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Kalyandas

A follower who joined Gandhi's ashram and worked for khadi.

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Also known as Kalyandas

First appearance: part v ix founding of the ashram

Kalyandas shows up with force in The Black Plague—I. The page is where that presence becomes real.

One of the four young clerks who volunteered to nurse plague patients, described as obliging and obedient.
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Kalyandas first appears in 0135 part v ix founding of the ashram.

In The Black Plague—I: One of the four young clerks who volunteered to nurse plague patients, described as obliging and obedient.

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  • Diverse associates and followers
  • Nationalist leaders and coworkers
  • South African merchant supporters

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