Kasturba Gandhi

Swati Upadhye

Description

The woman of a nation is the mirror to its civilization. The condition of a nation is determined by the status of its women. This series presents the short biographies of great Indian women in different fields that act as a source of inspiration and motivation for children to excel in the field of activities they arc related with.

Sujets

• Lettres et linguistique

Informations

• Publié par: Diamond Books
• Date de parution: 08 décembre 2021
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9788128822223
• Langue: English

Extrait

Great Women of India
Kasturba Gandhi
 

 
eISBN: 978-81-2882-222-3
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Kasturba Gandhi
By-Swati Upadhye
Contents 1. Introduction 2. Childhood 3. Married Life 4. First Spark of Her Rights 5. Beginning of Education 6. South Africa 7. Social Worker 8. Feeding the Guests 9. Belief in Vegetarianism 10. Dominical Law of South Africa 11. Team Leader 12. Satyagraha in Gujrat 13. A Devoted Wife and Leader 14. A Devoted Wife 15. Health Problems 16. Death 17. Conclusion
KASTURBA GANDHI
 
Introduction
During her lifetime, Kasturba Gandhi was fondly called as ‘Ba’ by Indians. She was the wife of Mahatma Gandhi. She was a devoted wife, freedom fighter and a social worker. She stood behind her husband during the freedom struggle. She too took active part in the freedom struggle. She proved herself, as the saying goes, ‘Behind every successful man there is a woman.’
 
Childhood
Kastur was born on April 11th, 1869 at Porbandar. Her father was Gokuladas and mother was Vrajkunwerba Kapadia. He was a businessman and Mayor of Porbandar. The couple had three children – two sons and a daughter. The daughter was named as Kastur. She was an adorable child. In those days, girls were not given any education. Kastur was not sent to school during her childhood. She remained illiterate.
As per the customs of those days, children were married at a very tender age.