Chapter Eight
Diaspora Dividends
Paragons and Pariahs from the Overseas Chinese and Indians
On January 9, 1915, a serious young Indian lawyer arrived in Bombay on a ship from South Africa. He was given a hero’s welcome. His satyagraha (Sanskrit for “truth and firmness”) movement in South Africa had attracted several thousand followers and brought him fame in India. This nonresident Indian (NRI) had fought successfully for the civil rights of South Africa’s Indian minority; among other concessions, the Union of South Africa had abolished specific taxes levied on Indians and recognized Indian marriages. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, the Mahatma (Great Soul), would go on to lead the fight for India’s freedom and dominate the next thirty years of Indian ...
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