The Story of My Experiments with Truth Part 3, Chapter 14 Summary

Clerk and Bearer

  • Volunteering for the Congress, Gandhi works as a clerk sorting through letters and even as a bearer, buttoning up an official's shirt. He says these humble tasks teach him much, and he doesn't expect to be given a high station.
  • He worries over the emphasis on English in the Congress, wishing the native language were spoken instead.