The Story of My Experiments with Truth Part 3, Chapter 2 Summary

The Storm

  • The ship anchors at the port of Durban, but the officials quarantine it for a longer time than necessary because residents charge Gandhi with unjustly condemning white people in Natal and with seeking to swamp Natal with shiploads of Indians.
  • Gandhi holds his ground, refusing to leave. He insists that if they're attacked, he'll stand by his principle of non-violence.
  • Eventually, the authorities give up and allow the passengers to get off the boat.