Gandhi family

E74683

Indian activist Indian author Indian diplomat Indian historian Indian independence activist Indian journalist Indian lawyer Indian political activist Indian political family Indian politician Indian-American activist Indian-South African activist social activist

The Gandhi family is a prominent Indian family best known for producing Mahatma Gandhi, the leader of India’s nonviolent independence movement against British rule.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Gandhi family canonical	21
Gandhi family from Porbandar, India	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T599232 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Gandhi family
Context triple: [Karamchand Gandhi, memberOf, Gandhi family]

A. Manilal Gandhi
Manilal Gandhi was an Indian independence activist and the second son of Mahatma Gandhi, known for his work as a journalist and editor in South Africa.
B. Harilal Gandhi
Harilal Gandhi was the eldest son of Mahatma Gandhi and Kasturba Gandhi, known for his troubled relationship with his father and struggles with identity, education, and alcoholism.
C. Karamchand Gandhi
Karamchand Gandhi was an Indian political figure who served as the diwan (chief minister) of the princely state of Porbandar and was the father of Mahatma Gandhi.
D. Devdas Gandhi
Devdas Gandhi was the youngest son of Mahatma Gandhi, known for his work as a journalist and editor with The Hindustan Times and for his involvement in India’s independence movement.
E. Putlibai Gandhi
Putlibai Gandhi was the deeply religious and influential mother of Mahatma Gandhi, whose piety and values profoundly shaped his character and philosophy.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Gandhi family
Target entity description: The Gandhi family is a prominent Indian family best known for producing Mahatma Gandhi, the leader of India’s nonviolent independence movement against British rule.

A. Manilal Gandhi
Manilal Gandhi was an Indian independence activist and the second son of Mahatma Gandhi, known for his work as a journalist and editor in South Africa.
B. Harilal Gandhi
Harilal Gandhi was the eldest son of Mahatma Gandhi and Kasturba Gandhi, known for his troubled relationship with his father and struggles with identity, education, and alcoholism.
C. Karamchand Gandhi
Karamchand Gandhi was an Indian political figure who served as the diwan (chief minister) of the princely state of Porbandar and was the father of Mahatma Gandhi.
D. Devdas Gandhi
Devdas Gandhi was the youngest son of Mahatma Gandhi, known for his work as a journalist and editor with The Hindustan Times and for his involvement in India’s independence movement.
E. Putlibai Gandhi
Putlibai Gandhi was the deeply religious and influential mother of Mahatma Gandhi, whose piety and values profoundly shaped his character and philosophy.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (58)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Indian activist ⓘ Indian author ⓘ Indian diplomat ⓘ Indian historian ⓘ Indian independence activist ⓘ Indian journalist ⓘ Indian lawyer ⓘ Indian political activist ⓘ Indian political family ⓘ Indian politician ⓘ Indian politician ⓘ Indian-American activist ⓘ Indian-South African activist ⓘ social activist ⓘ
child	Devdas Gandhi ⓘ Harilal Gandhi ⓘ Manilal Gandhi ⓘ Ramdas Gandhi ⓘ
country	India ⓘ
ethnicGroup	Gujarati people ⓘ
family	Gandhi family self-linksurface differs ⓘ Gandhi family self-linksurface differs ⓘ Gandhi family self-linksurface differs ⓘ Gandhi family self-linksurface differs ⓘ Gandhi family self-linksurface differs ⓘ Gandhi family self-linksurface differs ⓘ Gandhi family self-linksurface differs ⓘ Gandhi family self-linksurface differs ⓘ Gandhi family self-linksurface differs ⓘ Gandhi family self-linksurface differs ⓘ
father	Mahatma Gandhi ⓘ surface form: Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi Mahatma Gandhi ⓘ surface form: Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi Mahatma Gandhi ⓘ surface form: Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi Mahatma Gandhi ⓘ surface form: Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
grandfather	Mahatma Gandhi ⓘ surface form: Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi Mahatma Gandhi ⓘ surface form: Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi Mahatma Gandhi ⓘ surface form: Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
greatGrandfather	Mahatma Gandhi ⓘ surface form: Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
hasAncestor	Karamchand Gandhi ⓘ surface form: Karamchand Uttamchand Gandhi Putlibai Gandhi ⓘ
knownFor	Indian independence movement ⓘ nonviolent resistance ⓘ social reform in India ⓘ
language	Gujarati ⓘ
notableMember	Arun Manilal Gandhi ⓘ Devdas Gandhi ⓘ Gopalkrishna Gandhi ⓘ Harilal Gandhi ⓘ Kasturba Gandhi ⓘ Manilal Gandhi ⓘ Mahatma Gandhi ⓘ surface form: Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi Rajmohan Gandhi ⓘ Ramdas Gandhi ⓘ Tushar Gandhi ⓘ
origin	Porbandar ⓘ
region	Gujarat ⓘ
religion	Hinduism ⓘ
spouse	Kasturba Gandhi ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (22)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Karamchand Gandhi → memberOf → Gandhi family ⓘ

Ramdas Gandhi → notableFamily → Gandhi family ⓘ

Putlibai → familyName → Gandhi family ⓘ

Putlibai → partOf → Gandhi family ⓘ