Noakhali Jatra

“My ideals today stand before a severe test in East Bengal. Never before have I had to face a challenge of this kind. If I fail to pass this test, it will not mean that the creed of non-violence has been defeated; it will mean that there was a flaw in the method by which I sought to establish it while remaining steadfast to its principles. If I am defeated today, I am certain that in the future many great and principled individuals will emerge who will achieve success by following this very path.” — Mahatma Gandhi, on the eve of the Noakhali journey