Today is birth anniversary of Kasturba Gandhi. Today, on this special occasion, we are going to give important information related to his life. When we talk about the freedom struggle of India, the name of many women is reflected in our mind, but the woman whose name has become synonymous with freedom is 'Kasturba Gandhi'. Kasturba Gandhi, better known as 'Ba', was the consort of Mahatma Gandhi, the father of the nation, and contributed significantly to India's freedom movement. Despite being illiterate, Kasturba had the discretion to recognize the good and the bad. He confronted the evil of old age and on many occasions could not even stop warning Gandhi. Said Mahatma Gandhi, "Of those who have come in close contact with me and Ba, there are more people who have many times more faith in Ba than me". She spent her entire life for her husband and country. Thus, Kasturba Gandhi made a valuable contribution to the independence and social upliftment of the country.

For your information, let us tell you that Kasturba Gandhi was born on 11 April 1869 in Porbandar Nagar, Kathiawar. Kasturba's father 'Gokuldas Makanji' was an ordinary businessman and Kasturba was his third child. At that time most people did not teach their daughters and used to get married at a young age. Kasturba's father was a close friend of Mahatma Gandhi's father and the two friends had decided to convert their friendship into kinship. Kasturba was illiterate as a child and at the age of seven she was engaged to Mohandas of 6 years and both of them got married at the age of thirteen.

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