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FIRST CONTACTS: The Beginning of Gandhi’s Correspondence with Anand Hingorani, 1926–1930 -   - GANDHI: From the Collection of Anand T Hingorani - Letters, Philately, Manuscripts and Artefacts
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A group of two letters from Mahatma Gandhi to Anand T Hingorani, comprising:

Letter to Anand T Hingorani, The Ashram, Sabarmati, 3 June 1926.
Typed postcard signed in pencil, "M. K. Gandhi"; postcard format; addressed in manuscript to Anand T Hingorani, Larkana, Sindh; in English. Acknowledging receipt of Anand's correspondence and inviting him to resubmit questions contained in an earlier missing letter.
Published in Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi, Vol. 35, Letter No. ...

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MARRIAGE, DUTY AND RECONCILIATION: Gandhi’s Counsel to Anand and Vidya Hingorani, 1930–1931 -   - GANDHI: From the Collection of Anand T Hingorani - Letters, Philately, Manuscripts and Artefacts
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A group of nine letters addressed principally to Anand T. Hingorani and Vidya Hingorani between September 1930 and February 1931, written from Yeravda Mandir Prison, concerning marriage, parental opposition, filial duty, financial independence, domestic reconciliation, self-restraint, and the moral obligations arising from family life.

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Letter No. 80, to Anand T. Hingorani, Yeravda Mandir, 14 September 1930.
Paper; front and back; English; handwritten in black ink;...

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SERVICE BEFORE SELF: Letters on Illness, Discipline and Detachment from Yeravda -   - GANDHI: From the Collection of Anand T Hingorani - Letters, Philately, Manuscripts and Artefacts
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A group of three letters and postcards addressed to Anand T Hingorani between 25 January and 5 February 1931, written from Yeravda Mandir Prison, Poona, concerning illness, self-discipline, service, detachment from personality, and the subordination of personal desire to duty.

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Letter to Anand T Hingorani, Yeravda Mandir, 25 January 1931.
Autograph letter signed "Bapu" in black ink on paper; in English. Gandhi enquires after Anand's health, comments upon his...

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LETTERS TO VIDYA: Health, Education, Faith and Domestic Responsibility, 1932 -   - GANDHI: From the Collection of Anand T Hingorani - Letters, Philately, Manuscripts and Artefacts
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A group of eight autograph letters addressed to Vidya Hingorani between 29 January and 2 July 1932, written principally from Yeravda Mandir Prison, concerning health, peace of mind, handwriting and education, household responsibilities, faith, emotional resilience, self-discipline, and spiritual growth.

These letters constitute the earliest sustained correspondence between Mahatma Gandhi and Vidya Hingorani and reveal the increasingly paternal role he assumed within the Hingorani...

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RECOVERY, RAMANAMA AND FAITH: Gandhi’s Letters During the Yeravda Fast, 1932 -   - GANDHI: From the Collection of Anand T Hingorani - Letters, Philately, Manuscripts and Artefacts
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A group of four letters addressed to Vidya Hingorani between September and December 1932, written from Yeravda Mandir Prison during and immediately following one of the most physically demanding periods of Gandhi's imprisonment, comprising autograph letters signed "Bapu" and concerning health, recovery, spiritual reassurance, family welfare, and the sustaining power of faith during illness.

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Letter No. 128, to Vidya Hingorani, Yeravda Mandir, 19 September...

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THE BIRTH OF MAHADEV: Gandhi on Naming, Parenthood and Family Life -   - GANDHI: From the Collection of Anand T Hingorani - Letters, Philately, Manuscripts and Artefacts
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A group of four letters addressed principally to Vidya Hingorani and Anand T. Hingorani between February and April 1933, written during Gandhi's imprisonment and immediately thereafter, concerning the naming, upbringing, health, and early care of the Hingoranis' infant son Mahadev, together with reflections on duty, domestic life, and parental responsibility.

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Letter No. 360, to Vidya Hingorani, 12 February 1933.
Paper; Hindi; handwritten in black ink; autograph...

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GANDHI AS FAMILY PATRIARCH: Family Freedom, Satyagraha and Guardianship, 1933–1934 -   - GANDHI: From the Collection of Anand T Hingorani - Letters, Philately, Manuscripts and Artefacts
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A group of nine communications—eight letters and one telegram—addressed to Anand T. Hingorani, Vidya Hingorani, Ganga T. Hingorani and Totaram Hingorani between 31 March 1932 and 5 November 1933, concerning Vidya’s health and education; Mahadev’s upbringing, parental authority and adult freedom; domestic arrangements; constructive service; satyagraha in Sind; imprisonment; family welfare; and the continuing role Gandhi assumed as guardian, mediator, counsellor and patriarch within the...

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HOME AS ASHRAM: Gandhi’s Programme of Self-Reliance, Learning and Fearlessness, 1933–1934 -   - GANDHI: From the Collection of Anand T Hingorani - Letters, Philately, Manuscripts and Artefacts
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A group of six documentary items – four autograph letters, one autograph postcard and one contemporary manuscript copy – recording communications addressed principally to Vidya A. Hingorani and, in the concluding item, to her father K. B. Kewalramani, dated between 20 November 1933 and 2 February 1934.

Five of the communications are written by Gandhi in Hindi and signed “Bapu”; the sixth is a contemporary manuscript copy in English, written in red ink, of Gandhi’s letter to K. B....

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WORK, LIVELIHOOD AND SELF-SUPPORT: Gandhi on Economic Independence, 1934 -   - GANDHI: From the Collection of Anand T Hingorani - Letters, Philately, Manuscripts and Artefacts
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A group of fourteen letters, postcards, telegrams, and silence-day communications were addressed principally to Anand T Hingorani, Vidya Hingorani, and Jairamdas Doulatram between March and October 1934, concerning employment, financial support, constructive work, Hindi study, Harijan service, health, domestic expenses, and Gandhi's efforts to guide the Hingorani family towards economic self-sufficiency while maintaining a life of service.

Comprising:
Letter No. 251, to Anand T...

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HEALTH, RECOVERY AND FAMILY CARE: Letters on Well-Being, 1935–1936 -   - GANDHI: From the Collection of Anand T Hingorani - Letters, Philately, Manuscripts and Artefacts
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A group of six letters and postcards addressed principally to Anand T Hingorani and Vidya Hingorani between January 1935 and March 1936 concerning health, recovery, family relations, medical treatment, domestic stability, and Gandhi's belief that physical well-being must be supported by discipline, affection, useful work, and faith.

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Letter No. 165, to Vidya A Hingorani, 28 January 1935.
Postcard; English; handwritten in black ink; autograph letter signed "Bapu"....

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TRIALS OF THE SPIRIT: Courage, Non-Violence and Self-Mastery -   - GANDHI: From the Collection of Anand T Hingorani - Letters, Philately, Manuscripts and Artefacts
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A group of four letters addressed to Anand T Hingorani between August 1935 and December 1936, concerning courage, non-violence, self-restraint, moral responsibility, family life, bereavement, and the discipline required to subordinate desire to duty.

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Letter No. 506, to Anand T Hingorani, 12 August 1935.
Paper; front and back; English; dictated and handwritten in black ink; signed "M. K. Gandhi". One of the clearest statements in the correspondence on the relationship ...

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VIDYA’S FINAL STRUGGLE: Illness, Consolation and Hope, 1937 -   - GANDHI: From the Collection of Anand T Hingorani - Letters, Philately, Manuscripts and Artefacts
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A group of nine letters, postcards, telegrams and notes addressed principally to Anand T Hingorani, Vidya Hingorani and K B Kewalramani between February and October 1937, concerning Vidya Hingorani's prolonged illness, medical treatment, recovery, emotional resilience, family support, language study, and Gandhi's continuing efforts to sustain the family through one of the most difficult periods in its history.

Comprising:
Letter No. 461, to Anand T Hingorani, 24 February...

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RECONCILIATION AND FAMILY HARMONY: Gandhi’s Letters on Life in Sindh, 1938–1940 -   - GANDHI: From the Collection of Anand T Hingorani - Letters, Philately, Manuscripts and Artefacts
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A group of nine letters, notes, postcards and communications addressed principally to Anand T Hingorani, Vidya Hingorani, Totaram Hingorani and K B Kewalramani between February 1938 and November 1940, concerning family reconciliation, relations between Anand and his father, domestic stability, life in Sindh, economic independence, service, health, and Gandhi's continuing efforts to preserve harmony within the extended Hingorani family.

Comprising:
Note No. 1, to Anand T Hingorani,...

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EQUANIMITY AND THE INNER ENEMY: Gandhi on Non-Violence and Self-Control -   - GANDHI: From the Collection of Anand T Hingorani - Letters, Philately, Manuscripts and Artefacts
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A group of five letters and notes addressed to Anand T Hingorani between February and December 1941, concerning non-violence, equanimity, emotional discipline, suffering, illness, family responsibilities, and the cultivation of inner strength through acceptance of God's will.

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Letter No. 143, to Anand T Hingorani, Sevagram, via Wardha, 22 February 1941.
Postcard: Hindi; handwritten in black ink; letterhead stamp; autograph letter signed "Bapu". Gandhi expresses sorrow ...

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AFTER VIDYA: Gandhi’s First Letters of Consolation, 1944 -   - GANDHI: From the Collection of Anand T Hingorani - Letters, Philately, Manuscripts and Artefacts
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A group of eight telegrams, letters, postcards, and notes in English and Hindi, including autograph communications by Mahatma Gandhi, addressed principally to Anand T Hingorani and K B Kewalramani between 13 May and 16 October 1944, written after the death of Anand Hingorani's wife, Vidya.

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Telegram No. 47, to Anand T Hingorani, Bombay, 13 May 1944.
Telegram Envelope / Telegram Paper / English / Handwritten / Carbon Black Ink. Gandhi urges Anand not to succumb to...

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THE DISCIPLINE OF MOURNING: Work, Prayer and Spiritual Renewal -   - GANDHI: From the Collection of Anand T Hingorani - Letters, Philately, Manuscripts and Artefacts
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A group of ten notes and letters addressed to Anand T Hingorani between 17 and 28 October 1944, written in the weeks following the death of Vidya Hingorani, showing Gandhi's efforts to guide Anand from mourning towards spiritual renewal.

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Letter No. 75, to Anand T Hingorani, 17 October 1944.
Paper; reused paper; front and back; English; handwritten in pencil. Gandhi advises Anand that true love for the departed lies in purposeful activity, urging him to not leave a...

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MEMORY, MAHADEV AND THE MOBILE SAMADHI -   - GANDHI: From the Collection of Anand T Hingorani - Letters, Philately, Manuscripts and Artefacts
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A group of eight letters and notes addressed principally to Mahadev A Hingorani, Anand T Hingorani and Totaram Hingorani, between 31 October and 28 November 1944, concerning family life following the death of Vidya Hingorani; bereavement; remembrance; spiritual attachment; memorial practice; physical and emotional recovery; childhood fear; Ramanama; and the moral and spiritual guidance Gandhi offered to three generations of the Hingorani family.

Comprising:
Letter No. 150, to...

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NATURE CURE AND GANDHI’S MEDICAL WORLD: Andhra, Healing and Hope -   - GANDHI: From the Collection of Anand T Hingorani - Letters, Philately, Manuscripts and Artefacts
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A group of nine letters and notes addressed principally to Anand T Hingorani, A N Sharma and Baba Moghe, between November 1944 and February 1945, concerning nature-cure treatment in Andhra; deafness; fasting; sanitation; naturopathy; spiritual healing; and Gandhi's engagement with the practitioners and patients of the Nature Cure movement.

Comprising:
Letter No. 345, Note to Anand T Hingorani, 28 November 1944.
Paper; reused paper; Hindi; handwritten in black ink. Gandhi...

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FINDING VIDYA WITHIN: Letters on Grief, Peace and Self-Realisation -   - GANDHI: From the Collection of Anand T Hingorani - Letters, Philately, Manuscripts and Artefacts
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A group of nine letters and postcards addressed principally to Anand T Hingorani and members of his family between March and October 1945, concerning health, publication work, nature-cure treatment, grief, inward peace, the immortality of the soul, religious attachment, service, and Gandhi's guidance towards Hingorani's spiritual self-realisation.

The addition of Gandhi’s letter of 2 August 1945 provides the crucial link between the 16 June letter on the immortality of Vidya’s soul...

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A NEW CHAPTER: Gandhi, Gangi and the Rebuilding of Family Life, 1946 -   - GANDHI: From the Collection of Anand T Hingorani - Letters, Philately, Manuscripts and Artefacts
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A group of nine letters, postcards, telegrams and notes addressed principally to Anand T Hingorani, Gangi Hingorani and Mahadev Hingorani between March and October 1946, concerning Hingorani's marriage to Gangi (Vidya's sister), physical recovery, deafness, family life, publication work, spiritual consolation, and Gandhi's efforts to guide the family into a new phase of life after bereavement.

Comprising:
Letter No. 47, to Anand T Hingorani, Poona, 4 March 1946.
Postcard; Hindi; ...

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