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Kasturba Mohandas Gandhi (listen ⓘ, born Kasturba Gokuldas Kapadia; 11 April 1869 – 22 February 1944) was an Indian political activist who was involved in the Indian independence movement during British India.
May 7, 2024 · Kasturba Gandhi (born April 11, 1869, Porbandar, India—died February 22, 1944, Pune) was an Indian political activist who was a leader in the struggle for civil rights and for independence from British rule in India. She was the wife of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi.
In this journey of a man who is regarded as the father of the nation, an integral companion was his wife, Kasturba Gandhi. Kasturba Gandhi's name is often lost in the face of Gandhi's leadership but she was his pillar of support, the first individual who was a part of him like none other.
Kasturba Gandhi was also immortal part of India's freedom fight. In association with Mahatma Gandhi, Kasturba Gandhi was a political activist fighting for civil rights and Indian independence from the British.
Kasturba Gandhi, known affectionately as Ba, was married to Mohandas Gandhi in 1882 when she was but thirteen years old. When Gandhi left for London in 1888, she did not accompany him: she was already a mother, since Harilal had been born earlier that year.
Dec 17, 2022 · Kastur, who was Gandhi’s comrade and companion, was a woman of strength who experimented with the power of truth. She broke taboos by offering satyagraha in South Africa to protest a law that allowed only marriages performed under Christian rites to be registered.
Jan 10, 2010 · I am referring to Kasturba Gandhi, the simple, unassuming wife of the Mahatma. Born Kastur Kapadia in Porbabdar, she became Kastur Ba after marrying Gandhiji. She bore him four sons - Harilal, Manilal, Ramdas, and Devdas. History offers proof of the sacrifices that this woman made to enable the Mahatma to work towards procuring freedom for India.
