Devdas Gandhi

Devdas Gandhi
Devdas Gandhi
	Devdas Gandhi in 1931
Born	Devdas Mohandas Gandhi; 22 May 1900; Colony of Natal
Died	3 August 1957 (aged 57); Bombay, Bombay State, India
Nationality	Indian
Spouse	Lakshmi Gandhi
Children	4, including Rajmohan, Ramchandra, and Gopalkrishna
Parents	Mahatma Gandhi; Kasturba Gandhi;
Relatives	C. Rajagopalachari (father-in-law); C. R. Narasimhan (brother-in-law);

Devdas Mohandas Gandhi (22 May 1900 – 3 August 1957) was the fourth and youngest son of Mahatma Gandhi. He was born in the Colony of Natal and came to India with his parents as a grown man. He became active in his father's movement, spending many terms in jail. He also became a prominent journalist, serving as editor of Hindustan Times. He was also the first pracharak of the Dakshina Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha (DBHPS), established by Mohandas Gandhi in Tamil Nadu in 1918. The purpose of the Sabha was to propagate Hindi in southern India.

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