“I hated this new breed of pacifist Indian revolutionary. So often they acted like we were all just good friends who happened to disagree about something, and that once the issue was resolved – obviously in their favour – we’d go back to taking tea and being the best of chums. It made punching them in the face morally difficult.” HatredIndiaIndependenceHuman RightsColonialismNon Violent ProtestStruggle For The PeoplePacifisn Book:Smoke and Ashes Source: Smoke and Ashes
“And in the expression on the constable’s face, I saw the future. This struggle we were engaged in — this battle to keep India British — was one we were destined to lose. If even our own men treated the enemy as saints, then what chance did we stand?” IndiaInjusticeHuman RightsResistanceInequalityColonialismImperialismEnemiesBritish Empire Book:Smoke and Ashes Source: Smoke and Ashes
“We'd arrested him for making a speech seeking equality, and thrown him in a makeshift prison camp, open to the elements on one of the coldest nights of the year, and here he was inviting us in for a cup of tea. It was hard to dislike the man, let alone classify him as a mortal foe.” HistoryHuman RightsResistanceColonialismBritish ImperialismNot EnemiesStruggle For The PeopleDasNon Violent Pritest Book:Smoke and Ashes Source: Smoke and Ashes