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His Life and Achievements: 69<br />

IX.<br />

Gandhiji had published an article on 'National School at Bombay'<br />

in Gujarati in the paper 'Navajivan' in its Sept. 23, 1928 issue.<br />

This is an extract from that article placed in Collected Works,<br />

Vol. XXXVII, Page 301-302.<br />

X. While discussing on the problem of untouchability and its<br />

eradication, Gandhiji had commended the role of <strong>Madhusudan</strong>.<br />

This discussion of dated Nov. 14,1932 was published in "Bombay<br />

Chronicles' in its issue of 15th Nov. 1932 under the heading<br />

'Statement on Untouchability—V (Collected Works, Vol. LI,<br />

page 428-29)<br />

XI. In the above mentioned article, Gandhiji had written<br />

<strong>Madhusudan</strong> as 'Late <strong>Madhusudan</strong>'. though he was still alive.<br />

Gandhiji came to know of his mistake from an ashram inmate<br />

(probably from Govinda Chandra Mishra of <strong>Das</strong>palla) and<br />

published this statement on November 18, 1932 in 'Bombay<br />

Chronicles' in the issue of 19th Nov. 1932. (Collected Works,<br />

Vol. LII, Page 17-18)<br />

XII. This was published in Gujarati in 'Harijan Bandhu' on 3.9.1933,<br />

under the title: 'Advice to a Harijan Worker'. It had also a<br />

subtitle: 'Training for service.' Later on it was translated and<br />

included in the Collected Works, Vol. LV, P. 395.<br />

XIII. These are excerpts from the essay 'Village Tanning and Its<br />

Possibilities' published in 'Harijan' on 7th September 1934.<br />

(Collected Works, Vol. LV, P. 416-419)<br />

XIV. It's date has not been mentioned. Originally it was published<br />

in the book '<strong>Madhusudan</strong> <strong>Das</strong> as seen by Many Eyes' (P. 1)<br />

compiled by Shoilabala <strong>Das</strong>.<br />

XV. Gandhiji had visited Delanga in Puri District of Orissa and there<br />

he inaugurated the Exhibition of Khadi and Cottage Industries<br />

organised by the Gandhi Seva Sangha. The details of his journey<br />

and inaugural speech had been published in 'Harijan' on April<br />

2, 1938 ; as reported by Mahadev Desai. The extract quoted<br />

under this section is a part of the inaugural speech delivered<br />

there by Mahatma Gandhi. This report was reproduced by<br />

Tendulkar in his book 'Mahatma*, (Vol. IV P. 237.)]

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