A fire that blazed in the ocean
A fire that blazed in the ocean Gandhi and the poems of Satyagraha in South Africa, 1909-1911
- New Delhi Promilla & Co. in association with Bibliophile South Asia 2011
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"The poems in this volume appeared in the Gujarati section of the Indian Opinion from 1909 and 1911, a newspaper edited by Mohandas K. Gandhi (1869-1948) while he was in South Africa. Most of them were composed by Indians in South Africa who took part in the Satyagraha movement (1906-1914) or were close observers. A few came from poets in India. All the poems were printed in Gujarati even though some were originally in Urdu or Hindi. The two leading contributors were Sheik Mehtab and Ambaram Mangalij Thaker. The poems had a performative dimension since they were recited or sung at public gatherings as participatory texts. While Ghandi introduced the concept of Satyagraha, it was the poets who presented it with an emotive appeal."
9789380188133
Indic poetry
20th century
Passive resistance
South Africa
891.4 / BHA
"The poems in this volume appeared in the Gujarati section of the Indian Opinion from 1909 and 1911, a newspaper edited by Mohandas K. Gandhi (1869-1948) while he was in South Africa. Most of them were composed by Indians in South Africa who took part in the Satyagraha movement (1906-1914) or were close observers. A few came from poets in India. All the poems were printed in Gujarati even though some were originally in Urdu or Hindi. The two leading contributors were Sheik Mehtab and Ambaram Mangalij Thaker. The poems had a performative dimension since they were recited or sung at public gatherings as participatory texts. While Ghandi introduced the concept of Satyagraha, it was the poets who presented it with an emotive appeal."
9789380188133
Indic poetry
20th century
Passive resistance
South Africa
891.4 / BHA
