The Danish Peace Academy

GANDHI AND NORDIC COUNTRIES

Letter, September 4, 1921 ¹¹⁷

[This letter was written after hearing the news of her marriage with E. K. Menon in Denmark.]

On tour,

September 4, 1921

My dear Esther,

I found your letter awaiting me on my return to Calcutta from the East Bengal tour.

I wish you and yours a happy life of service.

I was longing for your letter and to hear how you were doing.

I cannot understand your not getting Young India. I am inquiring.

When you return to India, you will find the ashram devoting its best time to carding, spinning and weaving. I wish you would study Danish hand-spinning, hand-weaving, if there be any such in Denmark.

God is great. Not by the effort we are making, but by His grace it is possible to gain swaraj¹¹⁸ this year. And then you return without hindrance.¹¹⁹ There will be just as much steadfastness needed to work out swaraj as is needed for attaining it. Let Anne Marie work here for its attainment and you will work there to make it a success.

With love to you both,

Yours,

Bapu

Source:My Dear Child, pages 73-74; Collected Works, Volume 21, pages 58-59

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