Gandhi (surname)
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Gandhi is an Indian family name, meaning a seller of perfumes. Gandhi may also refer to:
Family of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
- Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
- Kasturba GandhiKasturba GandhiKastürbā Gāndhi was the wife of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, marrying him in an arranged marriage in 1883.-Early life and background:...
(1869–1944), wife - Harilal GandhiHarilal GandhiHarilal Mohandas Gandhi , was the first son of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi.-Early life:Harilal wanted to go to England for higher studies and hoped to become a barrister as his father had once been...
(1888–1948), eldest son - Manilal GandhiManilal GandhiManilal Mohandas Gandhi was the second of four sons of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi and Kasturba Gandhi. Manilal was born in Rajkot, India. In 1897 Manilal traveled to South Africa for the first time, where he spent time working at the Phoenix Ashram near Durban...
(1891–1956), second son - Ela GandhiEla GandhiEla Gandhi , granddaughter of Mohandas Gandhi is a peace activist and was a Member of Parliament in South Africa from 1994-2004, where she aligned with the African National Congress party representing the Phoenix area of Inanda in the KwaZulu Natal province...
(b. 1940), South African politician - Arun Gandhi (b. 1934), head of M. K. Gandhi Institute for Non-violence
- Sunanda GandhiSunanda GandhiSunanda Gandhi was an author, researcher, nurse and, along with her husband Arun Gandhi, co-founder of the M. K. Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence. For over 25 years she engaged in extensive work with Bapnu Ghar, an organization for destitute and abused women...
(1932-2007) wife of Arun Gandhi
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- Tushar GandhiTushar GandhiTushar Arun Gandhi is a great-grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, and the son of journalist Arun Manilal Gandhi.Born on a train between Mumbai and Kolkata, he was raised in the Mumbai suburb of Santa Cruz...
(b. 1960), Indian politician and peace activist- Ramdas GandhiRamdas GandhiRamdas Gandhi was the third son of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. He was born in South Africa. He outlived his parents and all of his brothers. He and his wife Nirmal had three children; Sumitra Gandhi, Kanu Gandhi and Usha Gandhi...
(1897–1969), third son - Devdas GandhiDevdas GandhiDevdas Gandhi was the fourth and youngest son of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. He was born in South Africa and returned to India with his parents as a young man. He became active in his father's movement, spending many terms in jail.He spent a lot of time with his father...
(1900–1957), youngest son - Rajmohan GandhiRajmohan GandhiRajmohan Gandhi is a biographer and grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, and a research professor at the Center for South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA.Gandhi's maternal grandfather was C...
(b. 1935), biographer - Gopalkrishna GandhiGopalkrishna GandhiGopalkrishna Gandhi was the Governor of West Bengal serving from 2004 to 2009. He is the grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, and son of Devadas Gandhi and Lakshmi Gandhi. His maternal grandfather was C. Rajagopalachari...
(b. 1945), Indian administrator, former Governor of West Bengal and Bihar - Ramchandra GandhiRamchandra GandhiRamchandra Gandhi was an Indian philosopher student of Peter Strawson and grandson of Mahatma Gandhi and Rajaji, the last Governor General of India...
(1937–2007), Indian philosopher
- Ramdas Gandhi
- Tushar Gandhi
- Leela GandhiLeela GandhiLeela Gandhi is Professor of English at The University of Chicago and a noted academic in the field of postcolonial theory. She is the co-editor of the academic journal Postcolonial Studies, the author of the summary text Postcolonial Theory: A Critical Introduction and she serves on the editorial...
(b. 1966), postcolonial theorist- Samaldas GandhiSamaldas GandhiSamaldas Gandhi was an Indian freedom fighter who headed the Aarzi Hukumat or Temporary Government of the erstwhile princely state of Junagadh.-Early life:...
, cousin who led the Arzi Hukumat during the Junagadh crisis
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Family of Feroze Gandhi and Indira Gandhi
- Feroze GandhiFeroze GandhiFeroze Jehangir Gandhi was an Indian politician and journalist, and publisher of the The National Herald and The Navjivan newspapers from Lucknow....
- Indira GandhiIndira GandhiIndira Priyadarshini Gandhara was an Indian politician who served as the third Prime Minister of India for three consecutive terms and a fourth term . She was assassinated by Sikh extremists...
, daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru and wife of Feroze Gandhi and former Prime Minister of India- Rajiv GandhiRajiv GandhiRajiv Ratna Gandhi was the sixth Prime Minister of India . He took office after his mother's assassination on 31 October 1984; he himself was assassinated on 21 May 1991. He became the youngest Prime Minister of India when he took office at the age of 40.Rajiv Gandhi was the elder son of Indira...
(1944–1991), son of Indira Gandhi, former Prime Minister of India (1984–1989) - Sonia GandhiSonia GandhiSonia Gandhi is an Italian-born Indian politician and the President of the Indian National Congress, one of the major political parties of India. She is the widow of former Prime Minister of India, Rajiv Gandhi...
(born 1946), widow of Rajiv Gandhi, President of the Indian National Congress party- Rahul GandhiRahul GandhiRahul Gandhi is an Indian politician and member of the parliament of India, representing the Amethi constituency. His political party is the Indian National Congress.-Early life and career:...
(born 1970), son of Sonia Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi - Priyanka VadraPriyanka GandhiPriyanka Vadra , is an Indian politician. She is the granddaughter of Feroze Gandhi and Indira Gandhi, and belongs tothe Nehru-Gandhi family.-Early life:...
(born 1971), daughter of Sonia Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi.
- Rahul Gandhi
- Sanjay GandhiSanjay GandhiSanjay Gandhi was an Indian politician. The younger son of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and Feroze Gandhi, he was a member of the Nehru-Gandhi family...
(1946–1980), son of Indira Gandhi - Maneka GandhiManeka GandhiManeka Gandhi is an Indian politician, animal rights activist, environmentalist, former model and widow of the Indian politician, Sanjay Gandhi. She has been a minister in four governments, and has authored a number of books in the areas of etymology, law and animal welfare...
, widow of Sanjay Gandhi- Varun GandhiVarun GandhiFeroze Varun Gandhi is an Indian politician and a Member of Parliament , a member of the 15th Lok Sabha. He is the son of the late Sanjay Gandhi and Maneka Gandhi and belongs to the Gandhi-Nehru family. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party National Executive and the youngest National...
, son of Sanjay and Maneka
- Varun Gandhi
- Rajiv Gandhi
Other persons
- Jayesh GandhiJayesh GandhiJayesh Gandhi . He was the music assistant of Himesh Reshammiya and a playback singer & background vocalist.As LyricistManorama Six Feet Under As Music DirectorRann Manorama Six Feet Under As Playback Singer...
, lead guitarist of the rock group Indus Creed - Nari GandhiNari GandhiNari Gandhi was an Indian architect known for his highly innovative works in organic architecture.-Early life and education:Nariman Dossabhai Gandhi was born in 1934 in Surat to a Zoroastrian Parsi family from Bombay, he was one of the six children with three brothers and two sisters.Nari...
(1934–1993) was an Indian architect - Pooja GandhiPooja GandhiPooja Gandhi , also known as Sanjana Gandhi, is an Indian actress predominantly working in the Kannada film industry.She went on to appear in commercially successful films like mungaru male, taj mahal, buddhivanta, thus establishing herself as a leading contemporary actress of kannada cinema.-Early...
, a Kannada film actress - Rehavam Ze'evi, an IsraelIsraelThe State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
i politician nicknamed Gandhi - Shanta GandhiShanta GandhiShanta Gandhi was an Indian theatre director, dancer and playwright. She was a founder-member of the central ballet troupe of the Indian People's Theatre Association , and toured the country widely through the 1950s...
(1917–2002), theatre director, and playwright - Virchand Gandhi (1864–1901), represented JainsJainismJainism is an Indian religion that prescribes a path of non-violence towards all living beings. Its philosophy and practice emphasize the necessity of self-effort to move the soul towards divine consciousness and liberation. Any soul that has conquered its own inner enemies and achieved the state...
at the first World Parliament of Religions in ChicagoChicagoChicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
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