‘An Autobiography: The Story of My Experiments’ With Truth CONTENTS :
TRANSLATOR’S PREFACE – 11
AUTHOR’S INTRODUCTION – 12
PART ONE…
1. Birth and Parentage – 18
2. Childhood – 20
3. Child Marriage – 22
4. Playing the Husband – 25
5. At the High School – 27
6. A Tragedy – 31
7. A Tragedy (CONTINUED) – 34
8. Stealing and Atonement – 37
9. My Father’s Death and My Double Shame – 40
10. Glimpses of Religion – 42
11. Preparation for England – 46
12. Out Caste – 49
13. In London at Last – 52
14. My Choice – 55
15. Playing the English Gentleman – 57
16. Changes – 60
17. Experiments in Dietetics – 63
18. Shyness My Shield – 67
19. The Canker of Untruth – 70
20. Acquaintance with Religions – 73
21. निर्बल को बल राम* – 76
22. Narayan Hemchandra – 78
23. The Great Exhibition – 81
24. ‘Called’ – But Then? – 83
25. My Helplessness – 85
PART TWO…
1. Raychandbhai – 89
2. How I Began Life – 91
3. The First Case – 94
4. The First Shock – 97
5. Preparing for South Africa – 100
6. Arrival in Natal – 102
7. Some Experiences – 105
8. On the Way to Pretoria – 108
9. More Hardships – 111
10. First Day in Pretoria – 115
11. Christian Contacts – 119
12. Seeking Touch with Indians – 122
13. What it is to Be a ‘Coolie’ – 124
14. Preparation for the Case – 127
15. Religious Ferment – 130
16. Man Proposes, God Disposes – 133
17. Settled in Natal – 135
18. Colour Bar – 139
19. Natal Indian Congress – 142
20. BalaSundaram – 145
21. The £3 Tax – 147
22. Comparative Study of Religions – 150
23. As a Householder – 153
24. Homeward – 155
25. In India – 158
26. Two Passions – 161
27. The Bombay Meeting – 164
28. Poona and Madras – 167
29. Return Soon – 169
PART THREE…
1. Rumblings of the Storm – 173
2. The Storm – 175
3. The Test – 178
4. The Calm after the Storm – 182
5. Education of Children – 184
6. Spirit of Service – 187
7. Brahmacharya –I – 189
8. Brahmacharya —II – 192
9. Simple Life – 196
10. The Boer War – 198
11. Sanitary Reform and Famine Relief – 200
12. Return to India – 201
13. In India Again – 204
