Electronic version of Mahatma Gandhi's work launched

This contains all the words Gandhiji spoke and wrote, day after day, year after year, beginning from 1884 till his assassination on January 30, 1948. The work will maximise the reach of Gandhian philosophy at a time when the world is facing number of man made crises. These books represent the history and ideology of a man who the world remembers as Mahatma Gandhi from more than 130 years ago. 

The Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi (CWMG), published by the Publications Division, is a monumental document of Gandhiji's words which he spoke and wrote, day after day, year after year, beginning from 1884 till his assassination on January 30, 1948. It took 38 years for Prof. K. Swaminathan to compile it. All this is now available in a CD. A CD that will be launched by Minister of Information and Broadcasting Arun Jaitley on Tuesday at Gandhi Peace Foundation, New Delhi. Ms. Dinaben Patel - A renowned Gandhian Scholar and co contributor of the CD version says this will help maximise the reach of Gandhianism at a time when the world is facing number of manmade crises. 

The 3 Gandhian scholars behind the electronic version of Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi met with Minister of state for information and broadcasting Rajhyevardhan Rathore .Publications division of the I &b ministry worked together with Gandhian scholars to ensure that the e version is completely authentic and factual. This content will be free to be viewed on internet at Gandhi Heritage Portal. Master copy is also to be preserved in National Archives so that Gandhi's legacy is not lost.