Gandhi My Father Page #4

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...

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