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Harilal Gandhi
Heeralal Mohandas Gandhi (formerly Abdullah Gandhi; born Harilal Mohandas Gandhi; 23 August 1888 – 18 June 1948) was the eldest son of Mahatma Gandhi and Kasturba Gandhi. He had three younger brothers: Manilal Gandhi, Ramdas Gandhi and Devdas Gandhi. Early life Harilal was born on 23 August 1888, just before his father left for England for higher studies. Harilal remained in India with his mother. Harilal was involved in the Indian independence movement, and was imprisoned as a satyagrahi six times between 1908 and 1911. His willingness to endure these sentences earned him the nickname of 'Chhote (Little) Gandhi'. He too wanted to go to England for higher studies, hoping to become a barrister as his father had once been. His father however firmly opposed this, believing that a Western-style education would not be helpful in the struggle against British rule over India, leading to tensions between father and son. Eventually rebelling against his father's decision, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rajkot
Rajkot () is the fourth-largest city in the Indian state of Gujarat Gujarat () is a States of India, state along the Western India, western coast of India. Its coastline of about is the longest in the country, most of which lies on the Kathiawar peninsula. Gujarat is the List of states and union territories ... after Ahmedabad, Surat, and Vadodara, and is in the centre of the Saurashtra (region), Saurashtra region of Gujarat. Rajkot is the 35th-largest metropolitan area in India, with a population of more than 2 million as of 2021. Rajkot is the 6th cleanest city of India, and it is the 22nd fastest-growing city in the world as of March 2021.10L Population cities) in India according to 'Swachh Vayu Survekshan 2024 Results' Demographics As of the 2011 Census of India, Rajkot recorded a total population of 1,390,640. Rajkot city has an average literacy rate of 82.20%, higher than the national average. The population is 52.43% male and 47.47% female. Most of the po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gandhi
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (2October 186930January 1948) was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist, and political ethicist who employed nonviolent resistance to lead the successful campaign for India's independence from British rule. He inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world. The honorific '' Mahātmā'' (from Sanskrit, meaning great-souled, or venerable), first applied to him in South Africa in 1914, is now used throughout the world. Born and raised in a Hindu family in coastal Gujarat, Gandhi trained in the law at the Inner Temple in London and was called to the bar at the age of 22. After two uncertain years in India, where he was unable to start a successful law practice, Gandhi moved to South Africa in 1893 to represent an Indian merchant in a lawsuit. He went on to live in South Africa for 21 years. Here, Gandhi raised a family and first employed nonviolent resistance in a campaign for civil rights. In 1915, aged 45, he returned t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1888 Births
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Karamchand Uttamchand Gandhi
Karamchand Uttamchand Gandhi (1822 — 16 November 1885) was a court official in Porbandar. He served as Diwan of Porbandar and Rajkot and was the father of Mahatma Gandhi. Life The Gandhi family originated from the village of Kutiana in what was then Junagadh State. In the early 18th century, Lalji Gandhi moved to Porbandar and entered the service of its ruler, the Rana. Successive generations of the family served as civil servants in the state administration before Uttamchand, Karamchand's father, became ''diwan'' in the early 19th century under the then Rana of Porbandar, Khimojiraj. In 1831, Rana Khimojiraj died suddenly and was succeeded by his 12-year-old only son, Vikmatji. As a result, Rana Khimojiraj's widow, Rani Rupaliba, became regent for her son. She soon fell out with Uttamchand and forced him to return to his ancestral village in Junagadh. While in Junagadh, Uttamchand appeared before its Nawab and saluted him with his left hand instead of his right, replying t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marathi Language
Marathi (; , 𑘦𑘨𑘰𑘙𑘲, , ) is a Classical languages of India, classical Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan language predominantly spoken by Marathi people in the Indian state of Maharashtra and is also spoken in Goa, and parts of Gujarat, Karnataka and the territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu. It is the official language of Maharashtra, and an additional official language in the state of Goa, where it is used for replies, when requests are received in Marathi. It is one of the 22 scheduled languages of India, with 83 million speakers as of 2011. Marathi ranks 13th in the List of languages by number of native speakers, list of languages with most native speakers in the world. Marathi has the List of languages by number of native speakers in India, third largest number of native ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akshaye Khanna
Akshaye Khanna (born 28 March 1975) is an Indian actor who works in Hindi films. Khanna is known for his versatility, which has secured him numerous accolades including two Filmfare Awards. Born to actor Vinod Khanna, he made his acting debut with '' Himalay Putra'' (1997). His next release, J. P. Dutta's war drama ''Border'' (1997) emerged as a critical and commercial success, earning him the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut. Khanna replicated this success with the romance '' Taal'' (1999), the comedy-drama '' Dil Chahta Hai'' (2001) which won him the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor, the comedies '' Hungama'' (2003) and '' Hulchul'' (2004), the murder mystery '' 36 China Town'' (2006), the action thriller '' Race'' (2008), and the heist comedy '' Tees Maar Khan'' (2010). He drew critical praise for featuring in the thrillers '' Humraaz'' and '' Deewangee'' (both 2002), the biopic '' Gandhi, My Father'' (2007) and the action thriller '' Aakrosh'' (2010). Followi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anil Kapoor
Anil Kapoor (born 24 December 1956) is an Indian actor and producer who works primarily in Hindi cinema, Hindi films, in addition to Indian television and international films. In a career spanning over 40 years as an actor and since 2005 as a producer, Kapoor has appeared in more than Anil Kapoor filmography, 100 films. He has received List of awards and nominations received by Anil Kapoor, several accolades, including two National Film Awards and seven Filmfare Awards. Born to film producer Surinder Kapoor, he made his Bollywood debut with a small role in the romance ''Hamare Tumhare'' (1979) before starring in the Telugu cinema, Telugu film ''Vamsa Vruksham'' (1980) and Kannada cinema, Kannada film ''Pallavi Anupallavi'' (1983). His first two successes were ''Woh 7 Din'' (1984) and ''Meri Jung'' (1985), which made him a star. He went onto establish himself as an actor with highly successful ventures, throughout the 1980s and 1990s, such as ''Saaheb'' (1985), ''Karma (1986 fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Feroz Abbas Khan
Feroz Abbas Khan is an Indian theatre and film director, playwright and screenwriter, who is most known for directing plays like Mughal-e-Azam, ''Saalgirah'', '' Tumhari Amrita'' (1992), ''Salesman Ramlal'' and ''Gandhi Viruddh Gandhi''. Career He was the first artistic director of the Prithvi Theatre in Mumbai and in 1983 was head of the Prithvi Theatre Festival with Jennifer Kapoor and Akash Khurana. He started with productions like the early comedy ''All the Best'' and ''Saalgirah'' (1993), written by playwright Javed Siddiqui with Anupam Kher and Kirron Kher, which incidentally became her first acting performance during her comeback after a sabbatical. In 1992, the play '' Love Letters'' by American playwright and novelist A. R. Gurney was adapted to Urdu as Tumhari Amrita and given an Indian context by Javed Siddiqi. It was performed by veteran actors Shabana Azmi and Farooq Sheikh at the Jennifer Kapoor Festival in Prithvi theatre in February 1992 for the first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gandhi, My Father
''Gandhi, My Father'' is a 2007 Indian Hindi-language biographical drama film directed by Feroz Abbas Khan. It was produced by Anil Kapoor, and released on 3 August 2007. The film stars Darshan Jariwala, Akshaye Khanna, Bhumika Chawla, and Shefali Shah. The film explores the troubled relationship between Mahatma Gandhi and his son Harilal Gandhi. The film is based upon the biography of Harilal Gandhi, titled ''Harilal Gandhi: A Life'' by Chandulal Bhagubhai Dalal. Khan's play, ''Mahatma vs. Gandhi'', while different from this film, had a similar theme which was based on a novel by Gujarati author Dinkar Joshi. The film was shot in South Africa and in several Indian cities, including Mumbai and Ahmedabad. Plot ''Gandhi My Father'' paints the picture of Gandhi's intricate, complex, and strained relationship with his son, Harilal Gandhi. From the onset, the two had dreams in opposite directions. Harilal's ambition was to study abroad and become a barrister like his father, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamathipura
Kamathipura (also spelled Kamthipura) is a neighbourhood in Mumbai, India known for prostitution. It was first settled after 1795 with the construction of causeways that connected the erstwhile seven islands of Mumbai. Initially known as Lal Bazaar, it got its name from the '' Kamathis'' (workers) of other areas of the country, who were labourers on sexual sites. Due to tough police crackdowns, in the late 1990s with the rise of AIDS and government's redevelopment policy that helped sex workers to move out of the profession and subsequently out of Kamathipura, the number of sex workers in the area has dwindled. Since then, Kamathipura has experience gentrification, and as of 2017, Kamathipura had less than 2000 sex workers. Real estate expansion has pushed the brothels into only two of the 14 lanes which they originally occupied. In 1992, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) recorded there were 45,000 sex workers, which decreased to 1,600 in 2009 and 500 in 2018. Many sex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vakola
Santacruz or Santa Cruz (Pronunciation: aːn̪t̪akɾuːz is a suburb of Mumbai. The Santacruz railway station on the Mumbai Suburban Railway, the domestic terminal (T1) of the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, and one campus of the University of Mumbai, are all located in Santacruz (East). Santacruz and its neighbouring suburb Khar fall under the H East and H West wards of the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai. The locality had a population of 675,951 in 1991, over an area of 12.98 square kilometers, giving it a population density of 36,668 persons per square kilometer. History The term ''Santa Cruz'' comes from the Portuguese words meaning " Holy Cross", a reference to a 150-year-old Cross located on Chapel lane within the compound of a home for destitute women run by Mother Teresa's Missionaries of Charity trust. That name was also given to a church that existed on a site on the western side of the railway station along the current Swami Vivekanand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sewri
Sewri (International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration, IAST: ''Śivdī,'' Help:IPA/Marathi, [ʃiʋɖiː]) is a locality along the eastern edge of South Mumbai, in Maharashtra, India. It is also the name of a Sewri railway station, railway station on the Harbour Line (Mumbai Suburban Railway), Central Railway Harbour Line. Sewri (pronounced as Shivdi / शिवडी) is a small hamlet on the eastern shore of the Parel island, one of the original seven islands of Bombay. Sewri has a Sewri Fort, fort that dates back to 1770. The Agri-Horticultural Society had established gardens at Sewri, which were acquired in 1865 by Arthur Crawford, then the Municipal Commissioner of Bombay, for building a European cemetery. Large parts of Sewri belong to the Bombay Port Trust and were incorporated into the harbour facilities. In 1996, the mangrove swamps of Sewri were declared a protected ecology. Lesser flamingos from other parts of India come to these mangroves to breed. The coastal area ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
