Arun Manilal Gandhi
Arun Manilal Gandhi (April 14, 1934 – May 2, 2023) was an Indian-American socio-political activist. He was born in South Africa. He is the fifth grandson of Mohandas Gandhi. Gandhi considers himself to be a Hindu but expresses universalist views.[2] Gandhi has worked closely with Christian priests and his philosophies are strongly influenced by Buddhist, Hindu, Muslim and Christian ideas. In 2003 Gandhi was one of the signatories to Humanism and Its Aspirations (Humanist Manifesto III).[3] Gandhi considered himself to be a Hindu but expressed universalist views.[4] Gandhi had worked closely with Christian priests and his philosophies were strongly influenced by Buddhist, Hindu, Muslim and Christian concepts. Like his grandfather, he also believed in the concept of 'non-violence' (Ahimsa).[5] Gandhi claimed to be more Unitarian then anything else. He took his prayers public and did not practice Hinduism in the traditional sense.
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 Gandhi at a memorial service at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington, D.C. in 2012 | |
| Born | Arun Manilal Gandhi April 14, 1934 |
| Died | May 2, 2023 (aged 89) |
| Nationality | Indian citizenship South African citizenship American |
| Citizenship | American |
| Spouse(s) | Sunanda Gandhi (m. 1957; died 2007) |
| Children | 2, including Tushar |
| Parent(s) | Manilal Gandhi Sushila Mashruwala |
| Relatives | Vivan Gandhi (grandson) Kasturi Gandhi (granddaughter) Ela Gandhi, Sita Gandhi (sisters) |
Gandhi met nurse Sunanda in a hospital and they married in 1957. The couple had 2 children, Tushar, born on January 17, 1960, and Archana. Gandhi and Sunanda stayed married until her death on February 21, 2007.
Gandhi died on May 2, 2023 in Kolhapur, India at the Sunanda Gandhi home for girls, after a brief illness, at the age of 89.[6]
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From left to right: Gandhi, his Grandfather Gandhi co-author Bethany Hegedus, and Ilyasah Shabazz, daughter of Malcolm X, speaking on the "Peace: The Next Generation" panel at the 2014 Brooklyn Book Festival on the topic of growing up a child of a political figure
References
- ↑ https://www.arungandhi.net/.
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- ↑ (May 8, 2018) Human Manifesto III Signers
- ↑ Arun Gandhi reaches beyond Hindu religious traditions
- ↑ (May 8, 2018) Arun Gandhi Biography Archived 2019-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Mahatma Gandhi's grandson Arun Gandhi passes away at 89". The Times of India. May 2, 2023. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/mahatma-gandhis-grandson-arun-gandhi-passes-away-at-89/articleshow/99922508.cms. Retrieved May 2, 2023.