Tushar Gandhi
| Tushar Arun Gandhi | |
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| Born | January 17, 1960 |
| Residence | Mumbai, India |
| Nationality |  India |
| Alma mater | Mithibai College |
| Board member of | Managing Trustee, Mahatma Gandhi Foundation |
| Spouse(s) | Sonal Desai |
| Children | Vivan Gandhi, Kasturi Gandhi [1] |
| Parents | Arun Manilal Gandhi , Sunanda Gandhi |
| Relatives | Great-grandson of Mohandas Gandhi[2] |
Tushar Arun Gandhi (तुषार गांधी) (born 17 January 1960) is the son of journalist Arun Manilal Gandhi, grandson of Manilal Gandhi and great-grandson of Mahatma Gandhi.[3] In March 2005, he led the 75th anniversary re-enactment of the Dandi March.[4] In 2006, he was appointed as a Goodwill Ambassador of the CISRI-ISP Intergovernmental Institution for the use of Micro-algae Spirulina Against Malnutrition.
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Personal Life[edit]
Born on a train between Mumbai and Kolkata, he was raised in the Mumbai suburb of Santa Cruz.[4] He studied at Adarsh Vinay Mandir, a local Gujarati-medium school. He holds a degree in painting from Mithibai College.[4]
Gandhi lives in Mumbai with his wife, Sonal Desai[1] and two children, a son Vivan Gandhi and daughter Kasturi Gandhi. Kasturi was so named after Kasturba Gandhi.
Tushar Gandhi also runs the Mahatma Gandhi Foundation.[4] He is the Chairman of Australian Indian Rural Development Foundation (AIRDF)
Politics[edit]
In 1988, he joined the Samajwadi Party but switched to the Congress in 1995.[4]
Controversies[edit]
In December 2001, Tushar Gandhi negotiated with American marketing firm CMG Worldwide to use the Mahatma’s image in an advertisement for a credit card company.[4] The public outcry forced him to cancel the deal.[5]
In his book Let’s Kill Gandhi, he blames Brahmins for assassinating Mohandas. Critics have claimed that the book defames all Brahmins. Gandhi has stressed that his claims relate only to "a certain group of Brahmins from Pune [who] were continuously attempting on the life of my great grandfather" rather than to Brahmins in general.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "A Rare Glimpse Into Four Generations Of Mahatma Gandhi Family". Mere Pix.
- ^ "Bring Bapu’s belongings home". The Times of India. Retrieved Aug 19, 2012.
- ^ "Tushar Gandhi to bid for Bapu's belongings". The Times of India. Retrieved Feb 18, 2009.
- ^ a b c d e f "Busy branding Bapu". The Hindustan Times. February 03, 2007.
- ^ Marketing the Mahatma, Frontline Magazine
- ^ "'I was misquoted,' says Tushar Gandhi", Yahoo! India News
External links[edit]
- Tushar Gandhi takes the plunge into politics
- Tushar Gandhi prays at Mahatma Gandhi's birthplace
- Busy branding Bapu
- Remark by Mahatma's kin invites litigation
- Being Mahatma’s descendants brings bouquets and brickbats
- Intergovernmental Institution for the use of Micro-algae Spirulina Against Malnutrition
- "Marketing the Mahatma" Frontline Magazine
- "Busy Branding Bapu" Hindustan Times
- Tushar Gandhi on Microblogging Platform 'Twitter'
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