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Arun Gandhi, social activist, writer and grandson of Mahatma Gandhi dies.

Arun Manilal Gandhi, an Indian American social activist, journalist, writer and grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, died on Tuesday (02) morning at the age of 89 at Hanbwarwadi village in Kolhapur district of Maharashtra following a brief illness.

Arun Gandhi spent his last days at the campus of Avani, an organisation he had been associated with, which is notable for its work towards the empowerment of the marginalized children, child labourers, migrant brickyard and sugar cane workers and the women in the labour force. Arun Gandhi was associated with Avani for the last three decades.

Arun Gandhi was born on April 14, 1934 at Durban in South Africa to Sushila Mashruwala and Manilal Gandhi, second of the four sons of Mahatma Gandhi.

Source: https://indianexpress.com

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