Reliving Mahatma Gandhi's Pietermaritzburg train journey
Authored By Wion Web Desk
Published: Jun 07, 2018, 07:08 IST | Updated: Jun 07, 2018, 07:08 IST
While he left South Africa in 1914, Pietermaritzburg honoured him by renaming the railway station after Gandhi on his 142nd birth anniversary in 2011.
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125th anniversary of the Pietermaritzburg railway station incident
On June 7, 1893, a life-changing event gave a new course to the life of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi.
He was in South Africa to work as a lawyer and was on his way to Pretoria when a white man objected to Gandhi's presence in the first-class carriage, which was reserved for whites only.
Gandhi, who had a first-class ticket, was ordered to move to the van compartment but he refused and was thrown off the train at Pietermaritzburg.
He was in South Africa to work as a lawyer and was on his way to Pretoria when a white man objected to Gandhi's presence in the first-class carriage, which was reserved for whites only.
Gandhi, who had a first-class ticket, was ordered to move to the van compartment but he refused and was thrown off the train at Pietermaritzburg.
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Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
After that incident, Gandhi decided to stay back in South Africa and fight for racial discrimination against Indians there.
Gandhi had gone to South Africa with a one-year contract to practice law.
Gandhi had gone to South Africa with a one-year contract to practice law.
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Satyagraha
He remained in South Africa and launched various campaigns against the white regime.
He founded the Natal Indian Congress to fight against the discrimination of Indians in South Africa and was soon regarded as their leader.
It was in South Africa that Gandhi honed his skills in Satyagraha.
He founded the Natal Indian Congress to fight against the discrimination of Indians in South Africa and was soon regarded as their leader.
It was in South Africa that Gandhi honed his skills in Satyagraha.
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Pietermaritzburg railway station
External Affairs Minister (EAM) Sushma Swaraj is on a five-day visit to South Africa.
During the visit, she would also participate in a series of events in Pietermaritzburg today to commemorate the 125th anniversary of the "historic incident in the train compartment".
During the visit, she would also participate in a series of events in Pietermaritzburg today to commemorate the 125th anniversary of the "historic incident in the train compartment".
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125th anniversary
While he left South Africa in 1914, Pietermaritzburg honoured him by renaming the railway station after Gandhi on his 142nd birth anniversary in 2011.
Pietermaritzburg Railway Station, situated in the capital city of KwaZulu-Natal, was constructed in the 19th century and continues to serve several major cities of this country.
Pietermaritzburg Railway Station, situated in the capital city of KwaZulu-Natal, was constructed in the 19th century and continues to serve several major cities of this country.
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