Only one word, properly altered: Gandhi and the question of the veshya

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Abstract

In a foreword in 1919 to the first Indian edition in English of Indian Home Rule (as many early English translations of Hind Swaraj were titled), Gandhi wrote: ‘if I had to revise it, there is only one word I would alter in accordance with a promise made to an English friend. She took exception to my use of the word ‘‘prostitute’’ in speaking of the Parliament. Her fine taste recoiled from the indelicacy of the expression.’1

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationRethinking Gandhi and Nonviolent Relationality
Subtitle of host publicationGlobal perspectives
PublisherTaylor and Francis
Pages115-138
Number of pages24
ISBN (Electronic)9781134074310
ISBN (Print)9780415437400
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 2008

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© 2007 Debjani Ganguly and John Docker, for selection and editorial matter; individual contributors, their contribution. All rights reserved.

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