In 1909, Rabindranath Tagore started writing Gitanjali. In 1912, Tagore went to Europe for the second time. On the journey to London he translated some of his poems/songs from Gitanjali to English. He met Willia
Influenced by Mahatma Gandhi, he was associated with Gandhian institutes throughout his life. He wrote biographies like Mahadevbhainu Purvacharit on Mahadev Desai, Sardar Vallabhbhai Part 1-2 on Vallabhbhai Patel and Shreyarthini Sadhana on Kishorelal Mashruwal. He also edited works of his ...
His best known work includesPaavangal, a translation ofVictor Hugo‘sLes Misérables.It has been said that Mahatma Gandhi advised this stalwart to rewrite Les Miserables as a transliteration, supplanting the characters and the plot in the Kerala milieu. Yet, it was not to be and Nalapat creat...
1.Workinpairs.Discusswhythepeopleinthe picturesareimportant. MahatmaGandhi(1869–1948)wasaresolute opponentofcolonialismandBritishrule.He resistedracialprejudice,buthisgreatestclaimtofame washisbeliefinnon-violentaction.Hismainweapon was“passive”,arefusaltoobeythe ...
(1892-1954): He was a very popular Gujarati writer in the 1930s and his writing primarily dealt with middle class life in Gujarat. He was influenced by Gandhian ideals and communism. His well-known novels areDivyacaksu(1932),Purnima(1932),Bharelo Agni(1935),Gramalakshmiin four volumes( ...