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 want violence. I detest secrecy as a sin. Let them give non·vio|ent non-co-operation a trial and they will und that I had no mental reservation whatsoever.

THE GUJARAT NATIONAL UNIVERSITY

[The following is an English version of Mr. Gandhi’s address on the occasion of the inauguration of the Gujarat National University:—]

I have been responsible for many important deeds during my life-time. I have regretted for some while I have been proud ol others, But I can say without the least exaggeration that the work in hand this moment can be compared with none. I take this to be the most important not because the country is going to ruins, as some say, along that path, but I feel myself unequal to the task. This is not what courtesy makes me speak but it is what my conscience tells me. I would not have made this preface had I known that this comes simply as an educational problem. It is not merely to impart learning that this institution is started but it is also meant to enable students to solve the bread problem. That makes me enter into comparisons. I feel reeling as it were when I begin comparing this institution with the Gujarat College and other Colleges. To me this appears great, though some of you may differ. Bricks and mortar may be playing an important part in your comparisons and I acknowledge the superiority of the Gujarat College in these respects. All along the way I have been thinking of something which can enable me to make you set aside these standards of judgment. I have not been able to