Image: Young Gandhi. Wikimedia Commons.
In September 1888, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi travelled from India to England to study law. The experience would become an important stage in his intellectual and personal development.
Why Gandhi went to London
Gandhi enrolled at the Inner Temple to qualify as a barrister. He spent nearly three years in London before returning to India in 1891.
Adjusting to a new culture
Gandhi initially tried to adopt aspects of English dress and social etiquette. His autobiography later described these experiments with humour and self-criticism.
Vegetarianism in London
Gandhi remained committed to vegetarianism and became associated with vegetarian groups in London. He also read books that strengthened his interest in the ethical arguments for a vegetarian diet.
Religious exploration
London exposed Gandhi to people and books from different religious traditions. He read the Bhagavad Gita and encountered Christian and other religious thinkers.
Return to India
Gandhi was called to the Bar in June 1891 and returned to India later that year. His legal career in India was initially uncertain, before circumstances eventually took him to South Africa.
Read more in Gandhi’s autobiography through the Gandhi Heritage Portal and NewsNationOnline’s autobiography article.
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