Kasturba Gandhi

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Kasturba Gandhi was an Indian political activist and the wife of Mahatma Gandhi, known for her role in the Indian independence movement and her work on social reform, especially for women.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indian independence activist
human
political activist
social reformer
arrestedFor participation in civil disobedience
birthName Kasturba Kapadia
causeOfDeath chronic bronchitis
tuberculosis
child Devdas Gandhi
Harilal Gandhi
Manilal Gandhi
Ramdas Gandhi
countryOfCitizenship India
dateOfBirth 1869-04-11
dateOfDeath 1944-02-22
detainedAt Aga Khan Palace
ethnicGroup Gujarati people
gender female
knownFor leadership in civil disobedience when Gandhi was imprisoned
participation in Indian independence movement
social reform for women
supporting Mahatma Gandhi’s political campaigns
languageSpoken Gujarati
Hindi
movement Indian independence movement
Satyagraha
nonviolent resistance
name Kasturba Gandhi
participatedIn Champaran Satyagraha
Civil Disobedience Movement
Non-cooperation movement
Quit India Movement
placeOfBirth British India
Kathiawar Agency
Porbandar
Porbandar State
placeOfDeath Aga Khan Palace
Bombay Presidency
British India
Pune
religion Hinduism
residence Durban
Johannesburg
Phoenix Settlement
Porbandar
Rajkot
Sabarmati Ashram
Sevagram Ashram
spouse Mahatma Gandhi
workedOn abolition of untouchability
improvement of sanitation and hygiene
upliftment of rural women
women’s education


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