Question: Book titled The Diary of Manu Gandhi was launched by?
(a) Prahlad Singh Patel
(b) Narendra Modi
(c) Arvind Subramaniam
(d) Arvind Kejriwal
Answer: (a)
Related facts:
- Culture and Tourism Minister Prahlad Singh Patel launched a book titled- The Diary of Manu Gandhi at a function in New Delhi on 22nd August, 2019.
- The book has been brought out by National Archives of India, on the occasion of 150th anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi in collaboration with Oxford University Press.
- Mr Patel lauded this effort of National Archives of India (NAI) and Oxford University Press for translating the book The Diary of Manu Gandhi in English.
- He said this translation will help entire world to understand the life of Mahatma Gandhi. He also urged NAI to translate the Diary into other Indian languages.
- The Diary of Manu Gandhi originally written in Gujarati language has been edited and translated by a well known scholar Dr. Tridip Suhrud.
- The first volume of the book covers the period of 1943-1944. Manu Gandhi was a grand niece of Mahatma Gandhi.
Links:
http://www.newsonair.com/News?title=Culture-Minister-Prahlad-Patel-launches-book-titled–the-Diary-of-Manu-Gandhi%E2%80%99&id=370472
http://www.newsonair.nic.in/News?title=Culture-Minister-to-launch-book-%26%2339%3B-The-Diary-of-Manu-Gandhi%26%2339%3B-today&id=370472