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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 ...
Harilal Mohandas Gandhi (formerly Abdullah Gandhi; born Hiralal Mohandas Gandhi; 23 August 1888 – 18 June 1948) [1] was the eldest son of Mahatma Gandhi and Kasturba Gandhi. [2] He had three younger brothers: Manilal Gandhi , Ramdas Gandhi and Devdas Gandhi .
Devdas Mohandas Gandhi (22 May 1900 – 3 August 1957) was the fourth and youngest son of Mahatma Gandhi. He was born in the Colony of Natal and came to India with his parents as a grown man. He became active in his father's movement, spending many terms in jail. He also became a prominent journalist, serving as editor of Hindustan Times.
Sushila was the daughter of Nanabhai Mashruwala of Akola, Bombay State, and the niece of Kishorlal Mashruwala, a close associate of Gandhiji and a resident of Sevagram ashram. It was Mahatma Gandhi who sought her hand for his second son; the match was arranged, and after the wedding, Sushila duly joined her husband in South Africa.
Bibi Amtus Salam was a close associate of Gandhi's and he saw and addressed her as his daughter. Writing to Sardar Patel in 1934, Gandhi noted that the frail Salam's "heart is gold, but her body is brass". [2] Salam was an advocate of Hindu-Muslim amity and channeled her efforts to attaining that goal. [3]
Ramdas was born in the Colony of Natal, the third son of Mahatma Gandhi and Kasturba Gandhi. [2] He had two older brothers, Harilal and Manilal , and one younger brother, Devdas Gandhi . He was married to Nirmala Gandhi, and they had three children, including Kanu Gandhi and Sumitra Kulkarni .
The 1995 Marathi play Gandhi Virudh Gandhi explored the relationship between Gandhi and his son Harilal. The 2007 film, Gandhi, My Father was inspired on the same theme. The 1989 Marathi play Me Nathuram Godse Boltoy and the 1997 Hindi play Gandhi Ambedkar criticised Gandhi and his principles.
[1] [2] She is a daughter of Ramdas Gandhi and granddaughter of Mahatma Gandhi. [1] [3] She served many years in ashram of Gandhi and was raised in Sevagram near Wardha. [3] She has studied MA in History with specialisation in Foreign Policy and Diplomacy of Modern World [4] [1] from Women's College, Banaras Hindu University. [5] She has also ...