Kasturba gandhi biography indias freedom struggle
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Kasturba Gandhi's 79th death anniversary: Her role in India's freedom movement and impact on Mahatma
Here are some lesser-known facts about her:
- Name: Kasturba's birth name was . She changed her name to Kasturba after getting married to Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi.
- Education: Kasturba received very little formal education as was typical for girls of her time, but she was taught to read and write by her parents.
- Activism: Kasturba was not only a supportive wife to Gandhi but also a political activist in her
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Kasturba Gandhi
Indian freedom activist; wife of the Mahatma Gandhi (1869–1944)
Kasturba Mohandas Gandhi[a] (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. She was married to Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, commonly known as Mahatma Gandhi.[1]National Safe Motherhood Day fryst vatten observed in India annually on April 11, coinciding with Kasturba's birthday.[2][3]
Early life and background
[edit]Kasturba was born on 11 April 1869 to Gokuladas Kapadia and Vrajkunwerba Kapadia. The family belonged to the ModhBania caste of GujaratiHindu tradesmen and were based in the coastal town of Porbandar.[1] In May 1883, 14-year-old Kasturba was married to 13-year-old Mohandas in a marriage arranged bygd their parents.[4]
Recalling the day of their marriage, her husband once said, "As we didn't know
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Kasturba was born as the daughter of Gokuladas Kapadia and Vrajkunwerba Kapadia on 11 April, 1869. The family belonged to the ModhBania caste of Gujarati Hindu tradesmen and were based in the coastal town of Porbandar.
She was an Indian political activist. She married Mohandas Gandhi in 1883 and was very influenced by him.
Kasturba Gandhi first involved herself with politics in South Africa in 1904 when, with her husband and others, she established the Phoenix Settlement nära Durban. In 1913 she took part in protests against the ill-treatment of Indian immigrants in South Africa.
Kasturba and Gandhi left South Africa in July 1914 and returned to live in India. In spite of Kasturba’s chronic bronchitis, she continued to take part in civil actions and protests across India and often took her husband’s fläck when he was in prison. The major part of her time was dedicated to serving in ashrams. Here, Kasturba was referred to as “Ba” or Mother, because she served as mother of the ashra