How did Indira Gandhi get the name Gandhi?

The Gandhi surname came from Feroze Gandhi, a politician of Gujarati Parsi ancestry, who changed the spelling of his surname, from Ghandy to Gandhi, after joining the independence movement to bring it in line with that of Mahatma Gandhi (no relation).

What is Feroze Gandhi original name?

Feroze Jehangir Gandhi
Feroze Gandhi/Full name

What is the real name of Nehru?

Jawaharlal Nehru was born on 14 November 1889 in Allahabad in British India. His father, Motilal Nehru (1861–1931), a self-made wealthy barrister who belonged to the Kashmiri Pandit community, served twice as president of the Indian National Congress, in 1919 and 1928.

What happened to Beant Singh and Satwant Singh?

Beant Singh was shot to death during interrogation in custody soon after the assassination. Satwant Singh was arrested and later sentenced to death by hanging along with co-conspirator Kehar Singh.

What was Gandhiji’s mother’s name?

Putlibai Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi/Mothers
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (Mahatma Gandhi) was born on October 2, 1869, into a Hindu Modh family in Porbanadar, Gujarat, India. His father, named Karamchand Gandhi, was the Chief Minister (diwan) of the city of Porbanadar. His mother, named Putlibai, was the fourth wife; the previous three wives died in childbirth.

What was the name of the farm which Gandhiji established in South Africa in 1910?

Tolstoy Farm, named after the great Russian writer whom Gandhi much admired, was a community started by Gandhi in Transvaal, South Africa, in 1910. It became the headquarters of the Satyagraha campaign which Gandhi led at that time.

Why did Firoze Ghandy change his surname?

There are different opinions among writers and historians, as some claim that Firoze GHANDY changed his surname as he greatly influenced by Mahatma Gandhi.

Where was Feroze Jehangir Ghandhy born?

In his birth certificate, Feroze Jehangir Ghandhy was stated to be born on September 12, 1912. The spelling of the surname is written as GHANDHY not GANDHI. According to this birth certificate, the Bombay hospital where he was born was Parsi..

Who is Jehangir Ghandy?

Feroze Jehangir Ghandy was born to a Parsi family at Bombay. He abandoned his studies in 1930 to join the Indian independence movement. After joining the independence movement, Feroze changed the spelling of surname from “Ghandy” to “Gandhi” (Ref- India after Gandhi: The History of the World’s Largest Democracy- Ramachandra Guha,(2011) page.

Who is fatferoze Jehangir?

Feroze was the youngest of the five children with two brothers Dorab and Faridun Jehangir, and two sisters, Tehmina Kershashp and Aloo Dastur. The family had migrated to Bombay from Bharuch (now in South Gujarat) where their ancestral home, which belonged to his grandfather, still exists in Kotpariwad.