C.k. Thambi. Naidoo
Names: Naidoo, C.k. Thambi.
Born: c. 1860, Mauritius.
Died: c. 1930, Pretoria, South Africa.
In summary: C.K. Thambi Naidoo was born of indentured stock. His family, originally from the state of Madras in India, had settled in Mauritius. He had no formal
C.K. Thambi Naidoo was born of indentured stock. His family, originally from the state of Madras in India, had settled in Mauritius. He had no formal education but spoke and wrote English very well. He also spoke Tamil, Telegu, Hindustani, Zulu and Creole (which he had learned in Mauritius as a child).
References
- Fatima Meer (ed.), The South African Gandhi: An abstract of the speeches and writing ofM.K. Gandhi 1893.
- Durban 1996; - Maureen Swan, Gandhi, the South African experience.
- Johannesburg, 1995; M.K. Gandhi, Satyagraha in South Africa.
- Ahmedabad, India, 1928; - A souvenir of the Passive Resistance Movement in South Africa -1906 -1914, Indian Opinion Gold Number 1914.
