<P> Setting a personal example, Gandhi became the first Indian to appear before a magistrate for his refusal to register, and he was sentenced to two months in prison . He actually asked for a heavier sentence, a request, consistent with his philosophy of self - denial . After his release, Gandhi continued his campaign and thousands of Indians burned their registration cards, crossing the Transvaal - Natal border without passes . Many went to jail, including Gandhi, who went to jail again in 1908 . </P> <P> Gandhi did not waiver when a South African General by the name of Jan Christiaan Smuts promised to eliminate the registration law, but broke his word . Gandhi went all the way to London in 1909 and gathered enough support among the British to convince Smuts to eliminate the law in 1913 . Yet, the Transvaal Prime Minister continued to regard Indians as second - class citizens while the Cape Colony government passed another discriminatory law making all non-Christian marriages illegal, which meant that all Indian children would be considered born out of wedlock . In addition, the government in Natal continued to impose crippling poll tax for entering Natal only upon Indians . </P> <P> In response to these strikingly unjust rules, Gandhi organized a large - scale satyagraha, which involved women crossing the Natal - Transvaal border illegally . When they were arrested, five thousand Indian coal miners also went on strike and Gandhi himself led them across the Natalese border, where they expected arrest . </P> <P> Although Smuts and Gandhi did not agree on many points, they had respect for each other . In 1913, Smuts relented due to the sheer number of Indians involved in protest and negotiated a settlement which provided for the legality of Indian marriages and abolished the poll tax . Further, the import of indentured laborers from India was to be phased out by 1920 . In July 1914, Gandhi sailed for Britain, now admired as "Mahatma," and known throughout the world for the success of satyagraha . </P>

What according to my experiment with truth did krishanshankar