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Harilal Mohandas Gandhi (formerly Abdullah Gandhi; born Hiralal Mohandas Gandhi; 23 August 1888 – 18 June 1948) was the eldest son of Mahatma Gandhi and Kasturba Gandhi. He had three younger brothers: Manilal Gandhi , Ramdas Gandhi and Devdas Gandhi .
Harilal Mohandas Gandhi was the eldest and the most rebellious son of Mahatma Gandhi, a prominent leader of the Indian independence movement against British rule. Born in India, Harilal lived in Gandhi’s elder brother, Laxmidas’ household, growing up without paternal supervision as his father was then working as a barrister in South Africa.
May 15, 1989 · Gandhi's four sons, all dead now, discovered this in their lifetime: the eldest, Harilal rebelled against his illustrious father, took to serious drinking, some say he converted to Islam, and died a broken man.
The Gandhi couple had four more children, all sons: Harilal, born in 1888; Manilal, born in 1892; Ramdas, born in 1897; and Devdas, born in 1900.
Harilal Gandhi, the eldest son of Mohandas and Kasturba Gandhi, is a mysterious, fascinating figure. Paradoxically, Harilal has also been the subject of much speculation in recent times. Chandulal Bhagubhai Dalal’s life of Harilal Gandhi is the only full-length biography available on him.
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Harilal Gandhi was the eldest son of Father of Nation – Mahatma Gandhi and his wife, Kasturba Gandhi. He had three younger brothers – Manilal Gandhi, Ramdas Gandhi and Devdas Gandhi. The troubled relationship between Harilal and Gandhi was the subject of the critically acclaimed award winning Hindi film - Gandhi, My Father directed by Feroz ...
Oct 3, 2019 · An assessment of M.K. Gandhi’s tumultuous relationship with his eldest son, Harilal –— the subject of C.B. Dalal’s excellent, objective book — reveals the convergence of the personal and the political in Gandhi’s life in illuminating ways. ADVERTISEMENT.
Harilal Mohandas Gandhi, 1888 – 18 June 1948. Background. Harilal wanted to go to England for higher studies and hoped to become a barrister as his father had once been. His father firmly opposed this, believing that a Western-style education would not be helpful in the struggle against British rule over India.
Harilal Mohandas Gandhi (born Hiralal Mohandas Gandhi; 23 August 1888 – 18 June 1948) was the eldest son of Mahatma Gandhi and Kasturba Gandhi. He had three younger brothers: Manilal Gandhi, Ramdas Gandhi...
Books. Harilal Gandhi: A Life. Chandulal Bhagubhai Dalal. Orient Longman, 2007 - 320 pages. Harilal Gandhi, the eldest son of Mohandas and Kasturba Gandhi, is a mysterious, fascinating figure....
