Scene from the biographical film of Gandhi's life. Here he commissions the people to only use non violent protest against the Transvaal government. Historical context and explanation from The Power of Nonviolence; "In 1906, the Transvaal government require every Indian to be registered by fingerprint, like criminals, and to produce his certificate of registration upon demand of any police officer at any time. Failure to register meant deportation, and refusal to produce certificate would be punished by fine". (Gregg 17)