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Kasturba with Mohandas in the 1930s Kasturba and Mohandas in 1902 Kasturba Gandhi memorial stone (on the right) with the memorial stone of Mahadev Desai in Aga Khan Palace, Pune where she died Kasturba suffered from chronic bronchitis due to complications at birth.
During this period, Gandhi's longtime secretary Mahadev Desai died of a heart attack, his wife Kasturba died after 18 months' imprisonment on 22 February 1944, and Gandhi suffered a severe malaria attack. [163] While in jail, he agreed to an interview with Stuart Gelder, a British journalist.
It is also the place where Kasturba Gandhi and Mahadev Desai died. [3] In 2003, Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) declared the site as a monument of national importance. [2] [4] Aga Khan Palace is major attraction of photographers for various kind of photo shoot because of its special architecture, greenery and perfect for photography lighting.
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Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated on 30 January 1948 at age 78 in the compound of The Birla House (now Gandhi Smriti), a large mansion in central New Delhi.His assassin was Nathuram Godse, from Pune, Maharashtra, a Hindu nationalist, [1] with a history of association with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), a right-wing Hindu paramilitary organization [2] and of membership of the Hindu Mahasabha.
Kasturba Gandhi (11 April 1869 – 22 February 1944) was a social activist who often fought alongside her husband Gandhi. [19] In 1904, Kasturba Gandhi began her work in politics and social activism in South Africa where she helped establish a settlement near Durban , a cooperative village where residents shared chores and grew their own food.
Both Mahadev Desai and Kasturba Gandhi died while jailed at the palace. [5] After her release from jail, with Gandhi's permission, she established the Kisan Ashram on a plot of land near Haridwar. [5] Here, the locals constructed a home and a cattle shed. Soon the ashram was home to cows and bullocks, a shed for khadi, and a dispensary for ...
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 ...