Kasturba Gandhi

wife of Mahatma Gandhi, an Indian leader of British era (1869-1944)

Kasturbai "Kasturba" Mohandas Gandhi (audio speaker iconlisten  born Kasturbai Makhanji Kapadia on (11 April 1869 – 22 February 1944) was an Indian political activist. She was the wife of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. Like her husband, she was involved in the Indian independence movement in British-ruled India.[1]

Kasturbai Mohandas Gandhi
Kasturbai Gandhi
Born
Kasturbai Makhanji Kapadia

(1869-04-11)11 April 1869
Died22 February 1944(1944-02-22) (aged 74)
Aga Khan Palace, Poona, Bombay Presidency, British India (present-day Pune, Maharashtra, India)
Other namesKasturba Mohandas Gandhi
Kasturba Makhanji Kapadia
OccupationActivist
Spouse(s)
Mahatma Gandhi
(m. 1883; her death 1944)
Children

References change

  1. Mohanty, Rekha (2011). "From Satya to Sadbhavna" (PDF). Orissa Review (January 2011): 45–49. Retrieved 23 February 2012.