Harilal gandhi: Gandhi ’s response to Harilal ’s

Gandhi ’s response to Harilal ’s apostasy is a masterful lesson for the son and the nation –— especially New India –— in the difficult art of balancing the conflicting demands of empathy and morality. In a press statement, Gandhi declared that he respected the autonomy of choice, a trait that is rare in Modi’s India, but insisted on the principles of purity and, obliquely, pluralism. Harilal Gandhi was the eldest son of Father of Nation – Mahatma Gandhi and his wife, Kasturba Gandhi. He had three younger brothers – Manilal Gandhi, Ramdas Gandhi and Devdas Gandhi. Harilal Gandhi was the eldest son of Mahatma Gandhi and Kasturba Gandhi , and a satyagrahi in the Indian independence movement. He had a troubled life, renounced his family, converted to Islam and Hinduism, and died of tuberculosis in 1948. A review of a Gujarati biography of Harilal Gandhi , the eldest son of Mahatma Gandhi , who rebelled against his father's ideals and lifestyle. The reviewer praises the author's meticulousness and objectivity, but criticizes his lack of historical perspective and his failure to understand Harilal 's motives.