Mahadev Desai
Mahadev Haribhai Desai was an Indian independence activist, scholar and writer best remembered as Mahatma Gandhi's personal secretary. He has variously been described as "Gandhi's Boswell, a Plato to Gandhi's Socrates, as well as an Ānanda to Gandhi's Buddha".
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Background
- Born in
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- Educated at
- Elphinstone College
- Awards
- 🏆 Sahitya Akademi Award in Gujarati
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1892
Born
Birth1942
Died
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- children:
- Narayan Desai
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