a personal chronicle of the last ten years of the mahatma’s...

A personal chronicle of the last ten years of the Mahatma’s life

by his grand-nephew Kanu Gandhi

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Kanu’s Gandhi

Sevagram AshramPrevious pages: Jawaharlal Nehru and others,

1946; Mahatma GandhiÕs hut, 1937; Kasturba

massaging Mahatma GandhiÕs feet, 1939; and

Mahatma Gandhi writing an address on an

envelope in his hut, 1944.

Sevagram AshramAbove: Kasturba Gandhi reading and reciting

prayers, 1941.

Facing page: Mahatma Gandhi spinning on

Dhanush Takli, 1940.

Sevagram AshramFacing page: Mahatma Gandhi in front of his

office hut, carrying a pillow on his head as

protection against severe heat, 1940.

Sevagram AshramFollowing pages: (left) Kasturba, 1942;

(right) Mahatma Gandhi walking with Kasturba,

Manogna, wife of GandhiÕs grand-nephew

Krishnadas, and her son Sharad, 1940.

Sevagram AshramMahatma Gandhi spinning with

Rajkumari Amrit Kaur (right), 1940.

Sevagram AshramMahatma Gandhi fondling a newborn calf,

with ashramite Balwant Singh, who was in

charge of the dairy farm, 1937.

North West Frontier ProvincesFacing page: Dr. Sushila Nayar, Mahatma Gandhi,

Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, Amtus Salam (from

right to left) and others walking in the countryside,

October 1938.

Previous page: Mahatma Gandhi during his visit

to North West Frontier Provinces, October 1938.

Facing page: Mahatma Gandhi telephoning from

the office hut at Sevagram Ashram, 1938.

Facing page and overleaf: Mahatma Gandhi,

collecting donations for the Harijan Fund

during his train journey to Bengal, Assam and

South India, November 1945 Ð January 1946.

Previous pages:

Mahatma Gandhi with GD Birla and others at

Khadi Pratishthan, Calcutta, 1946.

Mahatma Gandhi talking with Jawaharlal Nehru

at Bhangi Colony in Delhi, October 2, 1946.

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, 1945.

Mahatma Gandhi, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and

Jawaharlal Nehru at Khadi Pratishthan Calcutta,

November 1946.

Jawaharlal Nehru, 1946.

Facing page: Mahatma Gandhi, reading a letter

at 4 oÕclock in the morning at Khadi Pratishthan,

Sodepur, 24 Parganas, Calcutta, 1946. With him

is Dr. Sushila Nayar.