![]() There were no railway trains then, and the slow bullock-cart used to take five days to cover the distance between Porbandar and Rajkot. Then he took up office at Rajkot, one of the smaller Kathiawar states. Karamchand lived in Porbandar for a number of years. He used to settle disputes even amongst the various rulers of Kathiawar. He always spoke the truth, and wielded great power. But he was rather hot-tempered, and the people were therefore afraid of him. He was widely respected and his word was law unto the people. Karamchand was an honest, brave and large-hearted man. Most banias are traders and not well-educated but all the members of his family were well-read and, for three generations, they had held the posts of Ministers 7 in different states of Kathiawar. Many, many years ago, when your grandfather was very young, younger even than you are, there lived in Porbandar a man called Karamchand Gandhi. ![]() The capital of that state is a port and town of the same name. "To the north of Bombay lies Porbandar, which is one of the states of Kathiawar. ![]()
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