Gandhi, Mohandas K.

comprising one autograph letter signed ("Bapu") in English, one letter in Gujarati, in purple ink, and one postcard written and signed on Gandhi's behalf by Mahadev Desai, in Gujarati, asking for news of her and family members ("...your letter tells me all about the dates that have not come but it tells me nothing of the health of all of you...") and also reporting on his own health, 4 pages, 12mo, 2 July 1928 to 22 March 1932, three small burn holes

Jamnabehn was a member of the extended Gandhi clan. Like many others, she was drawn to Sabarmati Ashram in the early 1930s. Her commitment to the Independence struggle was primarily manifested in her indefatigable work spinning khadi. In this she worked closely with the grand-daughters of Dadabhai Naoroji, who are mentioned several times in these letters.