Alexander, Horace C. (1889- ). An English Quaker who taught at Birmingham for twenty years, visited India several times, and returned there in 1946 at Gandhi's request.

Ali, Mohammed (1878-1930?)- Prominent Moslem leader and close friend of Gandhi. His older brother was Shuakat Ali.

Ambedkar, Bbimrao Ramii (1893- ). The leader of the untouchables of India. For a time he was Minister of Law in the Government of India.

Andrews, Charles Freer (1871-1940). An itinerant British missionary who first met Gandhi in South Africa in 1914 and was on intimate terms with him for the next quarter century. He was given the title "Deen2bandhu," meaning "The Friend or Brother of Those who Deserve Compassion."

Banker, Shankarlal G. (1980- ). The publisher of Young India who was tried and sentenced with Gandhi in 1922.

Besant, Mrs. Annie (1847-1933). A British theosophist who went to India to live. She became active in Indian politics and was president of the Indian National Congress in 1917- She founded the Central Hindu College at Benares.

Cripps, Sir Stafford (1889-1952). A wealthy lawyer and Labor Member of Parliament, who was sent to India in March 1947 by Prime Minister Winston Churchill with proposals on the post- war status of India. He was later Chancellor of the Exchequer in the Labor Government from 1947 to 1950-

Das, Chittaranjan R. (1870-1925). A leader of the Indian nationalist movement from Bengal. He was called "Deshbandhu," meaning "Friend of the Country."

Desai, Mahadev (1892-1942). For more than twenty-four years he was Gandhi's personal secretary and chronicler.

Doke, Rev. Joseph J. (1861-1913). A Baptist missionary in South Africa who befriended Gandhi and was his first biographer.

Gandhi, Devadas (1800- ). Gandhi's fourth son, now managing editor of The Hindustan Times in New Delhi. He is married to Lakshmi, daughter of C. Rajagopalachari.

Gandhi, Harilal (1888-1948)- Gandhi's eldest son, who died in a tuberculosis hospital.

Gandhi, Karamchand (1823-86). Gandhi's father, who was for a time Prime Minister of a small state in western India.

Gandhi, Kasturba[i] (1869-1942)- Gandhi's wife, whom he married in i882 and who was the mother of their four sons.

Gandhi, Maganlal (1883-1928)- Gandhi's second cousin who lived with him in South Africa. He suggested the root of the term, Satyagraha, and managed Gandhi's 2shram in India.

Gandhi, Manila] (1892- ). Gandhi's second son, who for many years continued his interests in South Africa, including the editorship of Indian Opinion at Phoenix, Natal.

Gandhi, Putlibai (1841-1891)- Gandhi's mother.

Gandhi, Ramdas (1897- ) Gandhi's third son, now living in Nagpur, India.

Gokhale, Copal Krishna (1866-1915). President of the Indian National Congress in 1905 and founder of the Servants of India Society, he was Gandhi's political mentor.

Jinnah, Mohammed Ali (Qaid-i-Azam) (1876-1948). A wealthy Bombay lawyer who organized the Moslem League in 1934. He was the father of Pakistan and its first Governor-General.

Kallenbach, Herman (1871-1945). An architect in South Africa, of German nationality, who became a close associate of Gandhi during the decade ending 1914

Malaviya, Pandit Madan Mohan (1861-1946). A distinguished Brahmin leader of orthodox Hinduism who for many years worked closely with Gandhi.

Mirabehn (Madeleine Slade) (1892- ). The daughter of a British admiral who joined Gandhi's ashram in 1925 and was associated with his work in India until his death.

Naidu, Mrs. Sarojini (1879-1949). An Indian nationalist leader and poetess who was closely associated with Gandhi. She was president of the Indian National Congress in 1925 and Governor of the United Provinces at the time of her death.

Nayyar, Dr. Sushila (1916- ). A woman physician who attended Kasturba Gandhi in her later years and also Mahatma Gandhi. She is the sister of Pyarelal.

Nehru, Jawaharlal (1889- ). He worked closely with Gandhi in the Indian National Congress after first meeting him in 1916. He was president of the Congress in 1936, 1937, and 1946 and was named first Prime Minister of independent India.

Nehru, Motilal (1861-1931). The father of Jawaharlal. A Kashmir Brahmin, he abandoned his wealthy law practice and became a leader of the Indian National Congress. He was a close associate of Gandhi.

Patel, Sardar Vallabhbhai (1875-1951). A lawyer in Ahmedabad, he first became associated with Gandhi in 1916 and was a leading official of the Congress after that time. He was Deputy Prime Minister of India at the time of his death.

Polak, Henry S. L. (1882- ). An Englishman who became a close associate of Gandhi in South Africa from 1904 to 1914. He later was a lawyer and journalist in England.

Prasad, Raiendra (1884- ). He first met Gandhi in Champaran in 1917 and was an official of the Congress and associate of Gandhi after that time. In 1950 he became the first President of India.

Pyarelal (Nayyar) (1899- ). A secretary on Gandhi's staff who succeeded Mahadev Desai as personal secretary after Desai's death in 1942.

Rai, Laipat (Lalaii) (1864-1928). A nationalist leader from the Punjab who was mortally wounded in a political demonstration.

Rajagopalachari, Chakravarti (1879- ). After joining the Satyagraha campaign in 1919, he became closely associated with Gandhi and his daughter married Gandhi's son, Devadas. He was Governor-General of India from 1948 to 1950.

Rolland, Romain (1866-1944). French author who received the Nobel Prize for literature in 1915 and wrote the first widely read biography of Gandhi.

Smuts, Jan Christiaan (1870-1951)- South African statesman and general who opposed Gandhi during the Satyagraha campaigns culminating in the Smuts-Gandhi pact in 1914.

Tagore, Rabindranath (1861-1941)- Indian poet and author who was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature in 1913.

Tilak, Bal Gangadhar (1856-1920). A Brahmin scholar and mathematician who was a leader of the nationalist movement. He was called "Lokamanya," meaning "Beloved of the People."