Mohsin abbas haider biography of mahatma gandhi

  • In this interview, he describes the atmosphere in AMU in the years following partition and his experiences around Mahatma Gandhi's assassination.
  • The author must confront Gandhi's prodigious writings, six decades of work as a political activist and social reformer, and importantly, his consecration as “.
  • Mahatma Gandhi: A Biography (Oxford India Paperbacks).

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    Interviewed by Amber Abbas

    Lahore, sydasiatiskt land (June 28, 2005)

    Transcript:

    Zahra Haider: Actually, inom was born in Dehra Dun, the year was 1928. And Dehra Dun is in India. And I was born there. We came back to Lahore and I lived with my grandparents! My own mother got very ill, she had some problem with her legs, she couldn’t walk. She recovered from that, but at that time she was like that. So my Aunt, my father’s sister, she took me over and then inom lived with her all my life and she became my adopted mother.

    AA: You have lived most of your life in Lahore?

    ZH: Most of my life. inom remember when we were in our old house, it was a big house, which is a big house with a big courtyard inside and a big garden outside. It was a big area. And we used to all sleep inre in the courtyard with all the beds laid out and mosquito nets and everything and one table fan for all of us because we used to be in a row, all the beds laid out. Then, you know the first sound one woke up to in t

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    Interviewed by Amber Abbas

    Alig Apartments, Shamshad Market, Aligarh (June 15, 2009)

    Transcript:

    Context Notes: I arrived at the home of S.M. Mehdi without an appointment, having been referred to him through a chance encounter with a University official. Though he was never a student of Aligarh, he has moved to the town after his daughter did her Medical degree there and is now practicing in Aligarh.  S.M. Mehdi was surprised to see me, but agreed to answer my questions though he cautioned he could not be considered an expert on Aligarh. He told me, instead, of his experiences during partition as a Communist in Bombay.  He worked for thirty years in the Soviet Embassy in New Delhi and has been a lifelong Communist.  He is a very friendly and engaging person.  He is tragically losing his vision and was eager for conversation. Though I met him only briefly, I felt very comfortable during my few visits to his home and looked forward to them.

    SMM: There is another interesti

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