HERMANN KALLENBACH (1871-1945) Tolstoy Farm (1910-1913) was conceived by Gandhi and his friend Hermann Kallenbach, who named the place in honour of Russian writer Leo Tolstoy. Gandhi wrote to Tolstoy: ÒNo writing has so deeply touched Mr Kallenbach as yours, and he has taken the liberty, after consultation with me, of naming his farm after youÓ. KallenbachÕs generosity made the settlement possible, when he bought the property in 1910 and placed it at the disposal of the Satyagrahis.