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LETTERS to SARDAR VALLABHBHAI PATEL LETTERS to SARDAR VALLABHBHAI PATEL M. K. GANDHI NAVAJIVAN PUBLISHING HOUSE AHMEDABAD fr BY M. K. GANDHI Rs a. A Gandhi Anthology Book 10 8 An Autobiography (Standard Edition) 5 0 (Cheap „ ) 3 0 (Abridged „ ) 2 0 (School ,, ) 1 8 Satyagraha in South Africa (Standard Edition) 4 0 (Cheap „ ) 3 0 Ashram Observances in Action 1 0 Basic Education 1 0 Communal Unity (Standard Edition) 9 0 (Cheap „ ) 4 0 Delhi Diary (Standard Edition) 3 0 (Cheap ,, ) 2 0 Drink, Drugs & Gambling 2 0 For Workers against Untouchability 0 8 Goan Struggle for Freedom 0 4 Gokhale — My Political Guru 1 0 How to Serve the Cow 1 4 Khadi—Why and How 3 0 Linguistic Provinces 0 4 Medium of Instruction 0 4 My Religion 2 0 Nature Cure 0 12 Removal of Untouchability 3 8 Sarvodaya (the Welfare of All) 2 8 Thoughts on National Language 2 0 Towards New Education 1 0 Towards Non-violent Socialism 1 0 Truth Is God 1 0 Unto This Last 0 6 Sarvodaya—its Principles and Programme 40 n.p. 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DESAI NAVAJIVAN PUBLISHING HOUSE AHMEDABAD First edition, 5,000 copies, December 1957 Rupees Two Annas Eight Copyright by the Navajivan Trust Printed and Published by Jivanji Dahyabhai Desai Navajivan Press, Ahmedabad 14 TRANSLATOR'S NOTE The nation owes a deep debt of gratitude to Shrimati Manibehn Patel, the vestal virgin to whom Gandhiji assigned the duty of tending the fire that was Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, for having preserved and shared with it a substantial number of the letters written to him by Gandhiji in Gujarati. These are here trans¬ lated into English. I am sorry I have not been able to compare the translation with the original letters, but I hope to do it when the second edition is called for. I had the honour to be invited to translate these letters. But when I had done fifteen of them, I saw that Shri Sudarshan Desai was in possession of com¬ parative leisure. I therefore asked him to do the rest. His draft however was afterwards settled by me. The responsibility for any mistakes is therefore mine. The very first letter written in 1921 refers to the non-cooperation movement inaugurated by Gandhiji in order to win Swaraj for India. Letters CCXGI and CGXGIII written during the last quarter of 1947 were intended to deal with the situation that arose after the transfer of power. The British Government’s plan for this transfer will be found in the appendix. The ‘battle5 of Bardoli is mentioned in IX, X and XI and the London Round Table Conference in XII. The great Harijan tour is dealt with in XXVI v Vi LETTERS TO SARDAR PATEL to XLXI and again in XLVII to LVIII. The Bihar earthquake is referred to in XLIXX to XLVI, the Village Industries Association in LXXV, Borsad plague relief in XC, GIX etc., Haripura Congress arrange¬ ments in GXLVII, cow protection in CLXXXII, nature cure in CCXLIV, Goa in CGXLIX, the order of the day for the national government in CCLVIII, the Calcutta, the Noakhali and the Bihar disturbances in GGLX et seq. and CCLXXXVI et seq. and the Delhi riots in GGLXXXI et seq. and the last two letters. Gandhiji had great confidence in the soundness of the Sardar’s judgment (XXV). He made plans while he left their execution to the Sardar who was deeply devoted to him (XIII). For the rest among other things we find Gandhiji suggesting changes in diet for the Sardar, explaining to him political decisions which the Sardar had difficulty in accepting and re¬ lieving the tedium of his life in prison with Ashram news bulletins. My grateful thanks are due to Shri Pyarela! who sent me copies of some papers required for this book and to my friend and former pupil, Shri Karimbhai Vora, for his vigilance in carrying it through the press. Samvat 1913, Divali Valji Govindji Desai LETTERS TO SARDAR VALLABHBHAI PATEL 1 Bombay July 8, 1921 *Bhai Shri Vailabhbhai, I reach Ahmedabad on Monday [nth] and leave it the same day. Please have a look at my letter to Bhai Indula! [Yajnik, Secretary, Gujarat Provincial Congress Committee] as regards the action which the Committee should take. I hope it will decide to non-cooperate. Total boycott of legislatures is our only help. Please inform Bhai Mavlankar and others. f Vande Mataram from Mohandas II [1921] It seems some differences have arisen between {Gidwani and jKakasaheb Kalelkar. Please bring them together and iron out things. Please see Anasuyabehn [Sarabhai] and give her a cheque [on account of aid to the Trade Union schools]. Please tell §Manibehn or §Dahyabhai that I had again long talks with §Vitthalbhai. He has now some slight realization of the importance of the spinning- wheel. But legislatures seem to me to be his appropriate * The salutation sometimes was ‘Bhai Shri 5 Vailabhbhai’, but later on mostly ‘Bhai Vailabhbhai’, which was changed into ‘Chi. (Chiranjivi) Vailabhbhai’ in letter CCLXI and onwards. f Changed from 1924 onwards to ‘Bapu’ or ‘Blessings from Bapu.’ % Principal and professor in the National College, Ahmedabad. § The Sardar’s daughter, son and elder brother respectively. 3 4 LETTERS TO SARDAR PATEL field of action. He cannot mix with and thus serve the people. Not that he would not like to do it, but he has not cultivated the gift for it, as for instance he has cultivated the gift for work in councils. I think each of these two lines calls for different qualifications. Ill (A) Telegram. Sylhet, Assam August 30, 1921 Event* coming. Have Gujarat day’s hartal, labourers joining after leave. Wednesday Thursday Chittagong. Saturday Barisal. Sunday and after Calcutta. (B) Letter If we have the necessary strength, I suggest that so long as the Prince is in Ahmedabad, there should be a continuous hartal, care being taken that in spite of the suspension of business poor people get whatever provisions they want. In the event of such a hartal being observed, martial law is likely to be proclaimed. We should stand up to it and face shootings to kill. But I do not think we are still ready for such drastic action. We should therefore rest content with what we can do. We must issue instructions as to how the people should dissociate themselves from the visit. The Muni¬ cipality should have as little to do with it as possible. No one will salute the Prince. If he visits even Govern¬ ment schools, the boys will not rise from their seats. If we are strong enough for such action, we must also organize picketing at the gate of his residence and prevent people from seeing him. In fact we can think * Reference to the impending visit of the Prince of Wales. BOYCOTTING THE PRINCE 5 out quite a number of ways in which to show our displeasure without being discourteous. All these we should adopt, and make our position crystal clear. I would advise early announcement of the full boycott programme and training the people to act peacefully but firmly. We must have the power to demonstrate that the Prince cannot have his own way in the City. More than this I cannot say from such a distance. In any case do not undertake anything beyond your capacity. It is essential to avoid failure. If there is possibility of a breach of the peace following our demon¬ strations, please do not make any attempt to carry out my suggestions. It is in the fitness of things that you have accepted the Chairmanship of the Congress Reception Committee. Such honours will not turn our heads if service of the people is our only objective in life. IV Sylhet, Assam August 30, 1921 We came here from Silchar yesterday morning by special train. We leave here for Chittagong at 4 p. m, today. The people here are very backward. There is also a dearth of workers. We have still to tour the tea plantations where the workers are on strike. We are not sure when we shall reach Calcutta, though we imagine we should be there in the evening on September 4. Some Marvadi cloth merchants here have signed the pledge to boycott foreign cloth. Time alone can show whether they can be depended upon to redeem it. Jamnadas [Khushalchand Gandhi] V Day of Silence [September 5, 1921] 148 Russa Road, Calcutta I will write a note for Young India about visitors at the Ahmedabad Congress session. I am anxious to reach there. But work makes my presence here necessary. Rajagopalachari wires from Madras that I must not leave Calcutta before I hear from him again. And then the work before me is not likely to be finished before the 12th.
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