Secretary to Mahatma Gandhi for 25 years, Mahadev Desai was a great non-violent fighter of India’s struggle for independence. He actively participated in Champaran Satyagraha (1917), Non-Cooperation Movement (1921), Civil Disobedience Movement (1930), Individual Satyagraha (1941) and the Quit India Movement (1942). He also edited The Independent (published from Allahabad) and the Navjivan (published from Ahmadabad). He passed away in 1942 in Aga Khan Palace, Poona, where he was imprisoned with Gandhi for being involved in the Quit India Movement.