4/26 Gandhi

            Gandhi's excerpt is about getting rid of the English colonialism. In the discussion between the editor and the reader, one that that really stood out in particular was the idea that English reign over India rests over the continuing belief that Indian men are less superior to the English, and that Western Civilization is also superior due to their machinery. The fact that Indians are treated like slaves to machines is the reason why Gandhi believes that they must either convert English men with Indian culture or rid their control over the country. The message that English man holds over Indians is that they are wealthy and powerful with machinery, and thus should hold jurisdiction over the country. This is an example of hegemonic epistemology discussed in the excerpt by Gramsci; in it, he discusses how institutions power controls what we perceive as common sense, thus we need to judge the world with our “good sense”. This relates to how money has been made to seem extremely important that without the Englishmen, India would fail because it was not as competitive in productivity. This is also the reason why some Indians were reluctant to force the English out of the country. Gandhi's idea is similar to Foucault’s, in which they both tried to separate the truth from power. An example would be Gandhi trying to separate the necessity and value of money from English men, as in Indians are self sufficient even before the introduction of machinery, thus they do not need England’s so-called assistance.