This book publishes - for the most part, for the first time - Gandhi's letters to his youngest son, Devadas from 1914, when father and son were both in South Africa to 1948, India.

Tridip Suhrud is a scholar, writer and translator who works on the intellectual and cultural history of modern Gujarat and the Gandhiak intellectual tradition. As the Director and Chief Editor of the Sabarmati Ashram Preservation and Memorial Trust (2012-17), he was responsible for creating the world's largest digital archive on Gandhi- the Gandhi Heritage Portal. His books include the critical edition of 'Hind Swaraj', Narayan Desai's four-volume biography of Gandhi, 'My Life is My Message', and the four-volume epic Gujarati novel 'Sarasvatichandra'. His most
recent work is a critical edition of Gandhi's autobiography My Experiments with Truth in two languages; Gujarati and English.
Tridip Suhrud is presently translating the diaries of Manu Gandhi, covering the
period between 1942 and 1948.
Gopal Krishna Gandhi is Distinguished Professor of History and Politics, Ashoka University, Sonipat, India. He has been awarded the Doctorate of Laws honoris causa by University of Natal, Durban; the Doctorate of Letters honoris causa by the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, a Doctorate of Literature honoris causa by the North Orissa University, Odisha, and a Doctorate of Literature, honoris causa by the University of Calcutta, and a Doctor of Letters, honoris causa by ITM University, Gwalior. His latest book is Restless as Mercury (2021).

• Introduction


• Part One


• 1: South Africa 1893-1914 Deva! O Deva!


• Part Two


• 2: Home to Home


• Part Three


• 3: 1920-1929 Nothing is Certain About Me


• Part Four


• 4: The 1930s


• Part Five


• 5: The 1940s