<P> Bakha runs away and takes shelter under a tree far from home . The chief of the local Salvation Army, a British man named Colonel Hutchinson, comes up to him . He sees Bakha's distress and convinces the sweeper to follow him to the church . Flattered by the white man's attention, Bakha agrees, but the Colonel's constant hymn singing quickly bores him . Before the two can enter the church the Colonel's wife comes to find him . Disgusted at the sight of her husband with another "Blackie," she begins to scream and shout . Bakha feels her anger acutely and runs off again . </P> <P> This time Bakha runs towards town and ends up at the train station . He overhears some people discussing the appearance of Mahatma Gandhi in Bulashah . He joins the tide of people rushing to hear the Mahatma speak . Just as Bakha settles in to listen, Gandhi arrives and begins his speech . He talks about the plight of the untouchable and how it is his life's mission to see them emancipated . He ends his speech by beseeching those present to spread his message of ending untouchability . After the Mahatma departs a pair of educated Indian men have a lively discussion about the content of the speech . One man, a lawyer named Bashir, soundly critiques most of Gandhi's opinions and ideas . The other, a poet named Sarshar, defends the Mahatma passionately and convincingly . Much of what they say goes above Bakha's head, so elevated are their vocabulary and ideas . However, he does understand when Sarshar mentions the imminent arrival of the flushing toilet in India, a machine that eradicates the need for humans to handle refuse . This machine could mean the end of untouchability . With this piece of hope Bakha hurries home to share news of the Mahatma's speech with his father . </P> <P> The book was first published in 1935 . Later editions carried a foreword written by E.M. Forster . In 2004, a commemorative edition including this book was launched by Indian then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh . </P>

Who gave foreword to mulk raj anands untouchable