Mahatma Gandhi Unveiled

`Gandhi & The Black Untouchables,' by Naresh Majhi, ` "Mahatma" Gandhi Unveiled,' Chapter 2: "As opposed to the popular perceptions, here you will see Gandhi's image from the eyes of a very famous untouchable leader, named, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar (1893-1956). Born and raised as an untouchable, Dr. Ambedkar received his masters and Ph.D. from Columbia University, which later on also conferred upon him the Doctor of Law. Dr. Ambedkar also received a D.Sc. degree from London School of Economics, and the Bar-at-Law from the Grays Inn, London.

1. Nichols, Beverley. Verdict on India. New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1944.

A book we highly recommend. Beverley Nichols, a famous novelist, musician, playwright, essayist, reporter, and a journalist visited British India. During this visit, he met Dr. Ambedkar, who told him:

"Gandhi is the greatest enemy the untouchables have ever had in India."

2. Ambedkar, B.R. `What Congress and Gandhi Have Done to the Untouchables,' Bombay: Thacker & Co., Ltd, 2nd edition, 1946. Excerpts from this book were published in: Gandhi: Maker of Modern India? Edited by Martin Deming Lewis. Boston: D.C. Heath and Co., 1965. Here is the report which you must read in its entirety:

Mr. Gandhi's views on the caste system--which constitutes the main social problem in India--were fully elaborated by him in 1921-22 in a Gujrati journal called Nava-Jivan. The article is written in Gujrati."

`Mahatma Gandhi Unveiled' by Naresh Majhi, is published by Ambedkar Library, Jabalpur, Gondwana, at the URL http://www.dalitstan.org/books/gandhi/ and is based on extensive publications by Gandhi Awareness Group. These can be obtained from -

Gandhi Awareness Group
C/o The International Dalit Support Group
P.O. Box 842066
Houston, Tx, 77284-2066