Mahatma Gandhi and Kasturba had four sons- Harilal, Manilal, Ramdas and Devdas. While Gandhi did not have a daughter of his own, he adopted Laxmi, a girl who had gone to live at his ashram. She was the daughter of a Dalit couple.
Original Location + Cardinal Points: South Africa, Africa
Present Location: Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Samiti, New Delhi
Date/Period: 1903
Medium: Photograph
Mahatma Gandhi and Kasturba had four sons- Harilal, Manilal, Ramdas and Devdas. While Gandhi did not have a daughter of his own, he adopted Laxmi, a girl who had gone to live at his ashram. She was the daughter of a Dalit couple.
When Mohandas was in his thirteenth year he was married to Kasturba who was also of about the same age. She was the daughter of Gokuldas Makanji, a merchant of Porbandar. The wedding ceremonies were performed at Porbandar in great pomp befitting the status of the two families. Mohandas had to discontinue his education for some months to take part in the festivities that extended over a long period. The couple brought together in this child marriage started their married life immediately thereafter.
