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Devdas Gandhi

1900 - 1957

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Devdas Gandhi is the 563rd most popular social activist (down from 517th in 2019), the 155th most popular biography from South Africa (down from 119th in 2019) and the 7th most popular South African Social Activist.

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Devdas Gandhi ranks 563 out of 840. Before him are Jerry Rubin, Mina Ahadi, Emily Davies, Bram Fischer, Maggie Gobran, and David Reimer. After him are Ramdas Gandhi, Josefa Francisco, Bruno Manser, Manilal Gandhi, Fred Hampton, and Bill Haywood.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1900, Devdas Gandhi ranks 276. Before him are Håkan Malmrot, Ernst Ising, Jack Cameron, Simon Janashia, Rudolf Lippert, and Stefanie Clausen. After him are Cecil Griffiths, Lőrinc Szabó, Carlos Hevia, Henri Cohen, Giuseppe Crivelli, and Konrad Granström. Among people deceased in 1957, Devdas Gandhi ranks 199. Before him are Grigory Landsberg, Ken Wharton, José Nehin, Karl Patterson Schmidt, Demetrio Neyra, and Alfredo Gollini. After him are Lőrinc Szabó, Julio Lozano Díaz, Mikhail Gnessin, Jimmy Dorsey, Ezio Pinza, and Colin Carruthers.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Devdas Gandhi ranks 155 out of 454. Before him are Pik Botha (1932), Peter de Klerk (1935), Johnny Flynn (1983), Jackie Pretorius (1934), Corrie Sanders (1966), and Bram Fischer (1908). After him are Ramdas Gandhi (1897), Johan Kriek (1958), Lesley-Ann Brandt (1981), Cecil McMaster (1895), Lucky Dube (1910), and Neville Lederle (1938).

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In South Africa

Among social activists born in South Africa, Devdas Gandhi ranks 7. Before him are Nelson Mandela (1918), Steve Biko (1946), Frances Ames (1920), Evelyn Mase (1922), Ted Grant (1913), and Bram Fischer (1908). After him are Ramdas Gandhi (1897), Denis Goldberg (1933), Albertina Sisulu (1918), Beyers Naudé (1915), Lillian Ngoyi (1911), and Hector Pieterson (1963).

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