Gandhi (disambiguation)

Gandhi (disambiguation)

Gandhi is an Indian family name, mostly known for two prominent but unrelated Indian families, those of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (1869–1948), the Indian independence leader often known in the west as Mahatma Gandhi, and of Indira Gandhi (1917–1984), the first woman Prime Minister of India .

People

Family of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (1869-1948)

*Kasturba Gandhi (1869-1944), wife
*Harilal Gandhi (1888–1948), eldest son
*Manilal Gandhi (1891–1956), second son:*Ela Gandhi (b. 1940), South African politician:*Arun Gandhi (b. 1934), head of M. K. Gandhi Institute for Non-violence::*Tushar Gandhi (b. 1960), Indian politician and peace activist
*Ramdas Gandhi (1897–1969), third son
*Devdas Gandhi (1900–1957), youngest son:*Rajmohan Gandhi (b. 1935), biographer:*Gopalkrishna Gandhi (b. 1945), Indian administrator, Governor of West Bengal and Bihar:*Ramchandra Gandhi (1937–2007), Indian philosopher::*Leela Gandhi (b. 1966), postcolonial theorist
* Samaldas Gandhi, cousin who led the "Arzi Hukumat" during the Junagadh crisis

Family of Indira Gandhi, see also Nehru-Gandhi Family

*Sanjay Gandhi (1946–1980), son of Indira Gandhi
*Maneka Gandhi, widow of Sanjay Gandhi
*Varun Gandhi, son of Sanjay and Maneka
*Rajiv Gandhi (1944–1991), Prime Minister of India (1984–1989); son of Indira Gandhi
*Sonia Gandhi (born 1946), widow of Rajiv Gandhi, former (2004–2006) leader of the Indian National Congress
*Rahul Gandhi (born 1970), son of Sonia Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi
*Priyanka Vadra (born 1971), daughter of Sonia Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi.

Film

*"Gandhi" is a 1982 Academy Award-winning film

Music

*Propagandhi is the name of a Canadian political band.
*Gandhi is the name of a Costa Rican rock band.
*Gandhi is the name of a American rock band.
*"Gandhi" is the title of a song by Anne McCue.
*"Gandhi", a song by Patti Smith from her 2004 album "Trampin'".
*"Visions of Gandhi" is a hip-hop/rap album by the renowned rap duo Jedi Mind Tricks.

Miscellaneous

*Mr Apukapulition Gandhi was also the nickname of Israeli politician Rehavam Zeevi.


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