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Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
(1869 - 1948)
A Typewritten Letter From M K Gandhi to Dr. Behram Navroji Khambhatta, Signed ‘M K Gandhi’, 6 April 1928



Typed letter in English on the letterhead of The Ashram / Sabarmati dated 6-4-28 signed “M. K. Gandhi,” to Dr. Behram Navroji Khambhatta on lined paper with ink stamp ("7538"), single page, 8vo, with some typographical corrections done by Gandhiji himself.

Typed "My Dear Khambatta, / I have your radio from Aden./ I did not know when I replied that it was a / radio message. I therefore sent a telegram to / your Bombay address. Mr. Kapadia received the / telegram and acknowledged it. I hope that Jal / took the voyage comfortably and that he and / you all profited by it. // I am sending you herewith a letter to Austrian friends who will guide you in the / choice of doctor, should you decide to have the operation in Vienna. // May God bless Jal. With love to you all. // Yours sincerely, / M K Gandhi (signature)"

PUBLISHED
The Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi: Volume 36 (February - June 1928), p. 134

Dr. Behram Navroji Khambhatta was a Mumbai osteopath. His wife Tehmina Khambhatta and himself were close supporters of Gandhi and involved in charitable works such as a home for the blind which was visited by Gandhi in September 1929.







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PASSAGES TO INDIA: A JOURNEY THROUGH RARE BOOKS, PRINTS, MAPS, PHOTOGRAPHS, AND LETTERS
24-26 JULY 2024
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Category: Books


 









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