Pyarelal Nayyar
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Pyarelal Nayyar was the personal secretary of Mahatma Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi , pronounced . 2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948) was the pre-eminent political and ideological leader of India during the Indian independence movement...

 in his later years. His sister Dr. Sushila Nayyar
Sushila Nayyar
Sushila Nayyar, also spelled 'Nayar' , was the younger sister of Pyarelal Nayyar, personal secretary to Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi and the Gandhis' personal physician.-Biography:...

 was the Personal Physician to Mahatma Gandhi.

He received his B. A. from University of Punjab and quit his M.A.
Master of Arts (postgraduate)
A Master of Arts from the Latin Magister Artium, is a type of Master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The M.A. is usually contrasted with the M.S. or M.Sc. degrees...

 studies during the Non-cooperation movement
Non-cooperation movement
The non-cooperation movement was a significant phase of the Indian struggle for freedom from British rule which lasted for years. This movement, which lasted from September 1920 to February 1922 and was led by Mohandas Gandhi, and supported by the Indian National Congress. It aimed to resist...

 of 1920.

Freedom Struggle

Pyarelal was active in the freedom struggle, in the footstep of Gandhi. He participated in Salt March to Dandi
Salt Satyagraha
The Salt March, also known as the Salt Satyagrahah began with the Dandi March on March 12, 1930, and was an important part of the Indian independence movement. It was a campaign of tax resistance and nonviolent protest against the British salt monopoly in colonial India, and triggered the wider...

.

Pyarelal was portrayed by Pankaj Kapur in the Richard Attenborough film 'Gandhi (1982)'.

Writings

He has biographical books on Mahatma Gandhi. Following is a partial list:
  1. The Early Phase, (Vol. I)
  2. Mahatma Gandhi : The Discovery of Satyagraha – On the Threshold, (Vol. II)
  3. Mahatma Gandhi : The Birth of Satyagraha, (Vol. III)
  4. Mahatma Gandhi : Satyagraha at Work, (Vol. IV)
  5. Mahatma Gandhi : India Awakened, (Vol. V)
  6. Mahatma Gandhi : Salt Satyagraha – The Watershed, (Vol. VI)
  7. Mahatma Gandhi : Preparing For Swaraj, (Vol. VII)
  8. Mahatma Gandhi : Final Fight For Freedom, (Vol. VIII)
  9. Mahatma Gandhi: The Last Phase, (Vol. IX)
  10. Mahatma Gandhi : The Last Phase (Vol. X)


Note: Vol. IV to VII were competed by Shushila Nayyar.
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