Prinseps auction: Bid for first-edition rare books and documents from the Indian Independence Movement

Live until January 26, the auction is a thoughtful celebration of the country's legacy of extraordinary political leadership and the journey to Indian Independence, documented with meticulous detail in these seminal literary works
Curated By: Mexy Xavier
Published: Jan 25, 2020
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Harijan Sevak by Mahatma Gandhi - 1953-54

Extremely rare to find, the Hindi version of Harijan, the weekly newsletter, was suspended during the Indian satyagraha movement in 1940. It discusses untouchability.

In 1932, when Gandhi was arrested, his journal Young India was discontinued. To popularise the Harijan movement, Gandhi decided to introduce a new journal under the same name of Harijan.

The first issue appeared on the 11th of February 1933 from Poona with R. V. Shastri as the editor.

Provenance: Private Collection

Volume 17, no. 1 -52.