Ela gandhi sita gandhi biography
Gandhi was born in Durban, Union of South Africa to Manilal Gandhi and grew up in an ashram of the Phoenix Settlement near Durban, South Africa..
Ela Gandhi was born in Phoenix, Durban in July 1.
Ela Gandhi
Ela Gandhi | |
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Gandhi at Phoenix Settlement, South Africa, | |
Born | () 1 July (age84) Durban, Natal Province, South Africa |
Almamater | University of Natal |
Occupation(s) | Politician, activist |
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Ela Gandhi (born 1 July ) is a South Africanpolitician and peace activist.
She was a Member of Parliament in South Africa from to Gandhi is the granddaughter of Mahatma Gandhi.
Life
[change | change source]Ela Gandhi was born in Durban, South Africa. She grew up in Ashram near Durban.
She received her B.A. degree at the former Natal University and later received a B.A. in social science from the University of South Africa.
Ela Gandhi (–), daughter of Manilal Gandhi and Sushila Mashruwala Kirti Menon (–) (née Dhupelia), daughter of Sita (nee Gandhi) and.After her graduation, she worked as a social worker with the Verulam Child and Family Welfare Society for 15 years. She also worked with the Durban Indian Child and Family Welfare Society for five years.
Resistance against apartheid
[change | change source]Ela Gandhi was sub