Mangal Prabhat is a book by Mahatma Gandhi. It was published posthumously in 1958 with the preface written by Dattatreya Balkrishna Kalelkar.

Mangal Prabhat
AuthorMahatma Gandhi
Original titleમંગળપ્રભાત
LanguageGujarati
SubjectGandhian philosophy
PublisherNavajivan Trust
Publication date
1958
Publication placeIndia
ISBN9788172290634
Original text
મંગળપ્રભાત at Gujarati Wikisource

Origin and publication history

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Gandhi used to deliver a speech on the Ashram vows every Tuesday after prayers. These speeches later compiled by Narandas Gandhi and was published as a book Mangal Prabhat[1] in 1958.

Summary

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Mangal Prabhat discusses the eleven vows taken by Gandhi in detail.[2]

Translation

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The book was translated into Hindi by Amritlal Thakordas Nanavaty.[3] It was also adapted into verse in Marathi language and was titles Abhang Vraten.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Pyarelal (1995). Mahatma Gandhi: Salt satyagraha: the watershed. Navajivan Publishing House. p. xvii. ISBN 978-81-7229-133-4.
  2. ^ a b Tandon, Vishwanath (1992). Acharya Vinoba Bhave. Publication Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India. p. 182.
  3. ^ "Mangal Prabhat". 1958.

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