“We could only control India through force of arms, but force was useless against a people who didn’t fight back; because you couldn’t kill people like that without killing a part of yourself too.” IndiaIndependenceResistanceColonialismNon Violent ProtestMoral Injury 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