KZN Literary Tourism has recently uploaded two new research papers by Dr Devarakshanam Govinden:
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Gandhi’s political, social and spiritual development were honed through his South African experiences, and it found expression in his book, Hind Swaraj. In this paper I critically consider the main tenets of Hind Swaraj in the context of emerging thought in the 20th Century. I include a reflection on Gandhi’s style of presentation and conclude by pondering over a few aspects of the relevance of Hind Swaraj to present day challenges. |
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“The moving finger writes and having writ”, writes again… and again…and again… This adaptation of Omar Khayyam [who is quoted in the book under review, p34], is an appropriate description of the sustained exchange of letters between Ahmed Kathrada and Zuleikha Mayat. The recently published book, Dear Ahmedbhai, Dear Zuleikhabhen – The Letters of Zuleikha Mayat and Ahmed Kathrada, edited by Goolam Vahed and Thembisa Waetjen, two academics from the University of Kwazulu Natal, and published by Jacana Press, is a deeply engrossing collection of letters between two eminent South Africans. No ordinary correspondence, these letters are between one of South Africa’s best-known political prisoners after Nelson Mandela and a notable Durban personality passionately involved in a wide range of interests. |
