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Mahatma Gandhi and Sarojini Naidu

The Mahatma and The Poetess

A selection of letters exchanged between Gandhiji and Sarojini Naidu

Compiled by: E S Reddy*

Edited by: Mrinalini Sarabhai#

Printed and Published by:

Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan, Mumbai, MS, India.


* E S Reddy is a Former Assistant Secretary General of the United Nations and Director of the Centre against Apartheid for over twenty years. He has written extensively on Gandhiji's contribution to the struggle against racism in South Africa. He edited jointly with Shri Gopalkrishna Gandhi, "Gandhi and South Africa, 1914-1948" (Navjivan, Ahmedabad).

# In classical Indian dance, Mrinalini Sarabhai is internationally recognized as a dancer and choreographer whose reputation for innovation is unmatched. She began her training at an early age in forms of Bharatnatyam. She was trained in Java and the United States, studying acting at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, Mrinalini Sarabhai founded Darpana, an academy of dance, drama, music and puppetry, in Ahmedabad, India, in 1948. She has traveled extensively with her troupe, and has received many distinguished awards and citations in recognitions of her artistic eminence. Smt. Sarabhai is a director as well as an author of scholarly books, novels and children's books. Her extraordinary vision to encompass new ideas into traditional forms has been her great contribution to the Dance World.

» Introduction
» Preface
» Gandhiji to Sarojini Naidu Feb 23, 1915
» Sarojini Naidu to Gandhiji Mar 6, 1915
» Gandhiji to Sarojini Naidu May 4, 1915
» Gandhiji to Sarojini Naidu Sep 20, 1918
» Gandhiji to Sarojini Naidu Nov 18, 1918
» Sarojini Naidu to Gandhiji Jun 14, 1919
» Sarojini Naidu to Gandhiji Jul 17, 1919
» Cable from Gandhiji to Sarojini Naidu and others Jul 28, 1919
» Sarojini Naidu to Gandhiji Nov 6, 1919 (extract)
» Sarojini Naidu to Gandhiji [before Mar 17,] 1920
» Sarojini Naidu to Gandhiji Jul 15, 1920
» Sarojini Naidu to Gandhiji Sep 2, 1920
» Sarojini Naidu to Gandhiji Feb 13, 1924
» Sarojini Naidu to Gandhiji Feb 29, 1924
» Cable from Gandhiji to Sarojini Naidu Mar 1924
» Sarojini Naidu to Gandhiji before May 15, 1924 (extract)
» Sarojini Naidu to Gandhiji before Jul 2, 1924 (extract)
» Telegram from Sarojini Naidu to Gandhiji Aug 4, 1924
» Telegram from Gandhiji to Sarojini Naidu Aug 4, 1924
» Telegram from Sarojini Naidu to Gandhiji Aug 11, 1924
» Telegram from Gandhiji to Sarojini Naidu [on or after Aug 12,] 1924
» Gandhiji to Sarojini Naidu Mar 2, 1925
» Gandhiji to Sarojini Naidu May 30, 1925
» Telegram from Gandhiji to Sarojini Naidu Jun 17, 1925
» Gandhiji to Sarojini Naidu Jul 6, 1925
» Sarojini Naidu to Gandhiji Nov 26, 1925
» Postcard from Gandhiji to Sarojini Naidu Dec 2, 1925
» Gandhiji to Sarojini Naidu Dec 20, 1925
» Gandhiji to Sarojini Naidu Mar 9, 1926
» Gandhiji to Sarojini Naidu Mar 11, 1926
» Gandhiji to Sarojini Naidu Mar 24, 1926
» Gandhiji to Sarojini Naidu Apr 11, 1926
» Sarojini Naidu to Gandhiji Jul 20, 1926
» Gandhiji to Sarojini Naidu Jun 25, 1927
» Gandhiji to Sarojini Naidu Jul 1, 1927
» Telegram from Sarojini Naidu to Gandhiji Aug 6, 1927
» Telegram from Gandhiji to Sarojini Naidu [on or after Aug 6,] 1927
» Gandhiji to Sarojini Naidu Apr 16, 1928
» Sarojini Naidu to Gandhiji Aug 7, 1928
» Sarojini Naidu to Gandhiji Sep 2, 1928
» Sarojini Naidu to Gandhiji Sep 17, 1928
» Gandhiji to Sarojini Naidu Oct 12, 1928
» Sarojini Naidu to Gandhiji Nov 19, 1928
» Sarojini Naidu to Gandhiji Dec 16, 1928
» Sarojini Naidu to Gandhiji Feb 11, 1929
» Sarojini Naidu to Gandhiji [before Apr 11,] 1929
» Sarojini Naidu to Gandhiji Jun 18, 1929
» Gandhiji to Sarojini Naidu Jul 21, 1929
» Gandhiji to Sarojini Naidu Aug 7, 1929
» Sarojini Naidu to Gandhiji Nov 9, 1929
» Telegram from Gandhiji to Sarojini Naidu Nov 14, 1929
» Cable from Gandhiji to Sarojini Naidu Dec 5, 1929
» Gandhiji to Sarojini Naidu Apr 16, 1930
» Gandhiji to Sarojini Naidu May 6, 1932
» Gandhiji to Sarojini Naidu Aug 8, 1932
» Gandhiji to Sarojini Naidu Sep 17, 1932
» Gandhiji to Sarojini Naidu Feb 22, 1934
» Sarojini Naidu to Gandhiji [before Aug 17,] 1934
» Gandhiji to Sarojini Naidu Nov 26, 1938
» Gandhiji to Sarojini Naidu Feb 12, 1940
» Gandhiji to Sarojini Naidu Apr 18, 1941
» Gandhiji to Sarojini Naidu Jul 18, 1941
» Gandhiji to Sarojini Naidu Jul 18, 1941
» Gandhiji to Sarojini Naidu Aug 4, 1941
» Gandhiji to Sarojini Naidu Sep 22, 1941
» Gandhiji to Sarojini Naidu Jun 13, 1942
» Pyarelal and Sushila Nayyar to Sarojini Naidu Jul 6, 1942
» Gandhiji to Sarojini Naidu Jul 17, 1944
» Gandhiji to Sarojini Naidu Aug 20, 1944
» Gandhiji to Sarojini Naidu Mar 3, 1945
» Gandhiji to Sarojini Naidu Apr 12, 1945
» Pyarelal to Sarojini Naidu May 25, 1945
» Gandhiji to Sarojini Naidu Jun 9, 1945
» Gandhiji to Sarojini Naidu Jun 16, 1945
» Telegram from Gandhiji to Sarojini Naidu Feb 15, 1946
» Gandhiji to Sarojini Naidu Jul 30, 1946
» Sarojini Naidu to Gandhiji Dec 26, 1946
» Gandhiji to Sarojini Naidu Oct 7, 1947

APPENDIX I

» SAROJINI NAIDU ON GANDHIJI Speech at Reception to Gandhiji in London, August 4, 1914
» Foreword to a Collection of Gandhiji's Speeches, 1917
» "My Father, Do Not Rest": Broadcast on the All India Radio, Delhi, February 1, 1948
» Foreword to Mahatma Gandhi, by H.S.L. Polak and others, 1949

APPENDIX II

» Comment on April 11, 1918
» "Sarojini the Singer", 1924
» "A Call to India's Poetess", 1928
» "Foreign Propaganda and Sarojini Devi", 1928