Mahatama Gandhi Secretly FUNDED 26 Yrs By Dr. Pranjivan Mehta
February03, 2015 (C) Ravinder Singh ravinderinvent@gmail.com
Mahatama Gandhi was secretly FUNDED by his classmate Dr. Pranjivan
Mehta from 1909 to 1935.
Dr. Pranjivan Mehta was under CID observations by the British.
Mahatma Gandhi was under instructions to destroy all his letters.
Without funding Mahatma Gandhi was nothing. Even his Ashram, Books and
Publications, Homes, Travel, and his dependent family members were
provided regular assistance so that Mahatama Gandhi is fully dedicated
to Freedom Work.
Very few give Political Loans Openly.
Ravinder Singh, Inventor & Consultant, INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES AND PROJECTS
Y-77, Hauz Khas, New Delhi-110016, India. Ph; 091- 9718280435, 9650421857
Ravinder Singh* is a WIPO awarded inventor specializing in Power,
Transportation,
Water, Energy Saving, Agriculture, Manufacturing, Technologies and Project
BAPU - THE UNTOLD STORY
Feb 02 2015 : The Times of India (Ahmedabad)
Pranjivan Mehta, Bapu's Main Moneybag, Drew Him To City
Dr Pranjivan Mehta, the sturdiest foundation of Mahatma Gandhi's
missions, liked to remain hidden under the towering achievements of
Bapu. But Bapu hailed him as his “greatest friend”. Indeed, Mehta had
a profound impact on Bapu's life and his Satyagraha movements in South
Africa and India. Bapu wrote the ‘Hind Swaraj’ for Mehta - that was
the extent of affection that Mehta drew from the Mahatma, with whom he
had attended Alfred High School in Rajkot. Years later, when Bapu
needed money for his new ashram in Ahmedabad, Mehta donated Rs 1.5
lakh between 1915 and 1917. This was the single largest contribution
that any donor made to Bapu’s cause in that phase. Very few know that
after returning to Ahmedabad from South Africa on February 1, 1915,
and identifying land for his new ashram, Bapu went to Burma to meet
Mehta on March 17. Mehta, a leading jeweller in Burma then, pledged
full support.
ANONYMOUS In 1922, when Bapu wanted to set up Gujarat Vidyapith, Mehta
donated Rs 2.5 lakh. At that stage, Mehta had built a bungalow, ‘The
Lal Kothi’, in Ahmedabad as he wanted to be close to the ashram. After
the school era, Mehta met Bapu at the Victoria Hotel in London on
September 29, 1888, the day Bapu arrived in the UK to study law. After
Bapu gave up his legal practice in 1909 in South Africa, Mehta began
to support him and his large extended family.
Mehta even provided allowances to the five widows in Bapu's family.
From June 1913, Mehta be From June 1913, Mehta began to finance all
activities at Bapu's Phoenix Ashram in South Africa. Unfortunately,
few documents of Mehta have survived.
According to Mehta's own instructions, Bapu destroyed his letters
after reading them. Mehta was being watched by the British CID in
Burma. The untold story of Mehta was first presented by a retired
historian of Himachal Pradesh University, S R Mehrotra. P 4
FIGHTING PLAN FOR FATHER OF THE NATION
Pranjivan Mehta Envisioned Bapu's Return To Ahmedabad From South
Africa For Launching Satyagraha
Dr Pranjivan Mehta was the hidden pillar of support for Mahatma
Gandhi's crusades. Mehta and Bapu attended the same school, Alfred
High, in Rajkot. Though Bapu moved to South Africa in 1893, Mehta
-like a true friend -kept track of Bapu's activities. In July 1909,
Mehta met Bapu in London once again and they discussed in depth their
plans for India. Mehta rendered for Bapu a vision in which he
suggested that Bapu should leave South Africa and return to In dia as
early as possible, preferably by the end of 1911.
Mehta said that the Indian struggle in South Africa should be handed
over to a competent person. He suggested that Bapu should train at
Phoenix Ashram those Satyagrahis whom he was to take along to India.
Mehta offered to bear the full cost of this training programme.
The extraordinary aspect of these exchanges is that Bapu accepted all
of Mehta's ideas. Mehta also decided to print 20,000 copies of
Tolstoy's famous “Letter to a Hindoo” and distribute them worldwide.
The entire expenditure was to be Mehta's responsibility. He also
insisted that Bapu should give up his legal practice in South Africa,
and promised to pay for the up keep of Bapu and his family. As a
precautionary measure, Bapu was to destroy all the letters received
from Mehta, after reading them. Mehta was not a revolutionary, but he
had contacts with Indian revolutionaries in Europe. He knew that the
British intelligence agencies regarded him as an extremist and kept a
close watch on him.
In his letter to Gopal Krishna Gokhale in November 1909, Mehta wrote:
“From year to year, I have found him (Gandhi) getting more and more
selfless. He is now leading almost an ascetic sort of life; not the
life of an ordinary ascetic that we usually see but that of a great
Mahatma and the one idea that engrosses his mind is his motherland.”
These priceless letters were uncovered by S R Mehrotra, a retired
historian of Himachal Pradesh University who is a visiting fellow at
St John's College, Cambridge University. Mehrotra features these let
ters in his book, ‘The Mahatma and the Doctor'.
Mehta was one of the earliest Bapu confidants to suggest that Bapu
meticulously plan and launch a nationwide campaign against the British
Salt Laws.
This was almost a decade before Bapu undertook the Dandi March in
1930. Letters exchanged between Bapu and Mehta in 1920 make this
clear. Mehta had built a bungalow for himself in Ahmedabad called the
‘Lal Kothi’ in early 1920s to stay close to Bapu's ashram. One evening
in late July 1932, Dr Mehta, who had suffered a paralytic attack,
accidentally dropped a table lamp on his foot. He ignored the wound
and in few days it developed sepsis. His leg had to be amputated.
Double pneumonia killed him within a week, on August 3, 1932.
February03, 2015 (C) Ravinder Singh ravinderinvent@gmail.com
Mahatama Gandhi was secretly FUNDED by his classmate Dr. Pranjivan
Mehta from 1909 to 1935.
Dr. Pranjivan Mehta was under CID observations by the British.
Mahatma Gandhi was under instructions to destroy all his letters.
Without funding Mahatma Gandhi was nothing. Even his Ashram, Books and
Publications, Homes, Travel, and his dependent family members were
provided regular assistance so that Mahatama Gandhi is fully dedicated
to Freedom Work.
Very few give Political Loans Openly.
Ravinder Singh, Inventor & Consultant, INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES AND PROJECTS
Y-77, Hauz Khas, New Delhi-110016, India. Ph; 091- 9718280435, 9650421857
Ravinder Singh* is a WIPO awarded inventor specializing in Power,
Transportation,
Water, Energy Saving, Agriculture, Manufacturing, Technologies and Project
BAPU - THE UNTOLD STORY
Feb 02 2015 : The Times of India (Ahmedabad)
Pranjivan Mehta, Bapu's Main Moneybag, Drew Him To City
Dr Pranjivan Mehta, the sturdiest foundation of Mahatma Gandhi's
missions, liked to remain hidden under the towering achievements of
Bapu. But Bapu hailed him as his “greatest friend”. Indeed, Mehta had
a profound impact on Bapu's life and his Satyagraha movements in South
Africa and India. Bapu wrote the ‘Hind Swaraj’ for Mehta - that was
the extent of affection that Mehta drew from the Mahatma, with whom he
had attended Alfred High School in Rajkot. Years later, when Bapu
needed money for his new ashram in Ahmedabad, Mehta donated Rs 1.5
lakh between 1915 and 1917. This was the single largest contribution
that any donor made to Bapu’s cause in that phase. Very few know that
after returning to Ahmedabad from South Africa on February 1, 1915,
and identifying land for his new ashram, Bapu went to Burma to meet
Mehta on March 17. Mehta, a leading jeweller in Burma then, pledged
full support.
ANONYMOUS In 1922, when Bapu wanted to set up Gujarat Vidyapith, Mehta
donated Rs 2.5 lakh. At that stage, Mehta had built a bungalow, ‘The
Lal Kothi’, in Ahmedabad as he wanted to be close to the ashram. After
the school era, Mehta met Bapu at the Victoria Hotel in London on
September 29, 1888, the day Bapu arrived in the UK to study law. After
Bapu gave up his legal practice in 1909 in South Africa, Mehta began
to support him and his large extended family.
Mehta even provided allowances to the five widows in Bapu's family.
From June 1913, Mehta be From June 1913, Mehta began to finance all
activities at Bapu's Phoenix Ashram in South Africa. Unfortunately,
few documents of Mehta have survived.
According to Mehta's own instructions, Bapu destroyed his letters
after reading them. Mehta was being watched by the British CID in
Burma. The untold story of Mehta was first presented by a retired
historian of Himachal Pradesh University, S R Mehrotra. P 4
FIGHTING PLAN FOR FATHER OF THE NATION
Pranjivan Mehta Envisioned Bapu's Return To Ahmedabad From South
Africa For Launching Satyagraha
Dr Pranjivan Mehta was the hidden pillar of support for Mahatma
Gandhi's crusades. Mehta and Bapu attended the same school, Alfred
High, in Rajkot. Though Bapu moved to South Africa in 1893, Mehta
-like a true friend -kept track of Bapu's activities. In July 1909,
Mehta met Bapu in London once again and they discussed in depth their
plans for India. Mehta rendered for Bapu a vision in which he
suggested that Bapu should leave South Africa and return to In dia as
early as possible, preferably by the end of 1911.
Mehta said that the Indian struggle in South Africa should be handed
over to a competent person. He suggested that Bapu should train at
Phoenix Ashram those Satyagrahis whom he was to take along to India.
Mehta offered to bear the full cost of this training programme.
The extraordinary aspect of these exchanges is that Bapu accepted all
of Mehta's ideas. Mehta also decided to print 20,000 copies of
Tolstoy's famous “Letter to a Hindoo” and distribute them worldwide.
The entire expenditure was to be Mehta's responsibility. He also
insisted that Bapu should give up his legal practice in South Africa,
and promised to pay for the up keep of Bapu and his family. As a
precautionary measure, Bapu was to destroy all the letters received
from Mehta, after reading them. Mehta was not a revolutionary, but he
had contacts with Indian revolutionaries in Europe. He knew that the
British intelligence agencies regarded him as an extremist and kept a
close watch on him.
In his letter to Gopal Krishna Gokhale in November 1909, Mehta wrote:
“From year to year, I have found him (Gandhi) getting more and more
selfless. He is now leading almost an ascetic sort of life; not the
life of an ordinary ascetic that we usually see but that of a great
Mahatma and the one idea that engrosses his mind is his motherland.”
These priceless letters were uncovered by S R Mehrotra, a retired
historian of Himachal Pradesh University who is a visiting fellow at
St John's College, Cambridge University. Mehrotra features these let
ters in his book, ‘The Mahatma and the Doctor'.
Mehta was one of the earliest Bapu confidants to suggest that Bapu
meticulously plan and launch a nationwide campaign against the British
Salt Laws.
This was almost a decade before Bapu undertook the Dandi March in
1930. Letters exchanged between Bapu and Mehta in 1920 make this
clear. Mehta had built a bungalow for himself in Ahmedabad called the
‘Lal Kothi’ in early 1920s to stay close to Bapu's ashram. One evening
in late July 1932, Dr Mehta, who had suffered a paralytic attack,
accidentally dropped a table lamp on his foot. He ignored the wound
and in few days it developed sepsis. His leg had to be amputated.
Double pneumonia killed him within a week, on August 3, 1932.
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