Hind Swaraj or Indian Home Rule is a book written by Mohandas K. Gandhi in 1909. The Gujarati edition was banned by the British on its publication in India but the English edition was not banned because
The book was never published in English in India
Incorrect AnswerBritish believed that English edition would not affect the majority of Indian population that was native Hindi
Correct AnswerGandhi revised the English edition cutting down the radical and seditious content
Incorrect AnswerThe then Viceroy favoured the book
Incorrect AnswerExplanation:
Mohandas Gandhi wrote this book in his native language, Gujarati, while traveling from London to South Africa onboard SS Kildonan Castle in 1909. In it he expresses his views on Swaraj, modern civilization, mechanisation etc The Gujarati edition was banned by the British on its publication in India. Gandhi then translated it into English. The English edition was not banned by the British, who concluded that the book would have little impact on the English-speaking Indians' subservience to the British and British ideas.
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By: Abhishek Sharma