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Gandhi had awakened the nation from the slumber of centuries and endowed it with the courage and determination to be free.

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The colours of the national flag were changed at Gandhi’s instance…White, green and red were replaced by saffron, standing for courage and sacrifice, white for truth and peace, green for faith and strength;

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For Gandhi, true defence of the flag consisted in assimilating the qualities represented by the colours and in giving the spinning wheel a place in every home.

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He explained, “ we have nearly 700,000 villages a large number of which are living in a condition of semi-starvation; and they do so because they have no employment for nearly six months in the year…

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In an interview, commenting on the efficacy of Satyagraha Gandhi said, “The Satyagraha movement is nothing but a movement for promoting go odwill amongst those against whom we seem to be fighting...

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In reply to a question regarding his dress in England, Gandhi observed,” I shall certainly not be found in European dress, and if the weather permitted, I should present myself exactly as I am to-day.”

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The political atmosphere deteriorated. The sense of conflict grew… Gandhi toured Gujarat to give comfort and courage to peasants in the villages ravaged by revenue officials.

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Gandhi appealed to them to fulfill their part of the settlement irrespective of the Government doing it or not.

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The Government stiffened its back and tightened its hold. A long and unsatisfactory correspondence followed between Gandhi and the Viceroy…

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The continuing harassment in the country was an indication to Gandhi that he “must not sail” to attend the Round Table Conference.

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On Agust 27, his principal demand was conceded. The Delhi settlement of March 5 remained operative… the obstacle being removed, he hurried to fulfill his obligation.

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Gandhi reached Bombay on August 29, to catch the boat in time…A special passport was issued to enable him to “make a dash for London”.

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Despite rain, men, women and children, eager to catch a farewell glimpse of Gandhi, thronged to listen to his parting message. “ I must go to London with God as my only guide. The horizon is as black as it could be.

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S. S. Rajputana was ready to sail…the wharf was alive with people … the Indian plenipotentiary arrived not for waging a battle of diplomacy but for arrived not for waging a battle of diplomacy but for embarking on his mission

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The innermost thoughts and feelings of the people were “go forth to quall the bitterest draughts that may yet be in store for you…Let not the thought of our misery and misfortunes make you pause….

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At noon on August 29, the “Rajputana” steamed out…. Jawaharlal Nehru watched the ship that carried the sole representative of one-fifth of the human race to the Arabian Sea and the far west…

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As Gandhi was drawing away from the shores, his thoughts were focused on India. “ I shall work for an India in which the poorest shall feel that it is their country, in whose making they have an effective voice...

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Gandhi was in the best of spirits during the voyage…. Riding the pitching seas like a veteran mariner, he selected for himself a corner on the second-class deck where he spent most of the day and the whole of the night under the canopy of starlit sky…

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The quaint traveler carried the scantiest of luggage and scrupulously observed his daily routine on board the ship….

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To Gandhi spinning was a sacrament….He felt that every time he drew a thread on the wheel, he was coming nearer to the poorest of the poor and through them to God….He said, “ It is a symbol not of commercial war but of commercial peace.

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In a jubilant and almost boisterous mood, he played fairy God father to a child…. He never felt so happy as in the company of the little bird…. And the child was happy and hilarious in his company… “Children are my life,” said he….

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He mixed with his fellow-travelers…. capitulated smilingly to passengers seeking snapshots ….an gave autographs…

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The voyage provided him with much-needed rest. He heeded only to the promptings of “Goddess sleep” and slumbered deeply.

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He spent time in reading and writing answered correspondence and sent dispatches to his papers as the right hand suffered from writer’s cramp, he wrote with his left hand…