Tolstoy Farm
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Architects impression of the Tolstoy farm |
The settlement was called the Tolstoy Farm at the suggestion of Kallenbach |
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Gandhi & Count Tolstoy |
Gandhi was inspired by Tolstoy not only in respect of non-violence and non-violent resistance but also by his idea of 'Bread Labour' and its concomitant idea of 'getting off the backs' of others including the poor. |
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Gandhi + group, Tolstoy Farm, Kallenbach - Gandhi c. 1895 western dress |
Tolstoy Farm was the first ashram initiated and organized by Mohandas Gandhi during his South African movement. |
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Kallenbach the owner of Tolstoy farm |
Dr. Hermann Kallenbach (1 March 1871 – 25 March 1945) was a German-Jewish architect who ... Kallenbach himself named this farm after Leo Tolstoy as he was deeply influenced by Tolstoy's writings and philosophy. Abandoning the life of a ... |
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Tolstoy farm |
Tolstoy Farm was the first ashram initiated and organized by Mohandas Gandhi during his South African movement. |
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Tolstoy farm picnic |
Miscellaneous illustrations from Indian Opinion on Gandhi & the passive resistance movement |