Characters from Gandhi

Character Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major characters in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Characters

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, The Mahatma Gandhi - This character was born October 2, 1869, in the small seaside town of Porbandar, on the Kathiawar Peninsula in western India. As a young boy, he was shy but had a decided rebellious streak.

Kasturbai - This character eventually married her husband through an arrangement which was made when both were thirteen-years-old.

Karamchand Gandhi - He held various prime minister positions to the raja or rana of small communities.

Putlibai - This person was adored by his mother who he viewed as saintly and deeply...
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