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Manilal Gandhi was the second son of Mahatma Gandhi and Kasturba Gandhi, and a social-political activist in South Africa. He edited Indian Opinion, participated in the Salt March, and married Sushila Mashruwala, a woman from his own community.
Sep 29, 2020 · Manilal Gandhi was the second son of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi and a prominent leader of the Indian community in South Africa. He participated in the Dandi March, the passive resistance campaign and the anti-apartheid struggle, and spent many years in prison for his non-violent activism.
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Oct 28, 2012 · Learn about Manilal Gandhi, the second son of M.K. Gandhi and a journalist who fought against apartheid in South Africa. Read his biography, interviews and articles by his family and admirers.
Manilal Gandhi was the son of Mahatma Gandhi and a long-time editor of Indian Opinion, a newspaper that supported the Indian and African struggles in South Africa. He participated in many campaigns of civil disobedience, fasted for non-violence, and helped establish Phoenix Settlement and Sarvodaya School.
Nov 4, 2012 · Manilal Gandhi was born in 1892 and spent most of his life in South Africa, where he edited the Indian Opinion and protested against apartheid. He was also the father of Arun Gandhi and a key figure in the New African Movement.
Oct 1, 2020 · Manilal Gandhi was the second son of Mahatma Gandhi and Kasturba, and a prominent figure in the Indian Freedom Movement. He joined the Satyagraha movement, served jail sentences, helped found the Sabarmati Ashram and the Dandi March, and upheld his father's principles of non-violence and dignity.
Gandhi had dissuaded Manilal from making it a business concern. He had not sent him there to do this business but to render public service. He felt that Indian Opinion had served its purpose, if only partially.
