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  1. Harilal Mohandas Gandhi (formerly Abdullah Gandhi; born Hiralal Mohandas Gandhi; 23 August 1888 – 18 June 1948) [1] was the eldest son of Mahatma Gandhi and Kasturba Gandhi. [2] He had three younger brothers: Manilal Gandhi, Ramdas Gandhi and Devdas Gandhi.

  2. 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.

  3. Mohandas Gandhi was the leader of the Indian independence movement in British-ruled India. Mohandas Gandhi has been called contemporary, post-colonial sovereign India's Father of the Nation, a title first given to him by Subhas Chandra Bose on 6 July 1944 during Bose's address on the Singapore Radio.

    • Early Life
    • Religious Conversions
    • Gandhi's Letters
    • Death
    • Gandhi, My Father
    • Further Reading

    Harilal was born on 23 August 1888, just before his father left for England for higher studies.Harilal remained in India with his mother. Harilal was involved in the Indian independence movement, and was imprisoned as a satyagrahi six times between 1908 and 1911.His willingness to endure these sentences earned him the nickname of 'Chhote (Little) G...

    In May 1936, at the age of 48, Harilal publicly converted to Islam and named himself Abdullah Gandhi. However, later in 1936, on his mother Kasturba Gandhi's request, he converted back to Hinduism through the Arya Samajand reverted to his original name, Harilal.

    In June 1935, Mahatma Gandhi wrote a letter to Harilal, accusing him of "alcohol and debauchery". In the letters,Mahatma Gandhi stated that Harilal's problems were more difficult for him to deal with than the struggle for an independent India. In 2014 three letters written by Mahatma Gandhi to Harilal in 1935 were offered for auction.A translation ...

    Harilal died of tuberculosis four months after Gandhi's death, on the night of 18 June 1948, aged 59. He died at a municipal hospital (now the Sewri TB Hospital) in Mumbai. His death certificate is preserved at the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's archives in Vakola. Harilal's death certificate reveals that he was admitted to the hospital after...

    The troubled relationship between Harilal and his father is the subject of the film and play Gandhi, My Father. The film adaptation was released on 3 August 2007 and directed by Feroz Abbas Khan and produced by Anil Kapoor. Harilal is portrayed by Akshaye Khanna. Khan's play, Mahatma vs. Gandhi, while different from this film, had a similar theme. ...

    Harilal Gandhi: What Lifeby Chandulal Bhagubhai Dalal
    Gandhiji's Lost Jewel: Harilal Gandhiby Nilam Parikh, grand daughter of Harilal Gandhi
    Dinkar Joshi (1 January 2007). Mahatma Vs Gandhi. Jaico Publishing House. ISBN 978-81-7992-700-7.
    Gandhi, Gopalkrishna (28 April 2007). "Review: A Son's Story: Harilal Gandhi: A Life". Economic and Political Weekly. 42 (17): 1501. JSTOR 4419514.
  4. Jan 30, 2024 · Mahatma Gandhi or Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was a politician, leader, activist, lawyer who had played an important role in India's struggle for freedom against British rule.

  5. Oct 3, 2019 · The prime minister’s legion of admirers has declared Narendra Modi to be the new Father of the Country, dismissing the legitimacy of the original — bona fide — claimant, that peerless man who was born this month one hundred and fifty years ago.

  6. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (ISO: Mōhanadāsa Karamacaṁda Gāṁdhī; [ c ] 2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948) was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist, and political ethicist who employed nonviolent resistance to lead the successful campaign for India's independence from British rule.