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absta<strong>in</strong> from meat, so he saw no danger<strong>in</strong> the trip. He said as much to theSheth, the headman <strong>of</strong> the <strong>com</strong>munity.“Will you disregard the orders <strong>of</strong> thecaste?” demanded the Sheth.“I am really helpless,” repliedGandhi. “I th<strong>in</strong>k the caste should not<strong>in</strong>terfere <strong>in</strong> the matter.”Boom! He was ex<strong>com</strong>municated—ajudgment that rema<strong>in</strong>ed <strong>in</strong> force evenwhen he returned from England severalyears later with the promise <strong>of</strong> successthat attended a young, English-speak<strong>in</strong>glawyer. <strong>The</strong> <strong>com</strong>munity was dividedover how to handle him. One camp embracedhim; the other cast him out.This meant that Gandhi was not allowedeven to eat or dr<strong>in</strong>k at the homes<strong>of</strong> fellow subcaste members, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>ghis own sister and his mother- andfather-<strong>in</strong>-law.565/929

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