With an
Introduction by M. K. “Mahatma” Gandhi
Leo Tolstoy
M. K. Gandhi (left) made commentaries on Leo Tolstoy’s
“Letter to a Hindu”
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A 2013 Editorial Note:
The 21st century
readers will see
that the following
document has
many a point in
common with modern
theosophy, and
that the aspects in which it
may be inaccurate,
or outdated, are secondary:
its main message
and ideas remain a valid
and vigorous
teaching in the present century.
Original title: “A Letter to a Hindu: The
Subjection of India, its Cause and Cure”. The
text is reproduced
from the book “Mahatma Gandhi
And Leo Tolstoy Letters”, edited with Introduction
and Notes by B.
Srinivasa Murthy; Long Beach
Publications, California, USA, 1987, 84
pp., pp. 40-61.
(Carlos Cardoso
Aveline)
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1. Introduction by M. K. Gandhi
The letter printed below is a translation of Tolstoy’s
letter written in Russian in reply to one from the Editor of “Free Hindustan”. After having passed from hand to hand, this
letter at last came into my possession through a friend who asked me, as one
much interested in Tolstoy’s writings, whether I thought it worth
publishing. I at once replied in the affirmative,
and told him I should translate it myself into Gujarati and induce others’ to
translate and publish it in various Indian vernaculars.
The letter as received by me was a type-written
copy. It was therefore referred to the
author, who confirmed it as his and kindly granted me permission to print it.
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On the role of the esoteric movement in the
ethical awakening of mankind during the 21st century, see the book “The Fire and Light of Theosophical Literature”, by
Carlos Cardoso Aveline.
Published in
2013 by The Aquarian Theosophist,
the volume has 255 pages and can be obtained through Amazon Books.
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