# Hind Swaraj or Indian Home Rule

An audiobook by Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, read by LibriVox volunteers (3 h 23 min, English).

First written in Gandhi's native language Gujarati, this booklet advocates for Indian non-violent self-rule during the struggle for Indian independence against the British Empire. It is written as a dialogue between two characters. In it, the "Reader" serves as a typical Indian countryman (the targeted audience for Hind Swaraj), who voices common beliefs and arguments of the time concerning Indian independence, while Gandhi, the "Editor," explains why those arguments are flawed and interjects his own valuable arguments of self-reliance, passive resistance and the Indian identity. The Gujarati-language publication was banned from publication by the British in India, causing Gandhi to translate it to English himself to evade the British authorities, as well as rally support from English-speaking Indians and international supporters of independence. It is now considered the intellectual blueprint of India's independence movement. (Mary Kay and Wikipedia)

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## Chapters

0. Note, Forward and Reply to Critics (8:18): https://archive.org/download/indianhomerule_1511_librivox/indianhomerule_00_gandhi_64kb.mp3
1. Chapter I: The Congress and Its Officials (11:38): https://archive.org/download/indianhomerule_1511_librivox/indianhomerule_01_gandhi_64kb.mp3
2. Chapter II: The Partition of Bengal (5:19): https://archive.org/download/indianhomerule_1511_librivox/indianhomerule_02_gandhi_64kb.mp3
3. Chapter III: Discontent and Unrest (2:49): https://archive.org/download/indianhomerule_1511_librivox/indianhomerule_03_gandhi_64kb.mp3
4. Chapter IV: What is Swaraj? (5:33): https://archive.org/download/indianhomerule_1511_librivox/indianhomerule_04_gandhi_64kb.mp3
5. Chapter V: The Condition of England (7:08): https://archive.org/download/indianhomerule_1511_librivox/indianhomerule_05_gandhi_64kb.mp3
6. Chapter VI: Civilization (8:15): https://archive.org/download/indianhomerule_1511_librivox/indianhomerule_06_gandhi_64kb.mp3
7. Chapter VII: Why was India Lost? (7:23): https://archive.org/download/indianhomerule_1511_librivox/indianhomerule_07_gandhi_64kb.mp3
8. Chapter VIII: The Condition of India (6:37): https://archive.org/download/indianhomerule_1511_librivox/indianhomerule_08_gandhi_64kb.mp3
9. Chapter IX: The Condition of India (Continued) - Railways (7:41): https://archive.org/download/indianhomerule_1511_librivox/indianhomerule_09_gandhi_64kb.mp3
10. Chapter X: The Condition of India (Continued) - The Hindus and the Mahomedans (13:38): https://archive.org/download/indianhomerule_1511_librivox/indianhomerule_10_gandhi_64kb.mp3
11. Chapter XI: The Condition of India (Continued) - Lawyers (7:10): https://archive.org/download/indianhomerule_1511_librivox/indianhomerule_11_gandhi_64kb.mp3
12. Chapter XII: The Condition of India (Continued) - Doctors (5:26): https://archive.org/download/indianhomerule_1511_librivox/indianhomerule_12_gandhi_64kb.mp3
13. Chapter XIII: What is True Civilization? (8:18): https://archive.org/download/indianhomerule_1511_librivox/indianhomerule_13_gandhi_64kb.mp3
14. Chapter XIV: How Can India Become Free? (6:09): https://archive.org/download/indianhomerule_1511_librivox/indianhomerule_14_gandhi_64kb.mp3
15. Chapter XV: Italy and India (6:54): https://archive.org/download/indianhomerule_1511_librivox/indianhomerule_15_gandhi_64kb.mp3
16. Chapter XVI: Brute-Force (15:31): https://archive.org/download/indianhomerule_1511_librivox/indianhomerule_16_gandhi_64kb.mp3
17. Chapter XVII: Passive Resistance (20:41): https://archive.org/download/indianhomerule_1511_librivox/indianhomerule_17_gandhi_64kb.mp3
18. Chapter XVIII: Education (13:10): https://archive.org/download/indianhomerule_1511_librivox/indianhomerule_18_gandhi_64kb.mp3
19. Chapter XIX: Machinery (8:06): https://archive.org/download/indianhomerule_1511_librivox/indianhomerule_19_gandhi_64kb.mp3
20. Chapter XX: Conclusion (15:33): https://archive.org/download/indianhomerule_1511_librivox/indianhomerule_20_gandhi_64kb.mp3
21. Appendices (11:56): https://archive.org/download/indianhomerule_1511_librivox/indianhomerule_21_gandhi_64kb.mp3