GANDHI MOHANDAS: (1869-1948) Also known as Mahatma (''Venerable'') Gandhi, Indian Lawyer ...

GANDHI MOHANDAS: (1869-1948) Also known as Mahatma (''Venerable'') Gandhi, Indian Lawyer, anti-colonialist, and Political Ethicist who employed nonviolent resistance to lead the campaign for India´s independence from British rule. Assassinated. Gandhi became since an iconic inspiration for civil rights and freedom claims all over the world. Gandhi´s birthday is known worldwide as the International Day of Nonviolence. A rare A.L., one page, lined paper, oblong 12mo, 8 x 3, n.p., [London], n.d., [September-December 1931], in pencil, in English. Gandhi states in full `I had a letter from Humayan who expected to see me Saturday last but I left London very early on Saturday. I am looking forward to meeting him on Saturday next at Oxford.´. The present note was written by Gandhi when him and Mirza Ismail were present at the Round Table Conference hosted by the British Government in London. Overall age wear, with few heavy creases- F to G

Provenance, the present note is accompanied by a pencil note signed `Paul´, being Sir Paul Reilly (1912-1990) British journalist and designer, written to a News Chronicle notepaper, stating `Looking through some papers this evening I found this for your collection. It is a note passed at a dinner by Gandhi to Sir Ismail Mirza (corrected to Mirza Ismail). Humayun (referred to in Gandhi´s note) was son of Ismail and his friend.´ Sir Mirza Ismail (1883-1959) Indian statesman. Ismail was Diwan, equivalent to Prime Minister, of Mysore, Jaipur and Hyderabad. Gandhi was a great admirer of him.