An Autobiography : The Story Of My Experiments With Truth

‘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