The day of October 2 is considered very important in the country. In the year 1869, Mohandas was born in Porbandar, Gujarat to Karamchand Gandhi and Putlibai, who later came to be called Mahatma Gandhi, the Father of the Nation through his personality, deeds and ideals. The country called this priest of truth and non-violence as Bapu. His incredible contribution to the independence of the country can never be forgotten. Mahatma Gandhi has written about almost all the important aspects and events of his life in his autobiography - 'My Experiments with Truth'. However, some references have also emerged from the books of other historians.
Mahatma Gandhi fell in love with Sarala Devi Chaudhari. Sarala Devi Chaudharani was the niece of Rabindranath Tagore, her sister's daughter. She was a progressive woman and lived with her husband in Lahore at the time. Mahatma Gandhi was attracted to the charming personality of Sarala Devi Chaudhari. Like Rabindranath Tagore, his niece Sarla Devi Chaudharani also wrote poems.
Ramchandra Guha in his book 'Gandhi - The Year That Changed the World' states that Sarala Devi Chaudharani was of an independent mindset and her personality was charismatic. Sarala Devi Chaudharani had a keen interest in language, music, and writing. Her voice was also very melodious and she often sang during the meetings to get independence from the British. Mahatma Gandhi was also heard singing Sarala Devi Chaudhari.
Mahatma Gandhi stayed at Sarla's house in Lahore. At that time, Ramla Prabhu Dutt Chaudhary, the freedom fighter of Sarala Devi was in jail. Even Gandhi used to describe Sarla as his 'spiritual wife'. However, in later days, Gandhiji also believed that due to this relationship his marriage survived. Historian Ramachandra Guha said in one of his interviews that Mahatma Gandhi was fascinated with Sarala Devi Chaudharani, but the relationship between him was only enchanted.
When Mahatma Gandhi returned to Gujarat from Lahore, then he and Sarala Devi Chaudharani started talking through letters. According to Ramchandra Guha, Mahatma Gandhi ended his relationship with Sarala Devi Chaudharani at the behest of C. Rajagopalachari. However, there is not much conversation about the relationship between Mahatma Gandhi and Sarala Devi Chaudharani, nor is it highlighted in Gandhiji's old life.
What did Kasturba Gandhi, wife of Mahatma Gandhi, have to say about this relationship? This is not mentioned in any biography of Mahatma Gandhi. Mahatma Gandhi was 50 years old when he was attracted to Sarala Devi Chaudharani and Sarala Devi Chaudharani was three years younger than him.
Mahatma Gandhi first met him when Sarla Devi was 29 years old. The year was 1901. Although he came close to them in the year 1919. In one of his letters, Mahatma Gandhi even wrote to Sarala Devi Chaudharani that he had dreams of her. Kasturba Gandhi reacted sharply to the relationship between Sarala Devi and Mahatma Gandhi, and her sons also opposed the relationship.