"You can wake a man only if he is really asleep; no effort that you may make will produce any effect upon him if he is merely pretending sleep."
- Mahatma Gandhi commenting on the government's position on the Rowlatt Bills, 1919, in his autobiography,
The Story of My Experiments with Truth
- Mahatma Gandhi commenting on the government's position on the Rowlatt Bills, 1919, in his autobiography,
The Story of My Experiments with Truth
Trampled Rights
After loyally fighting in World War I, Indians were stunned when the British Parliament passed the Rowlatt Act against sedition in March 1919, which attacked Indians' right of freedom of speech.
After loyally fighting in World War I, Indians were stunned when the British Parliament passed the Rowlatt Act against sedition in March 1919, which attacked Indians' right of freedom of speech.
Fight for Rights
Responsible Retaliation
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(Courtesy of "Gandhi The Rise to Fame" - British Propaganda - BBC Documentary 3/8)
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