<P> This section is written by Mahadev Desai who translated the book from Gujarati to English in 1940 . In this preface Desai notes that the book was originally published in two volumes , the first in 1927 and second in 1929 . He also mentions that the original was priced at ₹ 1 ( 1.6 ¢ US ) and had a run of five editions by the time of the writing of his preface . 50,000 copies had been sold in Gujarati but since the English edition was expensive it prevented Indians from purchasing it . Desai notes the need to bring out a cheaper English version . He also mentions that the translation has been revised by an English scholar who did not want his name to be published . Chapters XXIX - XLIII of Part V were translated by Desai 's friend and colleague Pyarelal . </P>
<P> This section is written by Mahadev Desai who translated the book from Gujarati to English in 1940 . In this preface Desai notes that the book was originally published in two volumes , the first in 1927 and second in 1929 . He also mentions that the original was priced at ₹ 1 ( 1.6 ¢ US ) and had a run of five editions by the time of the writing of his preface . 50,000 copies had been sold in Gujarati but since the English edition was expensive it prevented Indians from purchasing it . Desai notes the need to bring out a cheaper English version . He also mentions that the translation has been revised by an English scholar who did not want his name to be published . Chapters XXIX - XLIII of Part V were translated by Desai 's friend and colleague Pyarelal . </P>
who translated the story of my experiments with truth in english
who translated the story of my experiments with truth in english
Mahadev Desai
Mahadev Desai