Name Manilal Gandhi | ||
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Spouse(s) Sushila Mashruwala(1927-1956) Siblings Harilal Gandhi, Ramdas Gandhi, Devdas Gandhi Children Arun Manilal Gandhi, Ela Gandhi, Sita Gandhi Parents Mahatma Gandhi, Kasturba Gandhi Nephews Rajmohan Gandhi, Gopalkrishna Gandhi, Shanti Gandhi, Ramchandra Gandhi, Kanu Gandhi Similar People Mahatma Gandhi, Harilal Gandhi, Kasturba Gandhi, Devdas Gandhi, Ela Gandhi | ||
What is Manilal Gandhi? Explain Manilal Gandhi, Define Manilal Gandhi, Meaning of Manilal Gandhi
Manilal Mohandas Gandhi (28 October 1892 – 5 April 1956) was the second son of Mahatma Gandhi and Kasturba Gandhi. Manilal was born in Rajkot, British India. In 1897 Manilal traveled to South Africa for the first time, where he spent time working at the Phoenix Ashram near Durban. After a brief visit to India, in 1917 Manilal returned to South Africa to assist in printing the Indian Opinion a Gujarati-English weekly publication, at Phoenix, Durban. By 1918, Manilal was doing most of the work for the press and took over in 1920 as editor. Like his father, Manilal was also sent to jail several times by the British colonial government after protesting against unjust laws. He remained editor until 1956, the year of his death. Manilal died from a cerebral thrombosis following a stroke.
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- About Manilal Gandhi Presented by Nitesh Sukhadiya Dinvishesh Shravya April 5
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About Manilal Gandhi. Presented by Nitesh Sukhadiya. Dinvishesh Shravya April 5.
Legacy
In 1927, Manilal married Sushila Mashruwala (1907-1988), and had two daughters, Sita (1928) and Ela (1940), and one son, Arun (1934). Arun and Ela are also social-political activists. Uma D. Mesthrie, Sita's daughter, recently published a biography on Manilal.