Gandhi (disambiguation)
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Gandhi is an Indian family name, mostly known for the two prominent Indian families, those of Mahatma Gandhi (1869–1948), an Indian indepedence leader, and of Indira Gandhi (1917–1984), the first woman Prime Minister of India .
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[edit] People
[edit] Family of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
- Harilal Gandhi (1888–1948), eldest son
- Manilal Gandhi (1891–1956), second son
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- Ela Gandhi (b. 1940), South African politician
- Arun Gandhi (b. 1934), head of M. K. Gandhi Institute for Non-violence
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- Tushar Gandhi (b. 1934), Indian politician and peace activist
- Ramdas Gandhi (1897–1969), third son
- Devdas Gandhi (1900–1957), youngest son
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- Rajmohan Gandhi (b. 1935), biographer
- Gopalkrishna Gandhi (b. 1945), Indian administrator, Governor of West Bengal and Bihar
- Ramchandra Gandhi (1937–2007), Indian philosopher
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- Leela Gandhi (b. 1966), postcolonial theorist
- Samaldas Gandhi, cousin who led the Arzi Hukumat during the Junagadh crisis
[edit] Family of Indira Gandhi, see also Nehru-Gandhi Family
- Sanjay Gandhi (1946–1980), son of Indira Gandhi
- Maneka Gandhi, widow of Sanjay Gandhi
- Varun Gandhi, son of Sanjay and Maneka
- Rajiv Gandhi (1944–1991), Prime Minister of India(1984–1989); son of Indira Gandhi
- Sonia Gandhi (born 1946), widow of Rajiv Gandhi, former (2004–2006) leader of the Indian National Congress
- Rahul Gandhi (born 1970), son of Sonia Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi
- Priyanka Vadra (born 1971), daughter of Sonia Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi.
[edit] Misc.
- Gandhi was also the nickname of Israeli politician Rehavam Zeevi.
[edit] Popular culture
- Gandhi is the nickname given to Christopher Duncan Turk by Dr. Cox on the television sitcom Scrubs (TV Series).
[edit] Film
- Gandhi is a 1982 Academy Award-winning film
[edit] Music
- Propagandhi is the name of a Canadian political band.
- Gandhi is the name of a Costa Rican rock band.
- "Gandhi" is the title of a song by Anne McCue.
- "Gandhi", a song by Patti Smith from her 2004 album Trampin'.
- "Visions Of Ghandi" is a hip-hop/rap urban musical album by the renowned rap duo Jedi Mind Tricks
[edit] Further reading
- Sofri, Gianni. 1995. Gandhi and India: A Century in Focus. English edition translated from the Italian by Janet Sethre Paxia. The Windrush Press, Gloucestershire. 1999. ISBN 1-900624-12-5
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