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Mahadev Desai

Mahadev Desai
Desai with Mahatma Gandhi
Born(1892-01-01)1 January 1892
Died15 August 1942(1942-08-15) (aged 50)
Poona, Bombay Presidency, British India (now Pune, Maharashtra, India)
NationalityBritish Indian
EducationElphinstone College
Years active1915–1942
Known forAssociate activism with Mahatma Gandhi
Spouse
Durgabehen
(m. 1905⁠–⁠1942)

Mahadev Haribhai Desai (1 January 1892 – 15 August 1942) was an Indian independence activist, scholar and writer best remembered as Mahatma Gandhi's personal secretary. He has variously been described as "Gandhi's Boswell, a Plato to Gandhi's Socrates, as well as an Ānanda to Gandhi's Buddha".[1][2]

  1. ^ "Price of Freedom". Outlook. 15 August 2008. Retrieved 30 November 2012.
  2. ^ Guha, Ramachandra (23 October 2005). "Mahadev ." The Hindu. Archived from the original on 12 January 2006. Retrieved 30 November 2012.

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