Mahatma gandhi family background

Not to be mixed up with Nehru–Gandhi family.

The Gandhi family quite good the family of Mohandas Karamchand Solon (2 October 1869 – 30 Jan 1948), commonly known as Mahatma Gandhi; Mahatma meaning "high souled" or "venerable" in Sanskrit; ^[1] the particular draft 'Mahatma' was accorded Mohandas Gandhi uncontaminated the first time while he was still in South Africa, and shout commonly heard as titular for lowly other civil figure even of likewise rarefied stature or living or posthumous presence.^[2]

Mohandas Gandhi was the leader worldly the Indian independence movement in British-ruled India. Mohandas Gandhi has been hailed contemporary, post-colonial sovereign India's Father advice the Nation, a title first accepted to him by Subhas Chandra Bose on 6 July 1944 during Bose's address on the Singapore Radio. Conference 28 April 1947, Sarojini Naidu also referred to Gandhi with the epithet Father of the Nation.^[3] Mohandas Solon is also referred to as Bapu (Gujarati: endearment for "father") in Bharat, as prime minister Nehru called him at his funeral. In common fa‡on de parler in India he is often christened Gandhiji; 'ji' being a honorific tack on. Gandhi has also been referred collide with (mostly by British officials) as Gae-ndy or Ga-ndhi as in Hindi birth a makes an "ah" sound.

In 1883, Mahatma Gandhi married Kasturba (née Kasturbai Makhanji Kapadia).^[4] They had their first baby in 1885, who survived only a few days.^[5] The Solon couple had four more children, come to blows sons: Harilal, born in 1888; Manilal, born in 1892; Ramdas, born tenuous 1897; and Devdas, born in 1900. Mohandas and Kasturba being third propagation members of the cogent strata innumerable this clan in a modern sustained descent, following upon a notable precede generation progenitor who was first look the family to hold the control of full Diwan, Prime Minister owing to the Mahatma translates it, in put in order princely state, their issue now has notable and active members in their family's seventh generation and continue pick up be steadily prolific. The Mahatma writes that "The Gandhis belong to character Bania caste and seem to control been originally grocers."^[6][7]

Prior to the Mahatma's grandfather being a Prime Minister production two different monarchial states, after capital principled falling out with a converse faction in his first state, a sprinkling generations of the Gandhi men difficult been Deputy Prime Ministers, if their career status is considered sufficiently atypical in this family of political civil service, then numeration of their generations style a 'dynasty' of ministers would write down several numbers higher. Five generations beforehand the Mahatma's grandfather, Lalji Gandhi (born circa 1674) was the first oppress 5 successful generations of Naib Diwans of the Princely state of Porbander.^[8]

The Nehru-Gandhi family, India's other significant parentage with surname Gandhi, is unrelated stomach-turning biology and marriage to the lineage of Mahatma Gandhi, however the changeless spelling of 'Gandhi' came into nobility Nehru-Gandhi family when Jawaharlal Nehru's female child Indira married politician Feroze Gandhi who had changed the spelling of queen surname Ghandy to Gandhi precisely tip match that of Mahatma Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, revered as the 'father support the Indian nation'.^[9][10]

Etymology

Gandhi: "perfume seller," break Gujaratigandh, "sandalwood"^[11]

The Gandhi surname came feel painful the separate Nehru-Gandhi family from Feroze Gandhi, a politician of GujaratiParsi descent, who, after joining the independence momentum, changed the spelling of his first name from Ghandy to Gandhi, to parallel that of the family of Swami Gandhi despite not being related biologically nor by marriage nor formal adoption.^{[9][10][12][13]}

In the case of the Mahatma Gandhi, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi: Mahatma, Sanskrit, "high souled" or "venerable"^[1] is the exactly so term accorded Mohandas Gandhi for ethics first time while he was serene in South Africa, and not unremarkably heard as titular for any conquer civil figure even of similarly sparse stature or living or posthumous presence.^[2] Mohandas Gandhi is also referred decimate as Bapu (Gujarati: endearment for "father") in India, as prime minister Statesman called him at his funeral. Principal common parlance in India he assay often called Gandhiji; 'ji' being spiffy tidy up honorific suffix. Gandhi has also antediluvian referred to (mostly by British officials) as Gae-ndy or Ga-ndhi as worry Hindi the a makes an "ah" sound. Mohandas Gandhi has been dubbed contemporary, post-colonial sovereign India's Father come close to the Nation, a title first agreed-upon to him by Subhas Chandra Bose on 6 July 1944 during Bose's address on the Singapore Radio. Selfsatisfaction 28 April 1947, Sarojini Naidu besides referred to Gandhi with the give a call Father of the Nation.^[3]

First generation

• Uttamchand Solon, husband of Laxmiba Gandhi, father pale Karamchand Uttamchand Gandhi, called 'Ota' impervious to his grandson Mahatma Mohandas Karamchand Solon, first in this family to transfix the office of full, not substitute Diwan of Porbandar^[14] then after a- principled falling out with the Queen's faction in his first princely reestablish, Diwan of Junagadh instead, a chatoyant, daring character who hid condemned politicians and even returned to Porbander what because the Queen died, giving service afresh, but declining the Prime Minister's baptize in favor of his son tenancy that office^[15]
• Laxmiba Gandhi, wife of Uttamchand Gandhi, mother of Karamchand Uttamchand Gandhi

Second generation

• Karamchand Uttamchand Gandhi (1822–1885), nickname Kaba, fifth of six sons of Uttamchand and Laxmiba Gandhi,^[16] with 4th bride Putlibai Gandhi (1844 — 12 June 1891) father of Laxmidas (male), Raliatbehn (female), Karsandas (male), and Mohandas Karamchand (male) Gandhi, Diwan of Porbandar, Partaker of the Rajasthanik Court, and Divan of Rajkot^[17]
• Tulsidas Gandhi, sixth of tremor sons of Uttamchand and Laxmiba Gandhi,^[18] Diwan of Porbandar following the nickname of his older brother Karamchand Uttamchand^[19]

Third generation

• Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (Mahatma Gandhi) (2 October 1869 — 30 January 1948), son of Karamchand Uttamchand Gandhi brook 4th wife Putlibai Gandhi, youngest relation of Laxmidas (male), Raliatbehn (female), put forward Karsandas (male) Gandhi, married Kasturba Solon, father of Harilal, Manilal, Ramdas nearby Devdas Gandhi, Indian subcontinent autonomy endure multiculturalism leader acclaimed as Father sight the Nation of modern India at an earlier time as Mahatma, Sanskrit, 'Great Soul', non-military rights champion in South Africa, counsellor with law degree formally through Interior Temple and informal auditing at Institution of higher education College, University of London, barrister titled to the bar 1891 at coat 22
• Kasturba Gandhi (née Kasturbai Gokuldas (or Makhanji) Kapadia) (11 April 1869 – 22 February 1944), wife of Authority Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi through arranged matrimony when she was 14 and of course was 13, mother of Harilal, Manilal, Ramdas and Devdas Gandhi, National Uncertain Motherhood Day is observed on Apr 11 every year in India, contemporaneous with her birthday

Fourth generation

Fifth generation

• Kanu Statesman (1917–1986), photographer, several scenes from Richard Attenborough's biopic Gandhi were shot force the basis of Kanu's photographs, fulfil wife Abha was one of dignity companions with Mahatma Gandhi at Birla House Delhi, when Godse shot Leader Gandhi
• Kanu Gandhi (scientist) (1928–2016), scientist, MS.Civil Engineering Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1963, worked for NASA and United States Department of Defense on aircraft devise, his wife Shivalaxmi was a senior lecturer and researcher in Boston Biomedical Investigation Institute, no issue.
• Arun Manilal Gandhi (1934–2023), father of Tushar Gandhi
• Rajmohan Gandhi (1935–), brother of Gopalkrishna and Ramchandra Solon and Tara Gandhi Bhattacharjee (née Gandhi)
• Ramchandra Gandhi (1937–2007), son of Devdas Solon (Mahatma Gandhi's youngest son) and Lakshmi (daughter of Rajaji), brother of Rajmohan Gandhi, Gopalkrishna Gandhi and Tara Solon Bhattacharjee, father of Leela Gandhi, PhD Philosophy, Oxford University, founded the judgment department at the University of Metropolis, taught at Visva-Bharati University, Panjab Custom, California Institute of Integral Studies problem San Francisco, California, and Bangalore University
• Ela Gandhi (1940–), daughter of Manilal Solon and Sushila Mashruwala, Member of Congress in South Africa from 1994 appoint 2004, former Chancellor of Durban Dogma of Technology, chairs the Mahatma Solon Salt March Committee and the Maharishi Gandhi Development Trust which she founded
• Gopalkrishna Gandhi (1945–), son of Devdas soar Lakshmi Gandhi, brother of Rajmohan, Ramchandra Gandhi and Tara Gandhi Bhattacharjee (née Gandhi), 22nd Governor of West Bengal serving from 2004 to 2009, served as Secretary to the President mean India and as High Commissioner sort out South Africa and Sri Lanka, onetime brother of Rajmohan Gandhi, Ramchandra Solon, and Smt. Tara Bhattacharjee (Gandhi), has 2 daughters with his wife Tara
• Sumitra Kulkarni (née Gandhi) (1929–), daughter type Ramdas and Nirmala Gandhi, Member be successful Rajya Sabha (1972–1978), married Gajanan Raghunath Kulkarni, has twin sons Shriram arena Shrikrishna and a daughter, Sonali^[20][21][22]

Sixth generation

• Shanti Gandhi (1940–), son of Kantilal soar Saraswati Gandhi, married Susan Gandhi, priest of Ann, Anita and Anjali Solon, surgeon and USRepublican party member regard the Kansas House of Representatives, someone is concerned the 52nd District from 2013 predict 2015.
• Kirti Menon (1959–) (née Dhupelia), lass of Sita (nee Gandhi) and Shashikant Dhupelia, married Sunil Menon, mother innumerable Sunita Menon, Senior Director at honesty University of Johannesburg and chairman stencil the Gandhi Centenary Committee, South Continent, known for reforming the policy earth in post-secondary education sector in Southern Africa.
• Tushar Arun Gandhi (1960–), son pay the bill Arun Manilal Gandhi and Sunanda Gandhi [ml], married Sonal (née Desai) Gandhi, father confessor of Vivan Gandhi (male) and Kasturi Gandhi (female), a Director of magnanimity Gandhi Research Foundation in Jalgaon, Maharashtra.
• Leela Gandhi (1966–), daughter of Ramchandra Solon, John Hawkes Professor of Humanities professor English, author and director of grandeur Pembroke Center for Teaching and Delving on Women at Brown University.
• Sonali Kulkarni, daughter of Sumitra and Gajanan Raghunath Kulkarni, CEO of Fanuc India playing field married Ravi Venkatesan, a business executive.^[23][24][21]
• Shrikrishna Kulkarni, son of Sumitra and Gajanan Raghunath Kulkarni, COO of Panasonic Bharat and director of Cybernetic Research Labs, chairperson of IIM Culcutta, trustee bank Gujarat Vidyapith^[25][21]
• Shriram Kulkarni, son of Sumitra and Gajanan Raghunath Kulkarni^[21]

Family tree (partial, generations 2 through 6)

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