Gandhi (surname)

Gandhi(pronunciation^ⓘ; Hindi: गाँधी) is an Indian surname. Both Punjabis and Saraikis (Khatri/Arora) and Gujarati Baniyas can have 'Gandhi' as a surname. It is most commonly found among people living within and around the northern state of Punjab and the western state of Gujarat. [1][2]

Gandhi may also refer to:

Family of Mahatma Gandhi

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (1869–1948), known as the Mahatma.
Kasturba Gandhi (1869–1944), wife
Harilal Gandhi (1888–1948), eldest son
Manilal Gandhi (1891–1956), second son
- Ela Gandhi (born 1940), South African politician
- Arun Gandhi (born 1934), head of M. K. Gandhi Institute for Non-violence
  - Tushar Gandhi (born 1960), Indian politician and peace activist
Ramdas Gandhi (1897–1969), third son
Devdas Gandhi (1900–1957), youngest son
- Rajmohan Gandhi (born 1935), biographer
- Gopalkrishna Gandhi (born 1945), Indian administrator, former Governor of West Bengal and Bihar
- Ramchandra Gandhi (1937–2007), Indian philosopher
  - Leela Gandhi (born 1966), postcolonial theorist
Samaldas Gandhi (1897–1953), cousin who led the Arzi Hukumat during the Junagadh crisis

Lalit Mohan Gandhi (1952-2016), an Indian Nation Congress politician, Minister of planning and coordination.
Nisarg N. Gandhi (born 2000), a musician who performs as "Nisarg & The Indian Blanket"
Anand Gandhi (born 1980), an Indian filmmaker
Bhogilal Gandhi (1911–2001), Indian writer and independence activist from Gujarat
Devang Gandhi (born 1971), an Indian cricketer
Dharamvir Gandhi (born 1951), an Indian politician and physician
James Gandhi (born 1993), British actor, producer and writer
Jonita Gandhi (born 1989), Canadian playback singer
Kancheepuram (Kanchi) Natarajan Gandhi (born 1948), Senior Nomenclature Registrar and Bibliographer at Harvard University in the Department of Botany in the Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries (HUH and HUL)
Kiran Gandhi (born 1989), a musician who also performs as "Madame Gandhi"
Meera Gandhi (born 1963), founder of The Giving Back Foundation
Nari Gandhi (1934–1993), an Indian architect
Nikhita Gandhi (born 1991), Indian playback singer
Rustom K. S. Ghandhi (1924 – 2014), an Indian Navy Admiral
Shanta Gandhi (1917–2002), theatre director and playwright
Sorab K. Ghandhi (1928-2018), professor Emeritus in electrical engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Pooja Gandhi (born 1983), a Kannada film actress
Pratik Gandhi (born 1989), a Gujarati / Hindi actor
Virchand Gandhi (1864–1901), Jain representative at the first World Parliament of Religions in Chicago, 1893

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