Every year on October 2, the whole India celebrates the birthday of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi a.k.a., Mahatma Gandhi. The entire nation comes together to pay their respect for his selfless contribution to the fight for ‘Azaad Bharat‘. Whether we talk about his Dandhi Salt March or Quit India Movement, we get to see how non-violently he fought with the Britishers. While the whole world is aware of his incredible teachings, values, and messages of peace and solidarity. People are less aware of his wife, Kasturba Gandhi, who had played an integral role in his fight for India’s freedom.
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It was in May 1883, when 13-year-old Mohandas had tied the knot with 14-year-old Kasturba in an arranged marriage arranged by their families. At the time of their wedding, both Kasturba and Mohandas were merely kids, and it was more like a festival for them, as they weren’t aware of the meaning of marriage at that time. Once Mahatma Gandhi had recalled the day of his wedding and had described it as a day full of happiness because a lot of relatives had visited them with a lot of sweets and new clothes. Well, with time the two grew up and had their first child in 1886, but sadly, the baby had died after a few days. However, in the coming years, the couple was blessed with four kids, Harilal (1888), Manilal (1892), Ramdas (1897), and Devdas (1900).