Question

What made Gandhi to fight for the rights of the Indians in South Africa?

Answer 1

1. Gandhi was thrown out of the first-class compartment physically on his journey from the Durban to Pretoria, at Pietermaritzburg railway station in April 1893.
2. Gandhi faced racial discrimination and understood Indians were treated only as coolies.
3. He called a meeting of the Indians in Transvaal to form an association to seek redress of their grievances.
4. He petitioned to the authorities about the injustices in violation of their own laws.
5. Indians had to pay poll tax except in areas marked for them.
6. Without a permit, they could not be allowed outdoor after 9 pm.
7. These unjust laws made him fight for the rights of Indians in South Africa.