Mahadev Desai

Indian independence activist, writer and Mahatma Gandhi's personal secretary (1892–1942)

Person human Q772969

Facts

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Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[14]
Date of birth: 1892
Date of death: August 15, 1942
Place of birth: સરસ (ઓલપાડ)
Place of death: Aga Khan Palace
Country of citizenship: British Raj^[9]
Occupation: writer, activist, freedom fighter
Educated at: Elphinstone College^[10]
Religion or worldview: Hinduism^[13]
Award received: Sahitya Akademi Award in Gujarati^[12]
Notable work: Mahadevbhai's Diary^[11]
Child: Narayan Desai^[8]
Languages spoken, written or signed: Gujarati, English, Hindi^[15]^[16]^[17]
Name in native language: મહાદેવભાઈ દેસાઈ^[18]
P14536: 387852^[22]
Writing language: Gujarati, English, Hindi^[19]^[20]^[21]

🏷️ Also known as

en Mahadevbhai Desai en Mahadev Haribhai Desai en Mahadev Desai ar ماهاديف ديساي cs Mahadev Haribhai Desai cs Mahadev H. Desai cs Mahādeva Desāī cs Mahadeo Haribhai Desai cs Mahadeo Desai he מאהאדב הריבהאי דסאי hi महादेव देसाईं hi महादेवभाई देसाई ja マハデブ・デサイー ru Махадев Десаи sv Mahadev Haribhai Desai uk Махадев Десаї

🔖 Identifiers · 39

ISNI: 0000000121215420
VIAF cluster ID: 14817771
Library of Congress authority ID: n82148966
GND ID: 119173387
BIBSYS ID: 98010480
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE): DesaiMahadevH(MahadevHaribhai)1892-1942
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 12199664j
CONOR.SI ID: 157890147
CiNii Research ID: 1140563741732202752
DDB person (GND) ID: 119173387
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID: 119173387
FAST ID: 101605

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Freebase ID: /m/01ncwv
IdRef ID: 067039588
IxTheo authority ID: 07996978X
Levadia Library ID: 59de6bd321c0c8f86d49229e
Libraries Australia ID: 35035050
LibraryThing author ID: desaimahadevh
NACSIS-CAT author ID: DA06493454
NL CR AUT ID: jo2013775792
NLA Trove people ID: 807468
NUKAT ID: n01203098
National Library of Israel J9U ID: 987007273729805171
National Library of Korea ID: KAC202116436
National Library of Latvia ID: 000264410
National Library of Portugal ID: 1560981
National Virtual Library of India ID: 758k (4.0k–1.2M, n=8)
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID: 08726112X
Obálky knih ID: jo2013775792
Online Books Page author ID: Desai, Mahadev H. (Mahadev Haribhai), 1892-1942
Open Library ID: OL6496A
PUG authority ID: 138604
Parsifal cluster ID: 307223
RERO ID (legacy): A003171432
SBN author ID: RAVV241022
Topic's main category: Category:Mahadev Desai
Vatican Library VcBA ID: 495/291537
WorldCat Entities ID: E39PBJbRfmd4v74fbtkMHcBQMP
Yale LUX ID: person/50e11411-e1d8-41d3-9495-e0d7de83f9aa

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Languages spoken, written or signed 3

English, Hindi, Gujarati

Occupation 3

writer, activist, freedom fighter

Writing language 3

English, Hindi, Gujarati

Child 1

Narayan Desai

Children (paternal) 1

Narayan Desai

Country of citizenship 1

British Raj

Educated at 1

Elphinstone College

Instance of 1

human

Place of death 1

Aga Khan Palace

Religion or worldview 1

Hinduism

Sex or gender 1

male

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Gandhi

← Organizer 1

Kheda Satyagraha of 1918

← Translator 1

The Story of My Experiments with Truth

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Summary

Mahadev Desai was born on 1892^[1] in સરસ (ઓલપાડ)^[2]. He died on August 15, 1942^[3], in Aga Khan Palace^[4]. He worked as a writer^[5], activist^[6], and freedom fighter^[7].

FAQs

Where was Mahadev Desai born?

Mahadev Desai was born in સરસ (ઓલપાડ)^[2].

Where did Mahadev Desai die?

Mahadev Desai died in Aga Khan Palace^[4].

What did Mahadev Desai do for work?

Mahadev Desai worked as a writer^[5], activist^[6], and freedom fighter^[7].

Where did Mahadev Desai go to school?

Mahadev Desai was educated at Elphinstone College^[10].

What awards did Mahadev Desai receive?

Honors received include Sahitya Akademi Award in Gujarati^[12].

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Mahadev Desai — place of birth (P19): સરસ (ઓલપાડ). books.google.co.in. books.google.co.in. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Mahadev Desai — place of death (P20): Aga Khan Palace. books.google.ru. books.google.ru. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Mahadev Desai — sex or gender (P21): male. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Mahadev Desai — country of citizenship (P27): British Raj. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Mahadev Desai — child (P40): Narayan Desai. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Mahadev Desai — educated at (P69): Elphinstone College. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Mahadev Desai — occupation (P106): writer. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Mahadev Desai — occupation (P106): activist. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Mahadev Desai — occupation (P106): freedom fighter. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Mahadev Desai — religion or worldview (P140): Hinduism. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Mahadev Desai — award received (P166): Sahitya Akademi Award in Gujarati. books.google.co.in. Retrieved 2019-02-22. books.google.co.in. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Mahadev Desai — date of birth (P569): 1892. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Mahadev Desai — date of death (P570): August 15, 1942. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Mahadev Desai — notable work (P800): Mahadevbhai's Diary. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Mahadev Desai — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): Gujarati. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Mahadev Desai — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): English. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Mahadev Desai — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): Hindi. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Mahadev Desai — name in native language (P1559): મહાદેવભાઈ દેસાઈ. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Mahadev Desai — writing language (P6886): Gujarati. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Mahadev Desai — writing language (P6886): English. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Mahadev Desai — writing language (P6886): Hindi. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Mahadev Desai — P14536 (P14536): 387852. wikidata.org.

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