dr. Tribhuvandas, Ma-ne Shikhaman (3.6.4)
  • M.N. Dvivedi, Rajayoga (4.5.2)
  • Patanjali, Yoga Sutras (4.5.2)
  • Just, Return to Nature (4.7.4)
  • Gandhi, Key to Health (4.8.2)

Historical References

  • Euclid (1.5.8)