It has been a 100 years since Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi led his famous march from Newcastle in South Africa's Natal province across the border to Charlestown in Transvaal province, demonstrating for the first time the power of his technique of satyagraha, or non-violent resistance.
Gandhi and thousands of Indians were protesting against the Transvaal Asiatic Ordinance of 1906, which required them to register themselves, provide finger prints, undertake physical examinations and carry registration certificates at all times.
To mark the centenary of the historic march, the National Archives of India has organised an exhibition of photographs and letters from the march. “Sixty per cent of the exhibition is made up of photographs,” said Rajmani Srivasrava, the Assistant Director Archives at the National Archives of India. “The remaining 40 per cent showcases supplementary articles like letters and clippings.”
Here are some of the photographs you can expect to see at the exhibition.
Passive resisters from Germiston. Seated in the centre is Lalbahadur Singh, the Chairman of the Germiston Indian Community.
Gandhi, his associate Hermann Kallenbach and others at Tolstoy Farm.
Abdoolla Hadji Adam, the first President of the Natal Indian Congress.
A cartoon depicting The Desperado and the Passive Resister.
(The exhibition is being held at National Archives of India, Delhi, from March 11 to April 11.)
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Gandhi and thousands of Indians were protesting against the Transvaal Asiatic Ordinance of 1906, which required them to register themselves, provide finger prints, undertake physical examinations and carry registration certificates at all times.
To mark the centenary of the historic march, the National Archives of India has organised an exhibition of photographs and letters from the march. “Sixty per cent of the exhibition is made up of photographs,” said Rajmani Srivasrava, the Assistant Director Archives at the National Archives of India. “The remaining 40 per cent showcases supplementary articles like letters and clippings.”
Here are some of the photographs you can expect to see at the exhibition.
Passive resisters from Germiston. Seated in the centre is Lalbahadur Singh, the Chairman of the Germiston Indian Community.
Gandhi, his associate Hermann Kallenbach and others at Tolstoy Farm.
Abdoolla Hadji Adam, the first President of the Natal Indian Congress.
A cartoon depicting The Desperado and the Passive Resister.
(The exhibition is being held at National Archives of India, Delhi, from March 11 to April 11.)
