2022-04-11 Mon

Mahadev Desai was an Indian Freedom activist, scholar, and writer. He is best known as Mahatma Gandhi's secretary, closest associate, and confidant.

Mahadev Desai was born on January 1, 1892, in the village of Saras in the Surat district of Gujarat. He met Mahatma Gandhi in 1915 when he went to meet him to seek his advice on how best to publish his book. After two years, he joined Gandhiji's Aashram in 1917. He worked as Gandhiji's secretary for almost 25 years. While working with Gandhiji in his Aashram, he maintained a diary from 13 November 1917 to 14 August 1942, the day before his death, chronicling his life with Gandhi.

Mahadev Desai was an outstanding writer, he wrote several biographies such as Antyaj Sadhu Nand (1925), Sant Francis (1936), Vir Vallabhbhai (1928), and Be Khudai Khidmatgar (1936) .

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