A Letter to a Hindu

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How many letters can be claimed to have been as influential as this? Leo Tolstoy's 'Letter to a Hindu' was originally sent to the Indian revolutionary and scholar Tarak Nath Das. Its circulation saw it spotted by a young Mahatma Gandhi, who was living in South Africa and printed it in his newspaper, Indian Opinion.In the letter, Tolstoy argues that only love would enable the Indian people to gain independence from Britain. It helped Gandhi form his revolutionary ideas around non-violence, which eventually saw India freed from colonial rule. 'A Letter to a Hindu' actually includes a foreword from Gandhi, who became firm friends with the Russian author.- … full description

Bibliographic Details

Main Author

Tolstoy, Leo

Document Type

Books

Physical Description

24

Published

Saga Egmont 2026
Saga Egmont

Subjects

E-knihy

Česká a světová literatura

Literatura faktu, učebnice

Biografie, osobnosti

Světová literatura

ISBN

9990003881854
9788726892437