Glossary | |
| Ahimsa | Non-violence ; love |
| Ashram | A place of spiritual retirement ; Gandhiji's colony of workers Hindu philosophy of Monism or Non-dualism |
| Bhagawata | Name of a Purana, a sacred book of Hindus Zoroastrian fire-temple |
| Brahmachari | unmarried student ; anyone who practices chastity |
| Brahmacharya | continence, chastity |
| Charkha | spinning wheel |
| Coolie | wage-earner ; a term of contempt used for Indians in South Africa |
| Dastur | Parsi priest |
| Dharma | religion ; code of conduct |
| Dhoti | loose cloth worn round the waist by Indian men |
| Gurukula | teacher's family ; ancient type of school in India where pupils lived with their teacher as members of his family ; school conducted by members of Arya Samaj |
| Harijan | people of God ; a name given to 'untouchables' by Gandhiji |
| Kamdhenu | Kamadhenu, Kamadhuk-a fabulous cow which fulfils all desires |
| Khaddar | Khadi-hand-spun, hand-woven cloth |
| Koran | scared book of Muslims |
| Mantra | pithy, scared text used for meditation |
| Maund | Indian unit of weight, varying in different places in India from about 25lb. to 82lb. |
| Mafussil | outlying district |
| Mulla | Muslim priest |
| Nai Talim | the New Education ; Basic Education |
| Rishi | seer ; prophet |
| Sahib | gentleman |
| Shastra | sacred book of Hindus, embodying tradition |
| Shudra | the fourth caste consisting of manual workers |
| Swadeshi | indigenous, belonging go one's own locality |
| Swaraj | self-government |
| Takli | spindle used in spinning with the fingers without the use of the spinning wheel |
| Talimi Sangh | association for the spread of Basic Education or New Education |
| Tola | Indian weight, equivalent of 3/8th ounce |
| Varna | caste |
| Vidyapith | national university ; literally, seat of learning |
| Vidyarthi | student ; literally, seeker after knowledge |