When Dr. Kumarappa has given such an excellent introduction, what more is there for me to say? But Shri Jhaverbhai\u2019s2 love would not leave me alone. For his sake I have gone through the pamphlet from beginning to end. I was not inclined to argue over technical details. Dr. Sushila was with me. I made her read out to me the entire thing. She made a few suggestions which occurred to her. Jhaverbhai made the necessary improvements. This means that this pamphlet hears the stamp of Dr. Sushila and Dr. Manu Trivedi3. I liked the pamphlet. Its language is simple and lucid. I hope that this pamphlet will be read by thousands.
Conscience has to be awakened. There are rules and observances for the purpose. Not everyone can be said to have his conscience awakened.
2 Jhaverbhai Patel. He was in charge of the oil-presses in Maganwadi.
3M a n s h a n k a r
4 The addressee who was staying at the Sevagram Ashram had asked: \u201cTruth is
I was delighted to hear from you. I entirely agree with you regarding the States. As to foreign rule, I could not open the subject with Q.A. Jinnah. He has excluded the States from his calculation. You have not expected me to give any thought to the rest of your scheme. For my opinion is that when the whole of foreign rule goes from the whole of India, then only we shall be free to think with a true sense of responsibility.
Herewith the statement on Orissa. Whatever changes it was possible to make have been made. Ramabehn intends to take the responsibility. We have therefore to place it before the committee. Chi. Mridula most probably knows about it. The medical part of it will have to be shown to the doctors.
I have your letter. You did well in writing to Kaleswara. My visit to Bangalore is not going to come about. And if it does, it will be for those people to decide where I put up. But you simply reply to them: \u201cHis going there unlikely.\u201d2
It seems I have forgotten to write about, the teacher-student relationship. I am not worthy to be anyone\u2019s teacher. But if you consider yourself my student and conduct yourself accordingly, how can I stop you from doing so?
