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Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (1869–1948), known as the Mahatma. Kasturba Gandhi (1869–1944), wife; Harilal Gandhi (1888–1948), eldest son; Manilal Gandhi (1891–1956), second son Ela Gandhi (born 1940), South African politician; Arun Gandhi (1934- 2023), head of M. K. Gandhi Institute for Non-violence
The term is commonly used for Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, who is often referred to simply as "Mahatma Gandhi". Albeit less frequently, this epithet has also been used with regard to such people as Basava [ 1 ] (1131–1167), Swami Shraddhanand (1856–1926), Lalon Shah (1772–1890), Ayyankali (1863–1941), and Jyotirao Phule (1827–1890).
During his tenure, Karamchand married four times. His first two wives died young, after each had given birth to a daughter, and his third marriage was childless. In 1857, Karamchand sought his third wife's permission to remarry; that year, he married Putlibai (1844–1891), who also came from Junagadh, [5] and was from a Pranami Vaishnava family.
Putlibai Karamchand Gandhi (1844 — 12 June 1891) was the mother of Indian independence leader Mahatma Gandhi. She came from a village called Dantrana of the then-Junagadh State. She was the 4th, and youngest, wife of the former Rajkot Dewan Karamchand Gandhi .
Karamchand Uttamchand Gandhi (1822 — 16 November 1885) [1] was a court official in Porbandar. He served as Diwan of Porbandar and Rajkot and was the father of ...
Nathuram Vinayak Godse (19 May 1910 – 15 November 1949) (pronunciation ⓘ) was the assassin of Mahatma Gandhi.He was a Hindu nationalist [1] from Maharashtra [2] who shot Gandhi in the chest three times at point blank range at a multi-faith prayer meeting in Birla House in New Delhi on 30 January 1948.