Gandhi My Father Page #2

Mr. Gandhi, we're going straight to the police.

You sir, are going to prison.

Tell him to stay off the white pavements.

Henry. Henry.

I am not filing any complaint.

Why?

Pray to the Lord that he forgives him.

For he knows not what he does.

Sounds familiar.

Thank the Lord that...

...I speak these words from the ground.

And not from the cross. - Come.

God.

Yes, Mahatma Gandhi is the Father of the Nation,

he is a Father to us all

But for hospital admission, we need your father's name

In the hospital register, we can't write your father's name as Gandhi

What is your father's name?

Tell me.

Barrister

Barrister Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

Not for despair, this is a moment to celebrate

Once again, Barrister Gandhi has been arrested

I am proud of my father

How ridiculous,

a barrister, in the service of...

...the King in a British colony...

...is ordered to be finger-printed

You know why?

Because the colour of his skin...

is not this

If you are this,

or this,

or shades in between,

then you're considered sub-human and will be confined to specific areas

To enter the places which belong to people of this colour...

you will need an entry pass

Without an entry pass, you will be thrown into prison

And you know what my father says

"I refuse to carry a Pass, nor will I give my thumb-print"

"They may do whatever they wish,"

"besmear the colour of my skin with blood or even kill me"

"I challenge the White Government"

Dear Harilal, in my fight...

...against this injustice perpetrated upon humanity,

and upon the path of truth and sacrifice,

from the lives of Mahatmas like Ram, Jesus,

Prophet Mohammad, Buddha, Mahavir...

I have drawn inspiration and strength.

This badge of slavery, we shall not carry.

We will burn the Registration Permit.

In public

We defy the racist government,

to act against us with all its might.

The new anti-hawking law,

it is targeted against Indians,

to deprive them of a livelihood;

and must be resisted.

Hari, I want you to be one of my

first passive resisters to break this law,

as an example for others to follow.

The defense may proceed.

Your honor, we have no defense.

In fact, our entire agitation is a response...

...to our opponents offence.

And the level they'll stoop to, to unleash violence.

The beauty of it is, we will not retaliate.

But we will not accept.

What?

Actually, I learnt this from my wife.

She's the most stubborn opponent I've encountered.

Despite all that I tell her, she does exactly the contrary.

Without retaliation.

Mr. Gandhi, could we be a little more specific?

The accused will not defend.

And he promises to break the law again...

...as soon as he released.

My suggestion is to give him...

...maximum sentence possible.

This will save the valuable time of the court.

And we can proceed with other matters.

Are you changing the rules of justice...

...or do I detect a clever ploy?

I speak the truth.

The discretion is all yours.

I find the accused guilty and I fine him.

I refuse to pay the fine.

I sentence Mr. Harilal Mohanlal Gandhi...

...and other accused listed here to stay in prison...

...for a period of 60 days.

For the first offence.

A period of 60 days for the second offence.

Mr. Gandhi, I understand...

...the enthusiastic training of your son

...but he's getting no education.

Prison is a temple of learning.

I've learnt more about life...

...in prison than anywhere else.

I suggest you too should...

...serve a prison sentence.

I am serious.

He wants formal education.

He wants to be with his family.

He wants to be a barrister, like you.

He's been speaking to my wife.

Every new challenge is for a new response.

My children are not merely my children.

They are soldiers...

...fighting for a new world order.

Western education may not be enough.

It might in fact colonize the mind.

I maybe speaking out of turn.

But you're moving too fast.

He needs your attention.

I am trying.

I am trying.

You have been away too long

Your little daughter Rami, may not recognise her father

Day and night I think of only you and Rami

As a junior Gandhi, your chosen path, your cause,

is far bigger and more important than your family

If Bapu wishes, I will go to England soon,

to become a barrister

Then we'll name our firm...

Gandhi and Gandhi, Attorneys at Law

At times, I wonder...

whether I should abandon my ambition and just settle down with my family

We do not wish to be your distraction

What is the matter?

We are returning to India

A family is escorting us

I know you will be released soon

But the ship cannot wait

My wife is leaving me and going to India and I have not been consulted?

Who decides?

Circumstances

Bapu?

You're needed here to fight oppression.

You must support your father

And should you miss us...

you can always board a ship and come to meet us in India

I got to take you back.

One, two.

Three.

Here.

Sit. Sit.

Sit.

Nothing very serious, you'll be fine

Bapu, I hear that your friend Pranjivan-bhai...

is offering a scholarship for a barrister's education in England?

Yes. He's very kind. He has always supported our movement

In times of need, he never refuses

Without his generous support,

it'd be impossible to keep the struggle alive

But, the scholarship?

That's the problem

Why?

The scholarship comes with a condition,

it must be used only for my children

And?

He was being adamant and I tried to make him see reason

About what?

I said, Pranjivan-bhai your insistence implies

it's payback for my services to society

That is unacceptable

Ultimately I convinced him,

the scholarship should be open to everyone in our settlement

Yes, the decision about who's the most deserving candidate,

may be left to me

And who is he?

Chaganlal, your cousin

To me, he is most deserving.

He was with me when I founded the Phoenix Settlement

Thanks, Bapu

I'll be fine

What should I note as case details? Drunkard, drug addict, or beggar?

Drunkard, beggar. Destitute

Drunkard, beggar. Destitute

Kastur

Come here. I have important news

Tell me. - Come here first

Tell me from there

I, Barrister Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, do solemnly declare...

that from this day on, you are my mistress

What?

From now on, you are my mistress

Have you gone completely mad? Talking to your wife like this...

in front of the children! Dear god, you've no shame?

General Smuts and his white government have no shame.

They have declared...

all marriages not registered in accordance with Christian law...

are null and void. Wonderful! Finally I get to have a mistress

This stupid Smuts!

Does nothing for his people,

just sits in his big office, concocting silly laws

White laws, black laws

So many laws, all stupid. - But it sets us men free

What will women do now? - What can women do?

Exactly what men do

Fight and go to jail

Women in jail? How will that look?

Exactly how men will look in jail

See, if you wish to remain my wife, you have to decide

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