in 1903 mahathma gandhi founded the indian opinion newspaper to be the voice of the indian community that had first come to south africa as indentured labourers to work in the sugar cane fields of natal. the international printing press on which the newspaper was printed, was relocated to the phoenix settlement north of durban in 1904. the paper was published with the assistance of a number of people, including virjee mehta who hails from a village near porbander where gandhi was born. iresiphi yesinyathelo--nge--isinyathelo se--saladi ehlukene ene--shrimps. okuhlwabusayo futhi okunempilo. Oh! Supreme Lord Guruvayurappa, I have witnessed the endless miseries due to the unfairness, May I be blessed with the eternal guidance of Acharya/Guru/spiritual master who enlighten me with the real nature of Supreme Lord, Your excellence and your glorious deeds, that would protect me from the illusion and provide immense bliss. Oh! Pavanapurapathey , in order to attain the Poorva Anga/first stage of devotion, we earnestly pray to eradicate our various ailments.