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The Story of My Experiments with Truth Part 4, Chapter 40 Summary

Miniature Satyagraha

  • The Indians enlist. But, the commanding officer insults their self-respect by bossing them around and giving them nonsense orders. The Indians appeal to Gandhi, who agrees to launch Satyagraha (a non-violent resistance campaign) against the officer until he allows new section leaders to be elected by the corps.
  • The officer doesn't agree and causes division within Gandhi's followers.
  • Some cave, but others agree to a compromise Gandhi formulates whereby they go serve another commanding officer.