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In Bombay, Gandhi came in contact with Rajchandra, a merchant and a poet absorbed in godly pursuits. He captivated Gandhi and became his guide and spiritual refuge.

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To establish legal practice, gain experience of courts and study Indian Law,Gandhi applied for admission as an advocate to the Bombay High Court.Not finding enough work, disappointed, he soon left for Rajkot

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In April 1893, Gandhi set forth for South Africa to appear in a law-suit on behalf of an Indian firm on a Years' contract.After a month's journey, he landed at Durban.The racial discrimination in the society started him and cut him to the quick.

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When the "Coolie-Barrister," as he was called appeared in the Durban court, he was ordered to remove his turban. Gandhi felt insulted, demurred and left. The press described his as an "Unwelcome Visitor".As a victim of the colour-bar,...

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During his stay in South Africa, the spiritual urge within him became a living force. He studied different faiths and practiced self-restraint. Tolstoy's "The Kingdom of God is Within You "overwhelmed him.

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After a year's stay, while about to leave for India, at a farewell party, he learned that the South African Government was to introduce a bill to disfranchise Indians. He said, "The bill is the first nail into our coffin."...

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Gandhi subordinated his legal career to public work and drew up a petition, the first ever sent by Indians to a South African Legislature, demanding the retention of the right to franchise.The agitation infused a new life into the community.

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South Africa became the land of his adoption. Along with his colleagues, Gandhi founded the "Natal Indian Congress" to remove the hardships of the Indians and to promote harmony between them and the Europeans.

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Then followed years of hard work and organizing with all the force and energy at his command.

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He appealed to the higher sense of his adversaries and brought home to them that their treatment of the Indians was not in conformity with justice and morality.

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Gandhi's public activities went hand in hand with his spiritual progress. He read widely about eighty books which made him realize the infinite possibilities of universal love. He real the "Sayings of Zarathustra" ..

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The Indians commissioned Gandhi to lay their grievances before public men and public bodies in India. On June 5, 1896, he sailed home carrying great responsibilities at the young age of twenty-six.

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Gandhi visited the principal centers of political life in India. His impassioned speeches stirred the Indian mind.

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The "Green Pamphlet" depicting the conditions of the Indian in South Africa aroused people's consciousness.

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He met great Indian leaders. Justice Ranade listened to him with attention.

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The man who could effectively guide him was Sir Pirozshah Mehta who met him as a loving father Sir Phirozshah seemed to him like the Himalayas.

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He met Lokmanya Tilak who promised him every help. The Lokmanya, he thought was like the ocean.

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Gopal Krishna Gokhale invited him to his bosom like the river Ganga.

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In response to an urgent cable from Natal, Gandhi left India with Kasturbai on November28, 1896.

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On reaching the port of Durban, the ship was put in quarantine because of the white residents' agitation for the repatriation of the Indians.

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After twenty-three days of quarantine, when Gandhi landed, some European youngsters pelted him with stones, snatched away his turban and kicked him. Even then his heart did not arraign his assailants.

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Though he declined to prosecute them, the incident fanned the flame of prejudice against the Indians.

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Bills imposing stringent restrictions on Indian trade and immigration were introduced by the South African Government.

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Gandhi sought help from leading men in India and England to create public opinion against the disabilities of the Indians in Natal.

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In this little house in Durban, a period of introspection dawned in Gandhi's life. He developed a passion for self-help and simplicity.

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He studied the book "advice to a Mother ", equipped himself with the knowledge necessary for the physical, mental and spiritual well-being of his children…. And infused a spirit of service and self-respect in them..

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He longed for humanitarian service and worked in a hospital. When a leper came to his door, Gandhi offered him shelter, dressed his wounds and looked after him.

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On the outbreak of the Boer War between the Dutch settlers and the British in 1899, Gandhi's loyalty to the Empire drove him to side with the British, though his sympathies were with the Boers.

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He organized an Indian ambulance Corps and left for the front. They worker under the fire of enemy guns and carried wounded soldiers to hospitals through heat and dust.

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The humble work of the "Sons of the Empire" was applauded and they were awarded the 'War Medal'.

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On the eve of Gandhi's departure for India after six years' stay in South Africa, the Indians bathed him with the nectar of love and presented him with an address and costly gifts.

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The gifts agitated him deeply. Having accepted a life of service and conquered infatuation for jewellery, Gandhi created a trust of the gifts in favour of the community.

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On his return to India in 1901, Gandhi reached Calcutta to pay his first visit to the Indian National Congress, moved a resolution on the conditions of the Indians in South Africa and pleaded foe India's active sympathy.

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There was no limit to insanitation in the Congress camp. He gave the volunteers object lessons in sweeping and scavenging.

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Before setting down, Gandhi made an extensive tour of India. To acquaint himself with the hardships of the passengers he traveled third-class.

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Gandhi informed Gokhale that he had opened an office in Bombay.

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Just when he seemed to be setting down, he received an unexpected cable from South Africa and returned to Natal at the call of his countrymen.

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Realizing that he must remain in Transvaal and fight the battle through, he set up his office in Johannesburg. He was enrolled as an attorney of the Supreme Court.

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The spirit of sacrifice gradually grew stronger and changed his mode of life.

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The Gita became an infallible guide of conduct 'Aparigraha'- non –possession-and 'Sambhav'-Equability presupposed a change of heart, a change of attitude for Gandhi.