Who is Associated with ‘Songs from Prison’, a Translation of Ancient Indian Religious Lyrics in English?

"Songs from Prison" is a translation of hymns and melodies in Sanskrit from the Upanishads and other ancient texts. While he was imprisoned in Yeravda Prison in 1930, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi completed these translations. The second editor was John S. Hoyland. Manu, Tulsidas, Kabir, Nanak, Mirabai, Ramdas, Tukaram, and many more poets' works have been translated. Gandhi mostly wrote these translations for his English friends, particularly Mira Behn. John Hoyland compiled Gandhi's translations for Western readers to purchase under the title Songs From Prison. For the ease of the Western reader, Hoyland has left out several Indian names and symbolism. Hoyland changed the format of Western publishing to metrical.

Information Facts About Songs From Prison:

Check the important facts about the songs from prison and Mahatma Gandhi Ji that are asked in various exams.

• The father of the nation in India is referred to as Mahatma Gandhi Ji
• In Porbandar, Gujarat, he was born on October 2, 1869.
• Gandhi's mother, Putlibai, and father, Karamchand, were also political figures.
• 1883 saw the marriage of Gandhi Ji and Kasturba Makhangi Kapadia.
• He moved to London in 1888 to continue his education at the graduate level.
• As a civil rights activist in South Africa, Gandhi Ji battled against racial inequality.
• He afterward founded the Indian National Congress party in 1915. (INC).
• He adhered to the tenet of "Satya Vachan," as well as the idea of "Ahimsa," which he thought would free us (Speaking the Truth).
• His initial anti-British movement was started in 1917.
• He died on 30 January 1948.