Manilal Gandhi
Manilal Mohandas Gandhi (born October 28, 1892 in Rajkot , India , † April 5, 1956 in Phoenix , South Africa ) was the second son of Mohandas Gandhi and, like his father, was active in the independence movement in India .
Life
He was the editor of a weekly newspaper from 1917 for nearly four decades. Manilal Gandhi was active with his father in the independence movement, which is why he was imprisoned several times by the British colonial government. In 1927 Manilal married Gandhi Sushila Mashruwala, with whom he had two daughters, Sita (* 1928) and Ela (* 1940), and a son, Arun (* 1934). Arun and Ela are also politically active. Manilal Gandhi died in Phoenix, a suburb of Durban, South Africa .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Manilal Gandhi in the Munzinger archive ( beginning of article freely available)
- ↑ Gandhi's Prisoner: Manilal Gandhi as Son and South African Dissident ( Memento of the original from August 26, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
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| SURNAME | Gandhi, Manilal |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gandhi, Manilal Mohandas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Son of Mahatma Gandhi; like his father active in the independence movement of India |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 28, 1892 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rajkot , India |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 5th 1956 |
| Place of death | Phoenix, South Africa |