Publications

The Foundation has its own publishing wing. It publishes a range of books and articles which focus on important aspects of Gandhiji’s life and works. The following books have already been published:

• ABC of Gandhi : Published in 2008 and edited by Professor Narendra Sharma. The brochure is unique in its content and format in which Gandhiji’s concepts and ideals have been compiled in alphabetical order.

• Gandhi Ganga : Published in 2008 and edited by Dr. M.B. Shah. The book is a collection of articles written by Gandhiji and his close associates such as Acharya Vinoba Bhave, Millie Graham Polak, Kaka Kalelkar, Umashankar Joshi, Ghanshyam Das Birla, among others.

• Aapale Gandhi : Published in 2009 and translated into Marathi by Dr. M.B. Shah and Dr. Vishwas Patil. The title and essence of the book is ‘Our Gandhi ’. It was originally written by a Gandhian scholar Narayanbhai Desai in Gujarati.

• Sadhak Gandhi : Published in 2011 and written by Dr. Vishwas Patil. It portrays the contemplative and spiritual profile of Gandhiji’s personality.

• Satyagrahi Gandhi : Published in 2011 and written by Dr. Vishwas Patil. True to its name, the theme and objective of the book aims to highlight the Satyagraha (nonviolent resistance) concept of Gandhiji and to explain how he used it as an effective tool in his manifold struggles, beginning in South Africa and then taking root in the Indian Freedom struggle.

• Samarpit Gandhi : Published in 2011 and written by Dr. Vishwas Patil. It portrays the unstinting dedication and commitment of the Mahatma to his country and his countrymen.

• M.G. Sant Sangati I : Published in 2012 and written by Dr. Vishwas Patil. This book takes an innovative approach in depicting the lives of Gandhiji’s like-minded associates. They are shown to be pious, spiritual companions of Gandhiji who, being inspired by his chaste and simple life, emulated his example.

• Gandhi Katha : One of Narayanbhai Desai’s major contributions to society is the ‘Gandhi Katha’or the life story of Gandhiji, narrated ex tempore in a public oration. Presented in a lyrical narrative style, this live performance by Naranyanbhai became very popular due to its simple yet effective manner of connecting with the masses. The GRF has produced the Hindi translation of this Gandhi Katha in book-form, compiled and edited by Dr. Yogendra Yadav.

• Hruadhayachi Falnee : Published in 2017 and written by Narayanbhai Desai in Gujarati entitled ‘Jigarna Chira’, the text has been translated into Marathi by Dr. Vishwas Patil. In this book the author has focused on Partition’s history and execution, whereby some misconceptions about Gandhiji in this context are clarified.

• Kaljayee Gandhiji : Published in 2017 and written by Narayanbhai Desai, the text has been translated into Marathi by Dr. Vishwas Patil. The book gives insights into Gandhiji’s Satyagraha and other related practices and philosophical concepts.

The following list of articles were published either by the GRF or by other journals, etc.:

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