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Tushar Gandhi
Tushar Gandhi
	Gandhi in 2014
Born	Tushar Arun Gandhi; 17 January 1960 (age 64); Shegaon, Bombay State, India
Nationality	Indian
Education	Mithibai College
Board member of	Managing Trustee, Mahatma Gandhi Foundation
Spouse	Sonal Desai (m. 1985)
Children	2
Parent(s)	Arun Manilal Gandhi ; Sunanda Gandhi
Relatives	Manilal Gandhi (grandfather); Mahatma Gandhi (great-grandfather); Kasturba Gandhi (great-grandmother)
Website	Official website

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Tushar Arun Gandhi (born 17 January 1960) is an Indian author and son of Arun Manilal Gandhi, thus great-grandson of Mahatma Gandhi.^[3] In March 2005, he led the 75th anniversary re-enactment of the Dandi March.^[4] From 2007 to 2012, he was the Goodwill Ambassador of the CISRI-ISP Intergovernmental Institution for the use of Micro-algae Spirulina Against Malnutrition.

Early life

Tushar Arun Gandhi was born on 17 January 1960, in Shegaon, Maharashtra, to Arun and Sunanda Gandhi [ml].^[5]^[6] His father was an author and his mother was a researcher. Tushar was raised in the Mumbai suburb of Santacruz.^[4] He studied at Adarsh Vinay Mandir, a local Gujarati-medium school. He holds a diploma in printing from the Government Institute of Printing Technology, Mumbai. He is also known for his Anti-Brahmin views and leftist agendas.

Personal life

Gandhi resides in Mumbai. In 1985, he married Sonal Desai.^[1] Together, they have 2 children, son Vivan Gandhi and daughter Kasturi Gandhi. Kasturi was so named after Kasturba Gandhi.

Career

Tushar Gandhi is best known for having established in 1998 in Vadodara, Gujarat, the Mahatma Gandhi Foundation. It is now located in Mumbai (and he is still its President).

Since 1996, he has served as the President of the Lok Seva Trust, an NGO established by Dr. Kanti Gandhi, grandson of Mahatma Gandhi in central Bombay in the mid-1950s for the welfare of textile-mill labourers.

In 2000, Tushar portrayed himself in a fictional Tamil - Hindi movie directed by Kamal Hassan, "Hey Ram".

In 2001, Tushar Gandhi negotiated with American marketing firm CMG Worldwide the use of the Mahatma’s image in an advertisement (aimed at university students) for a credit card company.^[4] This perceived betrayal of Gandhian ideals was followed by a public outcry causing him to cancel the deal.^[7]

On January 30, 2003, as the 55th anniversary of his great-grandfather's assassination approaches. He and 150 other politicians have led a hunger strike in New Delhi because of Clone High's depiction of Gandhi caused a massive backlash.^[8]

In 2009, he did likewise in a semi-fictional movie, "Road to Sangam," based on an episode in his own life.

A nonfiction book by him, Let's Kill Gandhi, was published in 2007 and became for a few weeks a best seller in India. Tushar in his book Let’s Kill Gandhi, blamed Brahmins in general for assassinating Mahatma Gandhi. Some critics claimed that the book defamed all Brahmins. Tushar has said he was misquoted and his claims relate only to "a certain group of Brahmins from Pune [who] were continuously attempting on the life of my great grandfather", rather than to Brahmins in general.^[9]

In 2008 he was appointed Chairman of the Australian Indian Rural Development Foundation (AIRDF).

He is trustee at Maharashtra Gandhi Smarak Nidhi since 2014.^[10]

In 2018 he played a significant role in petitioning successfully the Supreme Court of India to direct the states and Union Territories to comply with its orders to curb cow-vigilante lynch mobs.

In 2019 he became a Director of the Gandhi Research Foundation in Jalgaon, Maharashtra.

In 2023, Tushar Gandhi was appointed as the Ambassador for “Return to Palestine”. This connected to his work on behalf of boycott movements in India.

References

^ ^a ^b "A Rare Glimpse Into Four Generations Of Mahatma Gandhi Family". Mere Pix. March 2013.
^ "Bring Bapu's belongings home". The Times of India. 19 August 2012. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014.
^ "Tushar Gandhi to bid for Bapu's belongings". The Times of India. 18 February 2009. Archived from the original on 29 June 2013.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Busy branding Bapu". The Hindustan Times. 3 February 2007. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012.
^ "Mahatma Gandhi's Great Grandson Joins Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Yatra".
^ "Mahatma Gandhi's great-grandson joins Rahul at Bharat Jodo Yatra: 'history is…'".
^ Marketing the Mahatma^[usurped], Frontline Magazine
^ Sharma, Ashok (31 January 2003). "MTV's Gandhi 'insult' outrages Indian MPs". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
^ Understanding the Mahatma
^ "Board – Maharashtra Gandhi Smarak Nidhi". Retrieved 26 July 2022.

External links

[MerePix-1] "A Rare Glimpse Into Four Generations Of Mahatma Gandhi Family". Mere Pix. March 2013.

[2] "Bring Bapu's belongings home". The Times of India. 19 August 2012. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014.

[3] "Tushar Gandhi to bid for Bapu's belongings". The Times of India. 18 February 2009. Archived from the original on 29 June 2013.

[htbusybranding-4] "Busy branding Bapu". The Hindustan Times. 3 February 2007. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012.

[5] "Mahatma Gandhi's Great Grandson Joins Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Yatra".

[6] "Mahatma Gandhi's great-grandson joins Rahul at Bharat Jodo Yatra: 'history is…'".

[7] Marketing the Mahatma^[usurped], Frontline Magazine

[8] Sharma, Ashok (31 January 2003). "MTV's Gandhi 'insult' outrages Indian MPs". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 25 August 2024.

[9] Understanding the Mahatma

[10] "Board – Maharashtra Gandhi Smarak Nidhi". Retrieved 26 July 2022.

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-'''Tushar Arun Gandhi''' (born 17  January 1960) is an Indian author and son of [[Arun Manilal Gandhi]], thus great-grandson of [[Mahatma Gandhi]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Tushar Gandhi to bid for Bapu's belongings|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-02-18/ahmedabad/28036314_1_auction-house-tushar-gandhi-belongings|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130629121930/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-02-18/ahmedabad/28036314_1_auction-house-tushar-gandhi-belongings|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 June 2013|date=18 February 2009|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>  In March 2005, he led the 75th anniversary re-enactment of the [[Dandi March]].<ref name=htbusybranding /> From 2007 to 2012, he was the Goodwill Ambassador of the CISRI-ISP Intergovernmental Institution for the use of Micro-algae Spirulina Against Malnutrition.
+'''Tushar Arun Gandhi''' (born 17  January 1960) is an Indian author and son of [[Arun Manilal Gandhi]], thus great-grandson of [[Mahatma Gandhi]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Tushar Gandhi to bid for Bapu's belongings|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-02-18/ahmedabad/28036314_1_auction-house-tushar-gandhi-belongings|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130629121930/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-02-18/ahmedabad/28036314_1_auction-house-tushar-gandhi-belongings|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 June 2013|date=18 February 2009|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>  In March 2005, he led the 75th anniversary re-enactment of the [[Dandi March]].<ref name=htbusybranding /> From 2007 to 2012, he was the Goodwill Ambassador of the CISRI-ISP Intergovernmental Institution for the use of Micro-algae Spirulina Against [[Malnutrition in India|Malnutrition]].
 ==Early life==
-Tushar Arun Gandhi was born on 17 January 1960, in [[Akola]], [[Maharashtra]], to [[Arun Manilal Gandhi|Arun]] and Surnanda Gandhi. His father was an actor and his mother was a researcher. Tushar was raised in the Mumbai suburb of [[Santacruz, Mumbai|Santacruz]].<ref name=htbusybranding /> He studied at Adarsh Vinay Mandir, a local Gujarati-medium school. He holds a diploma in printing from the Government Institute of Printing Technology, Mumbai.
+Tushar Arun Gandhi was born on 17 January 1960, in [[Shegaon]], [[Maharashtra]], to [[Arun Manilal Gandhi|Arun]] and {{ill|Sunanda Gandhi|ml|സുനന്ദ_ഗാന്ധി}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/mahatma-gandhis-great-grandson-tushar-gandhi-joins-rahul-gandhis-bharat-jodo-yatra-3531675|title=Mahatma Gandhi's Great Grandson Joins Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Yatra}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/mahatma-gandhi-s-great-grandson-joins-rahul-at-bharat-jodo-yatra-history-is-101668755454013.html|title=Mahatma Gandhi's great-grandson joins Rahul at Bharat Jodo Yatra: ‘history is…'}}</ref> His father was an author and his mother was a researcher. Tushar was raised in the Mumbai suburb of [[Santacruz, Mumbai|Santacruz]].<ref name=htbusybranding /> He studied at Adarsh Vinay Mandir, a local Gujarati-medium school. He holds a diploma in printing from the Government Institute of Printing Technology, Mumbai. He is also known for his Anti-Brahmin views and leftist agendas.
 == Personal life ==
-Gandhi resides in [[Mumbai]]. In 1985, he married Sonal Desai.<ref name="MerePix" />  Together, they had 2 children. A son Vivan Gandhi and daughter Kasturi Gandhi. Kasturi was so named after [[Kasturba Gandhi]].
+Gandhi resides in [[Mumbai]]. In 1985, he married Sonal Desai.<ref name="MerePix" />  Together, they have 2 children, son Vivan Gandhi and daughter Kasturi Gandhi. Kasturi was so named after [[Kasturba Gandhi]].
 == Career ==
+Tushar Gandhi is best known for having established in 1998 in [[Vadodara]], Gujarat, the [[Mahatma Gandhi Foundation]]. It is now located in Mumbai (and he is still its President).
-Tushar Gandhi is best known for having established in 1998 in [[Vadodara]], Gujarat the [[Mahatma Gandhi Foundation]]. It is now located in Mumbai (and he is still its President). Since 1996 he has served as President of the Lok Seva Trust, an NGO which a nephew of Mahatma Gandhi had establish in central Bombay in the mid-1950s for the welfare to textile-mill labourers. In 2000, Tushar Gandhi portrayed himself in a fictional Tamil - Hindi movie directed by Kamal Hassan, "[[Hey Ram]]," and in 2009 he did likewise in a semi-fictional movie, "[[Road to Sangam]]," based on an episode in his own life. A nonfiction book by him, ''Let's Kill Gandhi'', was published in 2007 and became for a few weeks a best seller in India. In 2008 he was appointed Chairman of the Australian Indian Rural Development Foundation (AIRDF). He is trustee at [http://www.mgsnidhi.org/ Maharashtra Gandhi Smarak Nidhi] since 2014.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Board – Maharashtra Gandhi Smarak Nidhi |url=http://www.mgsnidhi.org/board/ |access-date=2022-07-26 |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2018 he played a significant role in petitioning successfully the Supreme Court of India to direct the states and Union Territories to comply with its orders to curb cow-vigilante lynch mobs. In 2019 he became a Director of the [http://www.gandhifoundation.net/ Gandhi Research Foundation], [[Jalgaon]], Maharashtra.
+Since 1996, he has served as the President of the Lok Seva Trust, an NGO established by Dr. Kanti Gandhi, grandson of Mahatma Gandhi in central Bombay in the mid-1950s for the welfare of textile-mill labourers.
-==Controversy==
+In 2000, Tushar portrayed himself in a fictional Tamil - Hindi movie directed by Kamal Hassan, "[[Hey Ram]]".
-=== Cancelation of advertisement deal ===
 In 2001, Tushar Gandhi negotiated with American marketing firm CMG Worldwide the use of the Mahatma’s image in an advertisement (aimed at university students) for a credit card company.<ref name=htbusybranding>{{cite news|title=Busy branding Bapu|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/NewsMartImportedStories/Busy-branding-Bapu/Article1-203594.aspx|newspaper=[[The Hindustan Times]]|date=3 February 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120418150403/http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/NewsMartImportedStories/Busy-branding-Bapu/Article1-203594.aspx|archive-date=18 April 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref>  This perceived betrayal of [[Gandhism|Gandhian]] ideals was followed by a public outcry causing him to cancel the deal.<ref>{{usurped|[https://web.archive.org/web/20020316020809/http://www.hinduonnet.com/fline/fl1905/19050970.htm Marketing the Mahatma]}}, ''Frontline Magazine''</ref>
+On January 30, 2003, as the 55th anniversary of his great-grandfather's assassination approaches. He and 150 other politicians have led a hunger strike in [[New Delhi]] because of [[Clone High]]'s depiction of [[List of Clone High characters#Gandhi|Gandhi]] caused a massive backlash.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sharma |first=Ashok |date=2003-01-31 |title=MTV's Gandhi 'insult' outrages Indian MPs |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2003/jan/31/pressandpublishing.india |access-date=2024-08-25 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>
-=== Accusations against Brahmins ===
-It was alleged that Tushar in his book ''Let’s Kill Gandhi'', he actually became the killer of Gandhi in the year of 1904. He then blamed [[Brahmins]] in general for [[Assassination of Mahatma Gandhi|assassinating Mahatma Gandhi]]. Critics claimed that the book defamed all Brahmins. Tushar has said that his claims relate only to "a certain group of Brahmins from Pune [who] were continuously attempting on the life of my great grandfather", rather than to Brahmins in general.<ref>[http://in.news.yahoo.com/070203/139/6bro8.html "'I was misquoted,' says Tushar Gandhi"], Yahoo! India News</ref>
+In 2009, he did likewise in a semi-fictional movie, "[[Road to Sangam]]," based on an episode in his own life.
+A nonfiction book by him, ''Let's Kill Gandhi'', was published in 2007 and became for a few weeks a best seller in India.  Tushar in his book ''Let’s Kill Gandhi'', blamed [[Brahmins]] in general for [[Assassination of Mahatma Gandhi|assassinating Mahatma Gandhi]]. Some critics claimed that the book defamed all Brahmins. Tushar has said he was misquoted and his claims relate only to "a certain group of Brahmins from [[Pune]] [who] were continuously attempting on the life of my great grandfather", rather than to Brahmins in general.<ref>[https://www.dailypioneer.com/2013/columnists/understanding-the-mahatma.html Understanding the Mahatma]</ref>
+In 2008 he was appointed Chairman of the Australian Indian Rural Development Foundation (AIRDF).
+He is trustee at [http://www.mgsnidhi.org/ Maharashtra Gandhi Smarak Nidhi] since 2014.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Board – Maharashtra Gandhi Smarak Nidhi |url=http://www.mgsnidhi.org/board/ |access-date=2022-07-26 |language=en-US}}</ref>
+In 2018 he played a significant role in petitioning successfully the [[Supreme Court of India]] to direct the states and Union Territories to comply with its orders to curb cow-vigilante lynch mobs.
+In 2019 he became a Director of the Gandhi Research Foundation in [[Jalgaon]], Maharashtra.
+In 2023, Tushar Gandhi was appointed as the Ambassador for “Return to Palestine”. This connected to his work on behalf of boycott movements in India.
 ==References==
-{{reflist}}
+{{reflist|2}}
 ==External links==
 {{Refbegin}}
-* [https://www.tushargandhi.in/ Official website of Tushar Gandhi]
 * [http://in.rediff.com/news/1998/jan/16tush.htm Tushar Gandhi takes the plunge into politics]
 * [http://in.news.yahoo.com/050419/43/2ku4a.html Tushar Gandhi prays at Mahatma Gandhi's birthplace]
-* [http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=219990 Being Mahatma’s descendants brings bouquets and brickbats]
+* [http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=219990 Being Mahatma’s descendants brings bouquets and brickbats]{{dead link|date=October 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
 * [https://twitter.com/TusharG Tushar Gandhi on Twitter]
 {{Refend}}
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+[[Category:Family of Mahatma Gandhi|Tushar]]
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 [[Category:Mithibai College alumni]]

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