Draft:The Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi

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The Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi (CWMG) is a book series of the collected works by Mahatma Gandhi, published between 1958 and 1994. Consist of 100 volumes, it includes letters, articles, and personal notes written by Gandhi as well as speeches delivered by Gandhi.[1] K. Swaminathan was the chief editor of the series.[2]

Publication history[edit]

After the death of Gandhi, Rajendra Prasad took three vows:

  1. Erecting memorials at the major places where Gandhi had stayed or worked.
  2. Continue social activities which were started and beloved by Gandhi.
  3. Collect, publish and preserve complete works of Gandhi.

The idea of CWMG came into existence in February 1956. The government of India resolved to form an advisory board, of which Morarji Desai was appointed the chairman. Several individuals worked as members of the board at different time periods including Kaka Kalelkar, Devdas Gandhi, Pyarelal Nayyar, Maganbhai Desai, G. Ramachandran, Shriman Narayan, Jivanji P. Desai, P. M. Lad, R. R. Diwakar, Ramdhari Singh Dinkar and Shantilal Shah. Bharatan Kumarappa and Jairamdas Daulatram were the chief editor of the project during 1956 and 1959. Later K. Swaminathan became chief editor of the project in February 1960. Swaminathan had to leave his position in his early nineties due to his worsened eyesight (1960-1984 )[3]. The project completed in 1994 with the publication of its 100th volume. During the project people including U. R. Rao, R. K. Prabhu and C. N. Patel assisted Swaminathan.[4]

Volume 3.[5]

Stop selling.[6]

revised-edition.[7]

re-editing.[8]

First ten volumes.[9]

The Publication Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India, Delhi:

Vol. I - 1958

Vol. II - 1959 Vol. II - 1960 Vol. IV - 1960 Vol. V - 1961 Vol. VI - 1961 Vol. VII - 1962 Vol. VIII - 1962 Vol. IX - 1963 Vol. X - 1963

Contents[edit]

The editors and the advisory board decided to (1) reproduce Gandhiji's words as they are; (2) incorporate his authentic speeches, interviews, and conversations; and (3) include other material when found. Thus, the first ninety volumes of this work consist of Gandhi's writings, speeches, letters, interviews, and notes in chronological order; next seven volumes, also known as supplementary volumes, consist of his writing discovered later; and the last three volumes include index of subjects, index of persons and a volume containing prefaces to the set.[4]

Digital edition[edit]

digitised.[10]

Translation[edit]

Sumitra Gandhi Kulkarni, former member of Rajya Sabha and grand daughter of Gandhi, released three volumes of Kannada translation in 2012 as Gandhi Kruthi Sanchaya. The Kannada translation project was supported by the Government of Karnataka.[11]

More ref.[12][13][14]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "A peek into Mahatma Gandhi's mailbox". The Times of India. 4 January 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Collected works of Mahatma Gandhi rededicated". The Times of India. 25 June 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  3. ^ https://books.google.co.in/books?id=WSpuAAAAMAAJ p. 486
  4. ^ a b Suhrud, Tridip (20 November 2004). "'Re-Editing' Gandhi's Collected Works". Economic and Political Weekly. 39 (46/47): 4967–4969. JSTOR 4415791.
  5. ^ Harcourt, Freda (1962). "Reviewed work: THE COLLECTED WORKS OF MAHATMA GANDHI: Vol. III, 1898–1903". History. 47 (160): 209–211. JSTOR 24404847.
  6. ^ "Government to stop sale of revised edition of Mahatma Gandhi's works". The Hindu. 18 June 2005. Archived from the original on 24 June 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Dilemma over Mahatma's works". The Hindu. 19 December 2004. Archived from the original on 22 July 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  8. ^ Doctor, Vikram (2 February 2009). "Gandhi, the wordsmith". The Economic Times. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  9. ^ Weiner, Myron (1965). "Review: The Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi". Political Science Quarterly. 80 (3): 472. doi:10.2307/2147716. ISSN 0032-3195. JSTOR 2147716.
  10. ^ Mehta, Ashish (16 September 2015). "Original edition of the Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi now in digital form". Firstpost. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  11. ^ "Mahatma Gandhi's granddaughter releases books". The New Indian Express. 13 November 2011. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  12. ^ Halliday, Adam (2 October 2009). "Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi finds no takers in Gujarat". The Indian Express. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  13. ^ Rebello, Maleeva (3 April 2013). "More about 'The Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi'". DNA India. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  14. ^ "Gandhi's collected works being reprinted for second time". Indian Express. 14 June 2009. Retrieved 22 July 2021.

External links[edit]

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