Poverty and purification: the politics of Gandhi's campaign for prohibition.(Essay) From: The Historian | Date: September 22, 2005| Author: Fahey, David M.; Manian, Padma | COPYRIGHT 2005 Phi Alpha Theta, History Honor Society, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

THE ROLE OF MOHANDAS GANDHI in helping to bring about Indian independence is well documented. Less well known is Gandhi's commitment to temperance as an integral part of his vision for an independent India. A lifelong teetotaler, Gandhi helped make prohibition a priority of the Indian National Congress, a priority that ultimately resulted in the goal of prohibition being written into India's first constitution of 1949. This article examines Gandhi's commitment to temperance and his...