220: An Unnatural Condition

Brothers Laxmidas (l.) and Mohandas Gandhi in 1886.

By the early twentieth century, a new generation of Indian nationalists was emerging, one more radical and less patient than its elders, who sought new ways to pressure the British for increased home rule, even outright independence.

Muslim Indians created their own association, the Muslim League, to rival the Hindu-dominated Indian National Congress. And a quiet barrister named Mohandas Gandhi traveled to South Africa on behalf of a client.

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Opening Theme

Eastern Musings

Closing Theme 



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