Photo: From the movie Gandhi (Ben Kingsley) leads his first protest march (Natal - Transval march ) of striking Indian miners in South Africa.
In 1913, a tax had been imposed on all former indentured labourers, known as the Indian Relief Bill. In protest of this, Gandhi launched a passive resistance campaign, gaining the support of thousands of mine workers. While leading a march on 6 November 1913, which included 127 women, 57 children and 2037 men, Gandhi was arrested. He was released on bail, rejoined the march and was re-arrested. The Indian Relief Bill was finally scrapped. In a few weeks it will be 100 years from that faithful day in South Africa, WHEN A SIMPLE MAN, THE WORLD CALLS MAHATMA CHANGED THE COURSE OF HUMANITY.