During the famous Dandi March or Salt
March, a photograph of Gandhi ji had 'gone viral' (using the modern term
for 'becoming famous') where he was shown walking with a small kid holding his
walking-stick. That small kid was his grandson Kanubhai Gandhi. Kanubhai Gandhi
was son of Gandhi ji's third son - Ramdas Gandhi.
Kanubhai Gandhi went to the USA and served as a scientist
in NASA for 25 years. He was married to Shivalakshmi. In the year 2013,
the couple returned in India and settled in Surat, Gujarat. The couple did not have
any children. Hence they started living in an old age home (Ashram). In the
year 2016, Kanubhai passed away. After demise of her husband, Shivalakshmi ji
lived in Ashrams and of late she had settled in Bhimrad village of Surat.
Shivalakhsmi ji had made a
Shivalakshmi Kanubhai Ramdas Gandhi Charitable Trust in Surat and gave away all
life-savings of the family to it. The trust worked for education and healthcare
for women and children as well as spreading the message of Gandhi ji. The
family left total of around Rs 12 Crore for the trust to be used for social
cause.
There is a news from yesterday that Shivalakshmi
ji has passed away due to old age related ailments at the age of 94. Om Shanti.
- Rahul Tiwary
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