Brij Krishna Chandiwala
Brij Krishna Chandiwala was an
Early life and education
Brij Krishna was born in 1900, the sixth child of Banarsidas Chandiwala and Janki Devi.
Gandhi's associate
His meeting with Gandhi deeply influenced Chandiwala and he became an ardent follower and close associate of Gandhi. Chandiwala took to spartan meals and to wearing
During the 1930s, Chandiwala helped organise the stone breakers of Delhi into a union and took up cases of violation of their rights with the Delhi administrators and in courts of law to ensure better compliance to government regulations regarding their work and to get compensation for them.
Social work
After
Books
Chandiwala authored a three volume book in Hindi titled Bapu Ke Charanon Mein which was later translated into English as At the Feet of Bapu.[2][8] His other notable work is the Gandhiji ki Delhi Diary which chronicles Gandhi's days in Delhi.[4]
References
- Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, Individual Collections, B.K. Chandiwala, Instalment II-III Subject Files, F no. 6
- ^ a b c d "The league of quiet, extraordinary gentlemen". The Hindu. 11 January 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2013.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b "Gandhiji and Delhi". Gandhi Research Foundation. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
- ^ a b "The Last Hours Of Mahatma Gandhi". Gandhi Research Foundation. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
- ^ "Janki Devi Memorial College - About Us". Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
- ^ "Shri Banarsidas Chandiwala Sewa Smarak Trust Society - About Us". Retrieved 13 January 2013.
- ^ BCIP Today - August 2010 (PDF). Banarsidas Chandiwala Institute of Physiotherapy. 2010. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2011.
- ISBN 9780313282966.