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Harilal Mohandas Gandhi (formerly Abdullah Gandhi; born Hiralal Mohandas Gandhi; 23 August 1888 – 18 June 1948) [1] was the eldest son of Mahatma Gandhi and Kasturba Gandhi. [2] He had three younger brothers: Manilal Gandhi , Ramdas Gandhi and Devdas Gandhi .
Harilal Gandhi was the eldest and the most rebellious son of Mahatma Gandhi, a prominent leader of the Indian independence movement. He lived a life of addiction, crime, and failure, and died four months after his father's funeral in 1948.
Mohandas Gandhi's son Harilal lies drunk and destitute on a dirty Mumbai street. A couple of passersby find him and cart him off to a nearby hospital. There a doctor prods him to name a family member
Apr 28, 2007 · A review of a Gujarati biography of Harilal Gandhi, the eldest son of Mahatma Gandhi, who rebelled against his father's ideals and lifestyle. The reviewer praises the author's meticulousness and objectivity, but criticizes his lack of historical perspective and his failure to understand Harilal's motives.
The Gandhi family is the family of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948), commonly known as Mahatma Gandhi; Mahatma meaning "high souled" or "venerable" in Sanskrit; [1] the particular term 'Mahatma' was accorded Mohandas Gandhi for the first time while he was still in South Africa, and not commonly heard as titular for any other civil figure even of similarly ...
Aug 12, 2007 · Mohandas Gandhi was only 18 when his first son was born, and Harilal was six months old when his father left his family in South Africa in September 1888 to train as a barrister in London.
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Oct 3, 2019 · The book explores the complex relationship between Gandhi and his eldest son, who converted to Islam and then reverted to Hinduism. It shows how Gandhi's response to Harilal's apostasy reflected his respect for choice, purity and pluralism.
