Devdas Gandhi
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Devdas Gandhi | |
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Bombay, Bombay State, India | |
Nationality | Indian |
Spouse | Lakshmi Gandhi[1][2] |
Children | 4, including Rajmohan, Ramchandra, and Gopalkrishna |
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Devdas Mohandas Gandhi (22 May 1900 – 3 August 1957) was the fourth and youngest son of Mahatma Gandhi. He was born in the Colony of Natal and came to India with his parents as a grown man. He became active in his father's movement, spending many terms in jail. He also became a prominent journalist, serving as editor of Hindustan Times. He was also the first pracharak of the Dakshina Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha (DBHPS), established by Mohandas Gandhi in Tamil Nadu in 1918. The purpose of the Sabha was to propagate Hindi in southern India.[3]
Family
Devdas fell in love with Lakshmi, the daughter of
Devdas and Lakshmi had four children, Rajmohan Gandhi, Gopalkrishna Gandhi, Ramchandra Gandhi[5] and Tara Gandhi Bhattacharjee (born 24 April 1934, New Delhi).
Legacy
When Mahatma Gandhi started seeking help for establishment of Jamia Millia Islamia, Devdas also came forward on the call of Gandhi. He started teaching Hindi there and also cotton spinning.[6]
References
- doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/31579. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
- ^ Varma et al., p 52
- ^ "When Gandhi turned half-naked fakir in Tamil Nadu". Outlook India. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
- ISBN 9781416522256.
- ^ Ramachandra Guha (15 August 2009). "The Rise and Fall of the Bilingual Intellectual" (PDF). Economic and Political Weekly. XLIV (33). Economic and Political Weekly.
- ^ "Jamia Millia and Mahatma Gandhi: A Walk into History Lanes". inclusiveindia.net. 23 October 2020. Archived from the original on 12 September 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
Devdas is teaching cotton spinning etc at Jamia Millia