Mahadev Desai

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Indian independence activist human journalist political prisoner translator writer

Mahadev Desai was an Indian independence activist, writer, and close associate and secretary of Mahatma Gandhi, known for translating Gandhi’s autobiography into English and documenting the freedom struggle.

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Indian independence activist → human → journalist → political prisoner → translator → writer →
causeOfDeath	heart attack →
closeAssociateOf	Mahatma Gandhi →
countryOfCitizenship	India →
diedInCustodyOf	British colonial government →
employer	Mahatma Gandhi →
ethnicGroup	Gujarati →
familyName	Desai →
genre	biography → political writing → translation →
givenName	Mahadev →
hasChild	Narayan Desai →
influencedBy	Mahatma Gandhi →
knownFor	being private secretary to Mahatma Gandhi → documenting the Indian freedom struggle → translating Gandhi’s autobiography into English →
languageSpoken	English → Gujarati → Hindi →
memberOf	Indian National Congress →
movement	Indian independence movement →
name	Mahadev Desai →
notableWork	"The Epic of Travancore" → "The Story of Bardoli" → "Unforgettable Character" → "With Gandhi in Ceylon" → English translation of "The Story of My Experiments with Truth" →
occupation	independence activist → journalist → translator → writer →
participantIn	Civil disobedience movement → Non-cooperation movement → Quit India Movement →
placeOfBirth	Gujarat →
placeOfDeath	Aga Khan Palace, Pune →
religion	Hinduism →
translatedFrom	Gujarati →
translatedInto	English →
workLocation	Sabarmati Ashram → Sevagram Ashram →
wroteAbout	Bardoli Satyagraha → Gandhi’s ashram life → Salt March →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
The Story of My Experiments with Truth →	EnglishTranslator
Mahadev Desai →	name
Aga Khan Palace →	notablePrisoner
Champaran Satyagraha →	supportedBy