ABSTRACT
This chapter provides a trajectory of Gandhi’s journalistic engagements, beginning from his days as a student in London to his struggles for justice for people of Indian origin in South Africa. The chapter traces his initiation into the field of journalism through the Vegetarian Society in London, with his contribution of a series of articles to The Vegetarian. It moves on to analyse Gandhi’s mediated interventions in South Africa particularly through his own newspaper, Indian Opinion. The chronological narrative is interspersed with the sociopolitical developments in South Africa and their repercussions on Gandhi as a communicator. It moves from the initial days of his writing letters to the editor and responding to editorials and articles to his full-fledged articles, the publication of the Green Pamphlet, the establishment of the International Printing Press, and the launch of the newspaper Indian Opinion. It reveals how he used the media to address issues of conflict and conflict transformation, particularly in the context of the Franchise Bill, Asiatic Registration Act, satyagraha, and the cause of Black Africans.
