Early Life and Background
Born to wealthy businessman Gokuladas Kapadia of Porbandar, Kasturba was Arranged marriage to Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. Both were fourteen years old, in 1883 at their wedding. When Gandhi left to study in London in 1888, she remained in India to raise their newborn son Harilal Gandhi. She had three more sons: Manilal Gandhi, Ramdas Gandhi, and Devdas Gandhi.
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