Book on Mahatma Gandhi’s Presidential debut
Malayalam Translation of Pictorial Narrative of Gandhi’s Presidential debut at Belgaum Congress Session 1924 by P.Harindranath
The book “Belgaum Congress Session: A Pictorial Narrative of Mahatma Gandhi’s Presidential Debut” was written by Dr. Siby K. Joseph and Dr. Basavaraj Akki to commemorate the centenary of Gandhi’s presidency of the Indian National Congress was translated into Malayalam by P.Harindranath ,a noted historian and author of books on History and Gandhian thought. The book was published by Mathrubhumi Books,Kozhikode.It was formally released in Gandhi Fest in Vadakara ,Kerala by Prof. M.N.Karasseri by giving a copy to Dr.K.P.Ammukutty on October 4,2025.
The translator P.Harindranath and coauthor Dr.Basavaraj N Akki were present in the book release function.
Dr.Basavaraj Akki said “The 1924 Session (39th) of the Indian National Congress was held at Belguam was an important event for two reasons. It was the only session held in Karnataka and the only session presided over by MAHATMA GANDHI. The session was succeeded in attracting the Kannadigas towards the freedom movement. ” Dr.Siby K.Joseph thanked Shri P.Harindranath for his commendable work of translating the book.
The book was translated into Hindi by Vivek Kr. Shaw, a research scholar at Mahatma Gandhi International Hindi University, It was also translated into Kannada. Both the Hindi and Kannada translations were released on January 30, 2025. To make the book more accessible, the original English and Hindi edition were uploaded to archive.in.
https://archive.org/details/belgaum-congress-1924-session-pictorialbook-hindi
The book was a project of the Library and Research Centre of Sevagram Ashram Pratishthan, Wardha.
