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The Story of My Experiments with Truth Part 4, Chapter 44 Summary

Some Reminiscences of the Bar

  • Time for some recollections about lawyering.
  • Gandhi emphasizes that though people say being a lawyer requires lying, it doesn't.
  • On one occasion in particular, his client wins a large award, but a minor error in calculation means he receives more money than intended.
  • Gandhi convinces the client to tell the court about the problem, the result of which Gandhi delays until the next chapter.