First Bell Online Class - 19 - 13 September 2021TOLSTOY FARM
This is an extract from Gandhiji's autobiography 'The Story of 'My Experiments with Truth' where he describes his life with the inmates of the Tolstoy Farm.
Tolstoy Farm was a community of Indians started by Gandhiji in Transvaal, South Africa, in 1910. It became the headquarters of the campaign of Satyagraha (non-violence). The farm, 21 miles away from Johannesburg, had been bought by Herman Kallenbach, one of Gandhiji's supporters. Both Kallenbach and Gandhiji were highly impressed by Tolstoy's writings. So they decided to name the farm after Tolstoy. The inmates of the farm were schooled by Gandhiji himself.
Author -
MAHATMA GANDHI
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (2 October 1869 - 30 January 1948), the Father of the Nation, was the prominent leader of the Freedom Movement in India. Non-violence was the unique weapon he used. His ideals of non-violence, truth, and peace are relevant even today.
1. Where was Tolstoy Farm? Who established it?
Answer: Tolstoy farm was at Transvaal in South Africa established by Mahatma Gandhi.
2. Who donated the land to build the 'Tolstoy Farm' in South Africa?
Answer: Herman Kallenbach
3. Who were the inmates of the Tolstoy Farm?
Answer: The inmates were Hindu, Musalman, Parsi, and Christian boys, and some Hindu girls.
4. Why couldn't Gandhiji appoint special teachers for Indian students?
Answer: Indian teachers were scarce, and even when available, none would be ready to go to a place twenty-one miles distant from Johannesburg on a small salary.
5. What did Gandhiji regard as the proper foundation for the education of the children?
Answer: Gandhiji regarded character building as the proper foundation for the education of the children.
Let's Revisit the Passages
* Tolstoy farm was a community started by Gandhiji.
* They lived like a family and Gandhiji was a father figure in the community.
* Character building was the foundation of his educational system.
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