Prabhudas Gandhi

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Prabhudas Gandhi
Born(1901-12-04)4 December 1901
Rajkot, Gujarat, India
OccupationAuthor and translator
LanguageGujarati
Notable awardsNarmad Suvarna Chandrak (1948)

Prabhudas Gandhi (4 December 1901 – 6 May 1995) was an Indian Gujarati language writer and translator.[1] He was a son of Mahatma Gandhi's nephew Chhaganlal Gandhi. He was awarded the Narmad Suvarna Chandrak (1948) for his book Jivannu Parodh. (lit. 'Dawn of Life').[2]

Biography

Prabhudas Gandhi was born to Chhaganlal and Kashibahen Gandhi, on 4 December 1901 at

Santiniketan.[1] In 1915, Mahatma Gandhi returned to India and established the Kochrab Ashram at Ahmedabad. Prabhudas was one of the original 25 inmates of the Ashram. In 1917, he participated in the Champaran Satyagraha[1] and toured Bihar along with Gandhi and Kasturba. During the Non-cooperation movement in 1921, he worked with Mamasaheb Phalke in Godhra for the upliftment of manual scavengers.[2]

He worked with

charkha that could be operated with the user's feet. He named it the "Magan Charkha" in memory of his uncle Maganlal Gandhi.[2][3]

In 1928, he was jailed for six months and sentenced to solitary confinement at Belgaum for participating in the Bardoli Satyagraha led by Vallabhbhai Patel. In 1929, when he was diagnosed with tuberculosis, he followed Gandhi's advice and moved to Almora in the Himalayas.[2] In 1933, he married Ambadevi at the Women's Ashram, Wardha. The wedding was attended by Gandhi and Kasturba. During the Quit India Movement of 1942, Prabhudas was sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison and sent to Bareilly jail.[1] In 1946, he worked closely with the government and voluntary organizations in rural areas of Delhi and Uttar Pradesh. He also worked for Vinoba Bhave's Bhoodan movement.[2]

On 6 May 1995,[1] he died at the Gram Swaraj Mandal at Pardi in Rajkot district at the age of 93.[2]

Writing

Gandhi's autobiographical publication Jivannu Parodh (lit. 'Dawn of Life') was awarded the

Gandhi and Jugatram Dave.[4]

Awards and honors

He was awarded the Narmad Suvarna Chandrak (1948) by the Narmad Sahitya Sabha for his book Jivannu Parodh.[5][2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Kanijia, Baldevbhai (2010). "Gandhi, Prabhudas Chhaganlal". In Thakar, Dhirubhai (ed.). Gujarati Vishwakosh (ગુજરાતી વિશ્વકોશ) (in Gujarati). Vol. 16. Ahmedabad: Gujarati Vishvkosh trust.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Prabhudas Gandhi". gandhiserve.org. Archived from the original on 14 August 2022. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  3. ^ Magan Rentiyo [મગન રેંટિયો] (in Gujarati) (First ed.). Ahmedabad: Akhil Bharat Charkha Sangh. February 1940. p. ३. Archived from the original on 14 August 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Written work by Prabhudas Gandhi". Gandhi Serve. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
  5. ISBN 978-93-82593-88-1
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