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Gandhi's American Ally: How an Educational Missionary Joined the Mahatma's Struggle Against Untouchability

Gandhi's American Ally: How an Educational Missionary Joined the Mahatma's Struggle Against Untouchability

Williams, Norm

Hardcover

Biographies GeneralHistorical FiguresIndian & South Asian History

Publisher Price: $31.95

ISBN10: 0595702686
ISBN13: 9780595702688
Publisher: iUniverse
Published: Apr 29 2008
Pages: 308
Weight: 1.34
Height: 0.81 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
In Gandhi's American Ally, Norm Williams tells the extraordinary story of his parents' persistent missionary work in India during the time of the great leader Mahatma Gandhi.

Fresh from the wheat fields of Kansas, Fred and Irene Williams were enthusiastic young missionaries who arrived in India during the 1920s to help instruct young Bengalis. Wasting no time in this strange land, the Williamses soon built a new educational paradigm called Ushagram north of Calcutta, raised a family, and became intimate friends with Mahatma Gandhi. Because his innovative thinking, Fred Williams introduced a modern septic system to thousands of Indian villagers. As a result, many of those stigmatized as untouchables were able to escape their ancient bondage.

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