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Sibling marriage is legally prohibited in most countries worldwide, [citation needed] with a partial exception being Sweden, where marriages between half-siblings are legally permitted. Innate sexual aversion between siblings forms due to close association in childhood, in what is known as the Westermarck effect. Children who grow up together ...
The Gandhi family is the family of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948), commonly known as Mahatma Gandhi; Mahatma meaning "high souled" or "venerable" in Sanskrit; [1] the particular term 'Mahatma' was accorded Mohandas Gandhi for the first time while he was still in South Africa, and not commonly heard as titular for any other civil figure even of similarly ...
This list of sibling pairs includes certain twins, provided they have at least one additional older or younger sibling, with also mentioned their reason of fame. Siblings are arranged alphabetically by last name; listed from oldest to youngest .
Dilip Kumar was born as Muhammad Yusuf Khan in 1922, and became one of India's most acclaimed actors. His wife Saira Banu is also a successful actress in Bollywood. His brother Nasir Khan, brother-in-law K. Asif and nephew Ayub Khan are among those who followed him into films, and his wife Saira Banu is also related to several film personalities.
Kaurava is a Sanskrit term which refers to descendants of Kuru, a legendary king of India who is the ancestor of many of the characters of the epic Mahabharata. Usually, the term is used for the 100 sons of King Dhritarashtra and his wife Gandhari. Duryodhana, Dushasana, Vikarna and Chitrasena are the most popular among the brothers.
Three members of the family—Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi—have served as the prime minister of India, while several others have been members of parliament (MP). The Guardian wrote in 2007, "The Nehru brand has no peer in the world—a member of the family has been in charge of India for 40 of the 60 years since independence.
Chess player Vaishali Rameshbabu followed in the family tradition by becoming a grandmaster on Friday.
Frequently quoted as India's first family of music, the Shankar family has been in the industry for nearly a century. The family has produced a galaxy of dancers, singers, and stalwarts in various other art forms. Shyam Shankar Chowdhury (Impresario, introducing Indian dance and music to Britain. Patriarch of the Shankar family) [7]