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Key Gandhian Texts and Their Ethics

Gandhian Ethics

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Key Gandhian Texts and Their Ethics

Text Year Core Ethical Teaching
Hind Swaraj 1909 Critique of modern civilisation; true Swaraj; non-violent freedom
Satyagraha in South Africa 1928 Origins of satyagraha; practical non-violence
The Story of My Experiments with Truth (autobiography) 1927–29 Ethics as lived experiment; humility; truth-seeking as process
Anasaktiyoga (Gita commentary) 1929 Nishkama karma; means-ends unity; Gita for public service
Constructive Programme 1941 18-point programme for social reconstruction
Key speeches — Quit India 1942 1942 "Do or Die" — moral courage in political struggle