Partial hand-corrected manuscript by Mohandas Gandhi, one page, 6.5 x 8.25, on the reverse of a letter on Go-Palak Co-Operative Society letterhead written in an unknown hand. Gandhi strikes through several lines of the initial draft, marked as page "10" at the top, and pens a few lines in English. Gandhi writes, in part: "[Religion could not be] forced upon an [unwilling heart]. Even so called convert to Hinduism or Sikhism should feel sure that the conversion was not as he recognized & that every…convert was to free to follow his original faith. This applied equally to so called converts to Islam. If it was to be otherwise it would death to the two religions." In fine condition.
Consignor notes that this page originates from the estate of Indian freedom fighter V. Kalyanam, who worked with Gandhi at his ashram and was the last personal secretary (1943-1948) to Mahatma Gandhi. Kalyanam was responsible for drafting replies to letters that Gandhi received, which Gandhi then revised in his own hand. For thrift purposes, they used to write these types of rough notes or drafts on the backside of the letters sent to Gandhi.
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