Sumant ramachandra biography of mahatma

Like all other Indians, I grew up thinking of 15th August as the day when, back in , the first Government of independent India was sworn into office.

However, in recent years the day has acquired for me another meaning, not unrelated to the first. In my consciousness, 15th August has been joined by 15th August , which is the day that Mahadev Desai died in prison. Without his contributions, India might never have become free of British rule at all, and yet this great patriot and freedom-fighter remains largely unhonoured today.

Biography of mahatma gandhi

Perhaps he would have wanted it that way. From the time he joined Gandhi in Ahmedabad in , until his death in the Aga Khan Palace a quarter-of-a-century later, Mahadev entirely submerged himself in the service of the Mahatma.

He was Gandhi’s secretary, typist, translator, counsellor, courier, interlocutor, trouble-shooter, and much more. He even cooked for his Master, his khichdi in particular attracting Gandhi’s praise.