Gandhi in law organization

It was the tradition of the Inns of Court, a law organization for the students, to dine together at least six times each year. The first time Gandhi dined with his fellow students, he felt shy and nervous. He was sure that the boys would make fun of him for refusing meat and wine.

When wine was offered, he said, “No, thank you.”

The boy sitting next to him said, “I say, Gandhi, don’t you really want your share? You pay for it, you know!”

When Gandhi replied that he never touched wine, the boy shouted to his friends, “By Jove, fellows, we are in luck to have this chap sitting with us. That gives us an extra half bottle.”

“You can have my share of roast, too,” Gandhi told them, looking quite content with his bread, boiled potatoes, and cabbage. He was pleasantly surprised to find that his queer habits did not make him unpopular. The next time he went for the dinner, he had a pile of law books with him. He was taking the books to his room to study.

“Gandhi,” said a student,” you are not really going through this stuff, are you?” Saying this, he snatched up one of the fat volumes. “Look you chaps,” he cried,” he is actually reading Roman law in Latin!”

The students laughed. One of them said, “Let me tell you, Gandhi, I passed the last examination in Roman law by studying from the guide for two weeks. Why do you slave at it like this?”

Gandhi explained to his friends that he worked hard because of his sheer interest in the subject, and that he wanted to acquire knowledge for its own sake.

After a short trip to France, he prepared for the final law examination. The results were soon declared. He had passed with high marks. On June 10, 1891, he was called to the bar. He was admitted as a barrister and the next day was formally enrolled in the High Court. The following day. June 12, he sailed for India.

Gandhi’s the three-year stay in England was eventful. Those were the days of great intellectual activity, and there was tolerance for every school of thought. The country as a whole was a living university. As Gandhi sailed for home on the S.S. ASSAM, he felt that, next to India, he would rather live in England than in any other place in the world.