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	\| caption = Devdas Gandhi in ~~the 1920s~~		\| caption = Devdas Gandhi in 1931
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	\| birth_name = Devdas Mohandas Gandhi<!-- only use if different from name above -->		\| birth_name = Devdas Mohandas Gandhi<!-- only use if different from name above -->
	\| birth_date = {{birth date\|df=yes\|1900\|05\|22}}		\| birth_date = {{birth date\|df=yes\|1900\|05\|22}}
	\| birth_place = [[~~South African Republic~~]]		\| birth_place = [[Colony of Natal]]
	\| death_date = {{death date and age\|df=yes\|1957\|08\|03\|1900\|05\|22}}		\| death_date = {{death date and age\|df=yes\|1957\|08\|03\|1900\|05\|22}}
	\| death_place = [[Bombay]], [[Bombay State]], [[India]]		\| death_place = [[Bombay]], [[Bombay State]], [[India]]
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	~~\| religion = <!-- Religion should be supported with a citation from a reliable source -->~~		\| spouse = Lakshmi Chakravarti<ref name="oxforddnb">{{cite ODNB\|title=Chakravarti Rajagopalachari\|first=Antony R. H.\|last=Hopley\|url=http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/31579\|doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/31579\|year=2004}}</ref><ref name="ourleadersp52">[[#Varma et al.\|Varma et al.]], p 52</ref>
	~~\| denomination = <!-- Denomination should be supported with a citation from a reliable source -->~~		\| children = 4, including [[Rajmohan Gandhi\|Rajmohan]], [[Ramchandra Gandhi\|Ramchandra]], and [[Gopalkrishna Gandhi\|Gopalkrishna]]
	\| spouse = Lakshmi ~~Gandhi~~<ref name="oxforddnb">{{cite ODNB\|title=Chakravarti Rajagopalachari\|first=Antony R. H.\|last=Hopley\|url=http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/31579\|doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/31579\|year=2004}}</ref><ref name="ourleadersp52">[[#Varma et al.\|Varma et al.]], p 52</ref>
	\| children = ~~{{unbulleted list\|~~[[Rajmohan Gandhi]]\|[[Ramchandra Gandhi]]\|[[Gopalkrishna Gandhi]]~~\|Tara Gandhi Bhattacharjee}}~~
	\| parents = {{unbulleted list\|[[Mahatma Gandhi]]\|[[Kasturba Gandhi]]}}		\| parents = {{unbulleted list\|[[Mahatma Gandhi]]\|[[Kasturba Gandhi]]}}
	\| relatives = {{unbulleted list\|[[C. Rajagopalachari]] <small>(father-in-law)</small>\|[[C. R. Narasimhan]] <small>(brother-in-law)</small>}}		\| relatives = {{unbulleted list\|[[C. Rajagopalachari]] <small>(father-in-law)</small>\|[[C. R. Narasimhan]] <small>(brother-in-law)</small>}}
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	'''Devdas Mohandas Gandhi''' (22 May 1900 – 3 August 1957) was the fourth and youngest son of [[~~Mohandas Karamchand~~ Gandhi]]. He was born in [[~~South African Republic\|South Africa~~]] and ~~returned~~ to India with his parents as a grown man. He became active in his father's movement, spending many terms in jail. He also became a prominent journalist, serving as editor of [[Hindustan Times]]. He was also the first ''pracharak'' of the [[Dakshina Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha]] (DBHPS), established by Mohandas Gandhi in Tamil Nadu in 1918. The purpose of the Sabha was to propagate Hindi in southern India''.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/when-gandhi-turned-halfnaked-fakir-in-tamil-nadu/1631231\|title=When Gandhi turned half-naked fakir in Tamil Nadu\|website=Outlook India\|access-date=2020-03-11}}</ref>''		'''Devdas Mohandas Gandhi''' (22 May 1900 – 3 August 1957) was the fourth and youngest son of [[Mahatma Gandhi]] and [[Kasturba Gandhi]]. He was born in the [[Colony of Natal]] and came to India with his parents as a grown man. He became active in his father's movement, spending many terms in jail. He also became a prominent journalist, serving as editor of [[Hindustan Times]]. He was also the first ''pracharak'' of the [[Dakshina Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha]] (DBHPS), established by Mohandas Gandhi in Tamil Nadu in 1918. The purpose of the Sabha was to propagate Hindi in southern India''.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/when-gandhi-turned-halfnaked-fakir-in-tamil-nadu/1631231\|title=When Gandhi turned half-naked fakir in Tamil Nadu\|website=Outlook India\|access-date=2020-03-11}}</ref>''

	== Family ==		== Family ==
	Devdas fell in love with Lakshmi, the daughter of [[C. Rajagopalachari]], Devdas's father's associate in the [[Indian independence struggle]]. Due to Lakshmi's age at that time – she was only 15 and Devdas was 28 – both Devdas's father and Rajaji asked the couple to wait for five years without seeing each other. After five years had passed, they were married with their fathers' permissions in 1933.<ref>{{Cite book\|title=Indian Summer: The Secret History of the End of an Empire\|last=Tunzelmann\|first=Alex Von\|publisher=Simon & Schuster\|year=2008\|isbn=9781416522256\|location=London, United Kingdom\|pages=78}}</ref>		Devdas fell in love with Lakshmi, the daughter of [[C. Rajagopalachari]], Devdas's father's associate in the [[Indian independence struggle]]. Due to Lakshmi's age at that time – she was only 15 and Devdas was 28 – both Devdas's father and Rajaji asked the couple to wait for five years without seeing each other. After five years had passed, they were married with their fathers' permissions in 1933.<ref>{{Cite book\|title=Indian Summer: The Secret History of the End of an Empire\|last=Tunzelmann\|first=Alex Von\|publisher=Simon & Schuster\|year=2008\|isbn=9781416522256\|location=London, United Kingdom\|pages=78}}</ref>

	Devdas and Lakshmi had four children, [[Rajmohan Gandhi]], [[Gopalkrishna Gandhi]], [[Ramchandra Gandhi]]<ref>{{cite journal\|last=Ramachandra Guha\|author-link=Ramachandra Guha\|date=15 August 2009\|title=The Rise and Fall of the Bilingual Intellectual\|journal=[[Economic and Political Weekly]]\|publisher=Economic and Political Weekly\|volume=XLIV\|issue=33\|url=https://casi.sas.upenn.edu/sites/default/files/iit/The%20Rise%20and%20Fall%20of%20the%20Bilingual%20Intellectual%20-%20AV.pdf}}</ref> ~~and Tara Gandhi Bhattacharjee (born 24 April 1934, New Delhi).~~		Devdas and Lakshmi had four children including [[Rajmohan Gandhi]], [[Gopalkrishna Gandhi]] and [[Ramchandra Gandhi]].<ref>{{cite journal\|last=Ramachandra Guha\|author-link=Ramachandra Guha\|date=15 August 2009\|title=The Rise and Fall of the Bilingual Intellectual\|journal=[[Economic and Political Weekly]]\|publisher=Economic and Political Weekly\|volume=XLIV\|issue=33\|url=https://casi.sas.upenn.edu/sites/default/files/iit/The%20Rise%20and%20Fall%20of%20the%20Bilingual%20Intellectual%20-%20AV.pdf}}</ref>

	== Legacy ==		== Legacy ==
	When [[Mahatma Gandhi]] started seeking help for establishment of [[Jamia Millia Islamia]], Devdas also came forward on the call of Gandhi. He started teaching Hindi there and also cotton spinning.<ref>{{Cite web~~\|last=Editor~~\|date=2020-10-23\|title=Jamia Millia and Mahatma Gandhi: A Walk into History Lanes\|url=https://www.inclusiveindia.net/education/jamia-millia-and-mahatma-gandhi-a-walk-into-history-lanes/\|access-date=2021-09-12\|website=inclusiveindia.net\|language=en-US\|quote=Devdas is teaching cotton spinning etc at Jamia Millia}}</ref>		When [[Mahatma Gandhi]] started seeking help for establishment of [[Jamia Millia Islamia]], Devdas also came forward on the call of Gandhi. He started teaching Hindi there and also cotton spinning.<ref>{{Cite web\|date=2020-10-23\|title=Jamia Millia and Mahatma Gandhi: A Walk into History Lanes\|url=https://www.inclusiveindia.net/education/jamia-millia-and-mahatma-gandhi-a-walk-into-history-lanes/\|access-date=2021-09-12\|website=inclusiveindia.net\|language=en-US\|quote=Devdas is teaching cotton spinning etc at Jamia Millia\|archive-date=12 September 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210912100013/https://www.inclusiveindia.net/education/jamia-millia-and-mahatma-gandhi-a-walk-into-history-lanes/\|url-status=dead}}</ref>

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	[[Category:Gandhians]]		[[Category:Gandhians]]
	[[Category:Indian independence activists]]		[[Category:Indian independence activists]]
			[[Category:Indian expatriates in South Africa]]
	[[Category:Indian Hindus]]		[[Category:Indian Hindus]]
	[[Category:Prisoners and detainees of British India]]		[[Category:Prisoners and detainees of British India]]
	[[Category:Gujarati people]]		[[Category:Gujarati people]]
	[[Category:Colony of Natal people]]		[[Category:Colony of Natal people]]


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	== Family ==		== Family ==
	Devdas fell in love with Lakshmi, the daughter of [[C. Rajagopalachari]], Devdas's father's associate in the [[Indian independence struggle]]. Due to Lakshmi's age at that time, she was only 15 and Devdas was 28 ~~years,~~ both Devdas's father and Rajaji asked the couple to wait for five years without seeing each other. After five years had passed, they were married with their fathers' permissions in 1933.<ref>{{Cite book\|title=Indian Summer: The Secret History of the End of an Empire\|last=Tunzelmann\|first=Alex Von\|publisher=Simon & Schuster\|year=2008\|isbn=9781416522256\|location=London, United Kingdom\|pages=78}}</ref>		Devdas fell in love with Lakshmi, the daughter of [[C. Rajagopalachari]], Devdas's father's associate in the [[Indian independence struggle]]. Due to Lakshmi's age at that time – she was only 15 and Devdas was 28 – both Devdas's father and Rajaji asked the couple to wait for five years without seeing each other. After five years had passed, they were married with their fathers' permissions in 1933.<ref>{{Cite book\|title=Indian Summer: The Secret History of the End of an Empire\|last=Tunzelmann\|first=Alex Von\|publisher=Simon & Schuster\|year=2008\|isbn=9781416522256\|location=London, United Kingdom\|pages=78}}</ref>

	Devdas and Lakshmi had four children, [[Rajmohan Gandhi]], [[Gopalkrishna Gandhi]], [[Ramchandra Gandhi]]<ref>{{cite journal\|last=Ramachandra Guha\|author-link=Ramachandra Guha\|date=15 August 2009\|title=The Rise and Fall of the Bilingual Intellectual\|journal=[[Economic and Political Weekly]]\|publisher=Economic and Political Weekly\|volume=XLIV\|issue=33\|url=https://casi.sas.upenn.edu/sites/default/files/iit/The%20Rise%20and%20Fall%20of%20the%20Bilingual%20Intellectual%20-%20AV.pdf}}</ref> and Tara Gandhi Bhattacharjee (born 24 April 1934, New Delhi).		Devdas and Lakshmi had four children, [[Rajmohan Gandhi]], [[Gopalkrishna Gandhi]], [[Ramchandra Gandhi]]<ref>{{cite journal\|last=Ramachandra Guha\|author-link=Ramachandra Guha\|date=15 August 2009\|title=The Rise and Fall of the Bilingual Intellectual\|journal=[[Economic and Political Weekly]]\|publisher=Economic and Political Weekly\|volume=XLIV\|issue=33\|url=https://casi.sas.upenn.edu/sites/default/files/iit/The%20Rise%20and%20Fall%20of%20the%20Bilingual%20Intellectual%20-%20AV.pdf}}</ref> and Tara Gandhi Bhattacharjee (born 24 April 1934, New Delhi).

	== Legacy ==		== Legacy ==
	When [[Mahatma Gandhi]] started seeking help for establishment of [[Jamia Millia Islamia]], Devdas also came forward on the call of Gandhi. He started teaching Hindi there and also ~~the~~ cotton spinning.<ref>{{Cite web\|last=Editor\|date=2020-10-23\|title=Jamia Millia and Mahatma Gandhi: A Walk into History Lanes\|url=https://www.inclusiveindia.net/education/jamia-millia-and-mahatma-gandhi-a-walk-into-history-lanes/\|access-date=2021-09-12\|website=inclusiveindia.net\|language=en-US\|quote=Devdas is teaching cotton spinning etc at Jamia Millia}}</ref>		When [[Mahatma Gandhi]] started seeking help for establishment of [[Jamia Millia Islamia]], Devdas also came forward on the call of Gandhi. He started teaching Hindi there and also cotton spinning.<ref>{{Cite web\|last=Editor\|date=2020-10-23\|title=Jamia Millia and Mahatma Gandhi: A Walk into History Lanes\|url=https://www.inclusiveindia.net/education/jamia-millia-and-mahatma-gandhi-a-walk-into-history-lanes/\|access-date=2021-09-12\|website=inclusiveindia.net\|language=en-US\|quote=Devdas is teaching cotton spinning etc at Jamia Millia}}</ref>

	==References==		==References==

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	\| honorific_prefix =		\| honorific_prefix =
	\| name = ~~Devaj~~ Gandhi		\| name = Devdas Gandhi
	\| image = Devdas Gandhi in the 1920s.JPG		\| image = Devdas Gandhi in the 1920s.JPG
	\| alt =		\| alt =
	\| caption = ~~Devaj~~ Gandhi in the 1920s		\| caption = Devdas Gandhi in the 1920s
	\| native_name =		\| native_name =
	\| native_name_lang =		\| native_name_lang =
	\| birth_name = ~~Devaj~~ Mohandas Gandhi<!-- only use if different from name above -->		\| birth_name = Devdas Mohandas Gandhi<!-- only use if different from name above -->
	\| birth_date = {{birth date\|df=yes\|1900\|05\|22}}		\| birth_date = {{birth date\|df=yes\|1900\|05\|22}}
	\| birth_place = [[~~kerala~~ Republic ~~of india~~]]		\| birth_place = [[South African Republic]]
	\| death_date = {{death date and age\|df=yes\|1957\|08\|03\|1900\|05\|22}}		\| death_date = {{death date and age\|df=yes\|1957\|08\|03\|1900\|05\|22}}
	\| death_place = [[Bombay]], [[Bombay State]], [[India]]		\| death_place = [[Bombay]], [[Bombay State]], [[India]]
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	Devdas and Lakshmi had four children, [[Rajmohan Gandhi]], [[Gopalkrishna Gandhi]], [[Ramchandra Gandhi]]<ref>{{cite journal\|last=Ramachandra Guha\|author-link=Ramachandra Guha\|date=15 August 2009\|title=The Rise and Fall of the Bilingual Intellectual\|journal=[[Economic and Political Weekly]]\|publisher=Economic and Political Weekly\|volume=XLIV\|issue=33\|url=https://casi.sas.upenn.edu/sites/default/files/iit/The%20Rise%20and%20Fall%20of%20the%20Bilingual%20Intellectual%20-%20AV.pdf}}</ref> and Tara Gandhi Bhattacharjee (born 24 April 1934, New Delhi).		Devdas and Lakshmi had four children, [[Rajmohan Gandhi]], [[Gopalkrishna Gandhi]], [[Ramchandra Gandhi]]<ref>{{cite journal\|last=Ramachandra Guha\|author-link=Ramachandra Guha\|date=15 August 2009\|title=The Rise and Fall of the Bilingual Intellectual\|journal=[[Economic and Political Weekly]]\|publisher=Economic and Political Weekly\|volume=XLIV\|issue=33\|url=https://casi.sas.upenn.edu/sites/default/files/iit/The%20Rise%20and%20Fall%20of%20the%20Bilingual%20Intellectual%20-%20AV.pdf}}</ref> and Tara Gandhi Bhattacharjee (born 24 April 1934, New Delhi).

			== Legacy ==
			When [[Mahatma Gandhi]] started seeking help for establishment of [[Jamia Millia Islamia]], Devdas also came forward on the call of Gandhi. He started teaching Hindi there and also the cotton spinning.<ref>{{Cite web\|last=Editor\|date=2020-10-23\|title=Jamia Millia and Mahatma Gandhi: A Walk into History Lanes\|url=https://www.inclusiveindia.net/education/jamia-millia-and-mahatma-gandhi-a-walk-into-history-lanes/\|access-date=2021-09-12\|website=inclusiveindia.net\|language=en-US\|quote=Devdas is teaching cotton spinning etc at Jamia Millia}}</ref>

	==References==		==References==

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	\| honorific_prefix =		\| honorific_prefix =
	\| name = ~~Devdas~~ Gandhi		\| name = Devaj Gandhi
	\| image = Devdas Gandhi in the 1920s.JPG		\| image = Devdas Gandhi in the 1920s.JPG
	\| alt =		\| alt =
	\| caption = ~~Devdas~~ Gandhi in the 1920s		\| caption = Devaj Gandhi in the 1920s
	\| native_name =		\| native_name =
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	\| birth_name = ~~Devdas~~ Mohandas Gandhi<!-- only use if different from name above -->		\| birth_name = Devaj Mohandas Gandhi<!-- only use if different from name above -->
	\| birth_date = {{birth date\|df=yes\|1900\|05\|22}}		\| birth_date = {{birth date\|df=yes\|1900\|05\|22}}
	\| birth_place = [[~~South African~~ Republic]]		\| birth_place = [[kerala Republic of india]]
	\| death_date = {{death date and age\|df=yes\|1957\|08\|03\|1900\|05\|22}}		\| death_date = {{death date and age\|df=yes\|1957\|08\|03\|1900\|05\|22}}
	\| death_place = [[Bombay]], [[Bombay State]], [[India]]		\| death_place = [[Bombay]], [[Bombay State]], [[India]]
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	\| religion = <!-- Religion should be supported with a citation from a reliable source -->		\| religion = <!-- Religion should be supported with a citation from a reliable source -->
	\| denomination = <!-- Denomination should be supported with a citation from a reliable source -->		\| denomination = <!-- Denomination should be supported with a citation from a reliable source -->
	\| spouse = Lakshmi Gandhi<ref name="oxforddnb">{{cite ~~web~~\|title=Chakravarti Rajagopalachari\|first=Antony R. H.\|last=Hopley\|url=http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/31579~~\|publisher=Oxford Dictionary of National Biography~~\|doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/31579\|year=2004}}</ref><ref name="ourleadersp52">[[#Varma et al.\|Varma et al.]], p 52</ref>		\| spouse = Lakshmi Gandhi<ref name="oxforddnb">{{cite ODNB\|title=Chakravarti Rajagopalachari\|first=Antony R. H.\|last=Hopley\|url=http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/31579\|doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/31579\|year=2004}}</ref><ref name="ourleadersp52">[[#Varma et al.\|Varma et al.]], p 52</ref>
	\| children = {{unbulleted list\|[[Rajmohan Gandhi]]\|[[Ramchandra Gandhi]]\|[[Gopalkrishna Gandhi]]\|Tara Gandhi Bhattacharjee}}		\| children = {{unbulleted list\|[[Rajmohan Gandhi]]\|[[Ramchandra Gandhi]]\|[[Gopalkrishna Gandhi]]\|Tara Gandhi Bhattacharjee}}
	\| parents = {{unbulleted list\|[[Mahatma Gandhi]]\|[[Kasturba Gandhi]]}}		\| parents = {{unbulleted list\|[[Mahatma Gandhi]]\|[[Kasturba Gandhi]]}}
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	Devdas fell in love with Lakshmi, the daughter of [[C. Rajagopalachari]], Devdas's father's associate in the [[Indian independence struggle]]. Due to Lakshmi's age at that time, she was only 15 and Devdas was 28 years, both Devdas's father and Rajaji asked the couple to wait for five years without seeing each other. After five years had passed, they were married with their fathers' permissions in 1933.<ref>{{Cite book\|title=Indian Summer: The Secret History of the End of an Empire\|last=Tunzelmann\|first=Alex Von\|publisher=Simon & Schuster\|year=2008\|isbn=9781416522256\|location=London, United Kingdom\|pages=78}}</ref>		Devdas fell in love with Lakshmi, the daughter of [[C. Rajagopalachari]], Devdas's father's associate in the [[Indian independence struggle]]. Due to Lakshmi's age at that time, she was only 15 and Devdas was 28 years, both Devdas's father and Rajaji asked the couple to wait for five years without seeing each other. After five years had passed, they were married with their fathers' permissions in 1933.<ref>{{Cite book\|title=Indian Summer: The Secret History of the End of an Empire\|last=Tunzelmann\|first=Alex Von\|publisher=Simon & Schuster\|year=2008\|isbn=9781416522256\|location=London, United Kingdom\|pages=78}}</ref>

	Devdas and Lakshmi had four children, [[Rajmohan Gandhi]], [[Gopalkrishna Gandhi]], [[Ramchandra Gandhi]]<ref>{{cite journal\|last=Ramachandra Guha\|author-link=Ramachandra Guha\|date=15 August 2009\|title=The Rise and Fall of the Bilingual Intellectual\|journal=[[Economic and Political Weekly]]\|publisher=Economic and Political Weekly\|volume=XLIV\|issue=33\|url=~~http~~://~~www~~.~~epw~~.in/~~epw~~/~~uploads~~/~~articles~~/~~13825~~.pdf}}</ref> and Tara Gandhi Bhattacharjee (born 24 April 1934, New Delhi).		Devdas and Lakshmi had four children, [[Rajmohan Gandhi]], [[Gopalkrishna Gandhi]], [[Ramchandra Gandhi]]<ref>{{cite journal\|last=Ramachandra Guha\|author-link=Ramachandra Guha\|date=15 August 2009\|title=The Rise and Fall of the Bilingual Intellectual\|journal=[[Economic and Political Weekly]]\|publisher=Economic and Political Weekly\|volume=XLIV\|issue=33\|url=https://casi.sas.upenn.edu/sites/default/files/iit/The%20Rise%20and%20Fall%20of%20the%20Bilingual%20Intellectual%20-%20AV.pdf}}</ref> and Tara Gandhi Bhattacharjee (born 24 April 1934, New Delhi).

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	[[Category:Prisoners and detainees of British India]]		[[Category:Prisoners and detainees of British India]]
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'''Devdas Mohandas Gandhi''' (22 May 1900 – 3 August 1957) was the fourth and youngest son of [[Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi]]. He was born in [[South African Republic|South Africa]] and returned to India with his parents as a grown man. He became active in his father's movement, spending many terms in jail. He also became a prominent journalist, serving as editor of [[Hindustan Times]]. He was also the first ''pracharak'' of the [[Dakshina Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha]] (DBHPS), established by Mohandas Gandhi in Tamil Nadu in 1918. The purpose of the Sabha was to propagate Hindi in southern India''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/when-gandhi-turned-halfnaked-fakir-in-tamil-nadu/1631231|title=When Gandhi turned half-naked fakir in Tamil Nadu|website=Outlook India|access-date=2020-03-11}}</ref>''

== Family ==
Devdas fell in love with Lakshmi, the daughter of [[C. Rajagopalachari]], Devdas's father's associate in the [[Indian independence struggle]]. Due to Lakshmi's age at that time, she was only 15 and Devdas was 28 years, both Devdas's father and Rajaji asked the couple to wait for five years without seeing each other. After five years had passed, they were married with their fathers' permissions in 1933.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Indian Summer: The Secret History of the End of an Empire|last=Tunzelmann|first=Alex Von|publisher=Simon & Schuster|year=2008|isbn=9781416522256|location=London, United Kingdom|pages=78}}</ref>

Devdas and Lakshmi had four children, [[Rajmohan Gandhi]], [[Gopalkrishna Gandhi]], [[Ramchandra Gandhi]]<ref>{{cite journal|last=Ramachandra Guha|author-link=Ramachandra Guha|date=15 August 2009|title=The Rise and Fall of the Bilingual Intellectual|journal=[[Economic and Political Weekly]]|publisher=Economic and Political Weekly|volume=XLIV|issue=33|url=http://www.epw.in/epw/uploads/articles/13825.pdf}}</ref> and Tara Gandhi Bhattacharjee (born 24 April 1934, New Delhi).

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