Interview number: 200
Interviewer: Shanker, Uma
Interview date: 1974-07-25
Length 147 minutes
Condition notes: Very noisy microphone; large and occasionally sudden volume changes (some adjustments made); some microphone overload distortion; slow delivery – pauses of up to 15 seconds on side(d)
C.K. Nair, politician/Gandhi disciple, talks of the Narela Satyagrahi training Ashram, the Dandi March, his wide jail experiences, his pilgrimage with Gandhi’s ashes, and his post-Independence activities.
Coverage notes: Jamia Millia; Dandi March; Gurukul; Ashramite life, balti; Pandit; khadi; Daryaganj; dharamshala; nambardar; Harijan bastis; Aman Sabha; Bharat Mata badge; Mehrauli; Kingsway Camp; ‘Young India’; Gita, Upanishads; tapassiya; yogic sadhana; Ghadar Party; Kama Ghata Maru; Refugee and Relief; Paharganj, Purana Qila; Kripalani; Birla House; Rajghat; Mansarover pilgrimage; Himalayas, Naiti Pass; kisan; panchayats; Sarvodaya, Bhoodan; Shahdara Bund; Najafgarh Daabar, nallah; Bharat Sevak Samaj; 1928-1974