Image: Phoenix Settlement, Gandhi Heritage Portal.
Phoenix Settlement near Durban became one of the most important sites of Gandhi’s South African years. Founded in 1904, it combined community living with political and journalistic work.
Why Gandhi created Phoenix
Gandhi was influenced by John Ruskin’s Unto This Last and began looking for a way to organise life around manual labour, equality and simple living.
Indian Opinion
Gandhi moved the printing operation of his newspaper Indian Opinion to Phoenix. The newspaper became an important communication channel for the Indian community in South Africa.
Community life
Residents worked collectively and took responsibility for practical tasks. The settlement became a place where Gandhi tested ideas about non-possession, labour, education and interfaith cooperation.
Kasturba and the Gandhi family
Kasturba Gandhi and Gandhi’s sons spent periods at Phoenix while Gandhi travelled for political and community work.
Its place in Gandhi’s development
Phoenix helped connect Gandhi’s personal experiments with the wider social and political programme he later carried to India.
The Gandhi Heritage Portal documents Phoenix’s history and its connection with Indian Opinion. citeturn0search7
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