Prabhudas Gandhi

Prabhudas Gandhi (1901–1995), grandnephew of Mahatma Gandhi, and son of Chhaganlal Gandhi, was a Gujarati writer, translator and Gandhian activist. Spending his childhood at Phoenix Ashram in South Africa, he absorbed Gadhian ideals of satyagraha, service and simplicity early on. Returning to India in 1914, he studied at Gurukul Kangadi and Shantiniketan, before joining Kochrab Ashram as one of its first inmates. He participated in major movements—Champaran, Bardoli, Quit India—and was repeatedly imprisoned. His works include Jivan nu Parodh, which was awarded the Narmad Suvarna Chandrak in 1948. His life reflected Gandhian values in action—literature, reform and service.