Harijan [Volume X, 26 January 1947 to Volume XI, 25 January 1948]

Pyarelal, Harijan, Ahmedabad, Volume X, 26 January 1947 to Volume XI, 25 January 1948

Rebound half leather bound with gilt text at the spine
32 x 22 x 3.5 cm

Volume X, No.51-52, 26 January 1947, pp.505-520, The Purpose of the Tour
Volume XI, No.1, 2 February 1947, pp.1-20, Communal Murders
Volume XI, No.3, 16 February 1947, pp.21-60, Wanted Corn, not Currency
Volume XI, No.7, 16 March 1947, pp.61-88, Orissa's Textile Policy
Volume XI, No.10, 6 April 1947, pp.89-108, Blindness at a Price
Volume XI, No.12, 20 April 1947, pp.109-140, The Message of Asia
Volume XI, No.15, 11 May 1947, pp.141-166, Controls
Volume XI, No.18, 1 June 1947, pp.167-176, How to Combat Himsa
Volume XI, No.19, 8 June 1947, pp.177-184, How Did I Begin It?
Volume XI, No.20, 15 June 1947, pp.185-196, Walls of Protection
Volume XI, No.21, 22 June 1947, pp.197-204, Who and Where is God?
Volume XI, No.22, 29 June 1947, pp.205-216, Towards Realization
Volume XI, No.23, 6 July 1947, pp.217-224, A Perplexity
Volume XI, No.24, 13 July 1947, pp.225-236, What is a Socialist?
Volume XI, No.25, 20 July 1947, pp.237-244, Socialism
Volume XI, No.26, 27 July 1947, pp.245-256, In Defence
Volume XI, No.27, 3 August 1947, pp.257-264, The National Flag
Volume XI, No.28, 10 August 1947, pp.265-276, Thou too Gujarat!
Volume XI, No.29, 17 August 1947, pp.277-284, Student's Difficulties
Volume XI, No.30, 24 August 1947, pp.285-296, Miracle or Accident?
Volume XI, No.31, 31 August 1947, pp.297-304, How to Save the Cow?
Volume XI, No.32, 7 September 1947, pp.305-316, About Students
Volume XI, No.33, 14 September 1947, pp.317-324, Right or Wrong?
Volume XI, No.34, 21 September 1947, pp.325-336, Take Care
Volume XI, No.35, 28 September 1947, pp.337-352, My Duty
Volume XI, No.36, 5 October 1947, pp.353-364, Hindustani
Volume XI, No.37, 12 October 1947, pp.365-372, No Depression
Volume XI, No.38, 19 October 1947, pp.373-380, A Bitter Letter
Volume XI, No.39, 26 October 1947, pp.381-388, A Puzzle
Volume XI, No.40, 2 November 1947, pp.389-396, Of New Universities
Volume XI, No.41, 9 November 1947, pp.397-408, Hindustani Written in Nagari Only
Volume XI, No.42, 16 November 1947, pp.409-416, Two American Friend's Consolation
Volume XI, No.43, 23 November 1947, pp.417-432, A Psychological Explanation
Volume XI, No.44, 30 November 1947, pp.433-448, Linguistic Distribution
Volume XI, No.45, 7 December 1947, pp.449-464, No Comparison Possible
Volume XI, No.46, 14 December 1947, pp.465-472, No Limitations
Volume XI, No.47, 21 December 1947, pp.473-480, The Doctrine of Merger
Volume XI, No.48, 28 December 1947, pp.481-488, Laws of Health
Volume XI, No.49, 4 January 1948, pp.489-500, To Sikh Friends
Volume XI, No.50, 11 January 1948, pp.501-512, Ahimsa Never Fails
Volume XI, No.51, 18 January 1948, pp.513-528, How Democracy Works
Volume XI, No.52, 25 January 1948, pp.529-536, The Breaking of the Fast

This is the copy of the issues released in the year 1947 when India got freedom.

"Harijan (lit. children of God, a term coined by Gandhi to refer to dalits or untouchables) was a weekly magazine founded by Mahatma Gandhi that was published from 1933 to 1955 except for a hiatus during the Quit India movement of the 1940s. The newspaper aimed to support the campaign by its publisher, Harijan Sevak Sangh (The Servants of Untouchables Society) for the abolition of untouchability in India. Issues of Harijan were usually released on Saturday, initially priced at one anna, and consisted of eight foolscap pages. Companion publications in Hindi (Harijan Sewak) and Gujarati (Harijanbandhu) were also established.

Harijan was founded to replace Young India, whose publication had ceased following Gandhi's arrest in January 1932. Ten thousand copies of the inaugural issue, edited by R V Shastri, were published from Poona on 11 February 1933 and contained several pieces by Gandhi on untouchability. The issue also contained a short message from B R Ambedkar calling for the purging of the caste system, as a whole, from Hinduism, which contrasted with Gandhi's desire to preserve a varna system after ridding it of hierarchy and untouchability. The debate on caste continued in later issues with contributions from Rabindranath Tagore among others, though Ambedkar refused to write any more to the newspaper that he believed favoured caste Hindu's and was condescending towards Dalits.

Along with Gandhi's regular contributions that dealt with contemporary social, economic and political issues, Harijan published poetry and articles promoting social equality, and updates on religious and educational institutions that had begun to admit dalits. Another regular feature was the “Question Box” in which Gandhi responded to questions and defended his position on various issues of the day." (Source: Wikipedia)