Gandhi and AnarchySankaran Nair, C. (Chettur), Sir
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Gandhi and Anarchy
Sankaran Nair, C. (Chettur), Sir
Gandhi, Mahatma, 1869-1948 -- Political and social views; India -- Politics and government -- 1919-1947
Bombay | Picketing of liquor shops at Karachi caused
July 1921 | cases of obstruction and assault; one leading
Karachi. | agitator rescued by crowd from police; when
| convicted mob threw stones at Police and
| passers by; various Europeans and Indians were
| hurt.
|
Bengal | Riot at Jamalpur workshops of the East Indian
1st August 1921 | Railway resulting from _hartal_.
Jamalpur. |
|
Bombay | Two British soldiers had an altercation with a
1st August 1921 | Musalman in a hotel and when they came out were
Karachi. | assaulted by a mob. One soldier was severely
| injured. The affray was not due to political
| feelings.
|
Bombay | Some 7,300 employees of the Great Indian
17th August 1921 | Peninsula Railway Workshops at Parel demanded
Bombay. | increased wages struck work. They stoned the
| time-keeper's office and afterwards set it on
| fire together with the records; the office of
| the workshops' Manager was also wrecked. Some
| members of the Auxiliary Force who were
| employed in the Works succeeded in quelling the
| riot and dispersing the mob.
|
22nd August 1921. | One man was wounded in the thigh with a
| bayonet.
|
Do. | Strikes in the Jacob and E. D. Sassoon Mills.
25th August 1921 | This terminated on 8th and 12th September.
... |
|
United Provinces | There was an affray between police and British
September 1921 | soldiers. A Sub-Inspector and a British officer
Kailana, Chakrata U. P. | were killed. All the British soldiers and
| officers were tried and were acquitted.
|
Madras City | A serious riot occurred between the Hindus and
5th October 1921 | the Anti-Dravidas which necessitated the
... | opening of fire by the police. The
| Anti-Dravidas were responsible for insulting a
| Muhammadan funeral procession, and attacking a
| Hindu procession.
|
Beneres | An attempt made by a sub-inspector to search a
October 1921 | cloth-shop in the village whereupon a
... | disturbance arose and he ordered his escort to
| fire in the air.
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