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Birth And Upbringing

MOHANDAS KARAMCHAND GANDHI was born on October 2, 1869, at Porbandar, a small town on the western coast of India, which was then one of the many tiny states in Kathiawar. He was born in middle class family of Vaishya caste. His grandfather had risen to be the Dewan or Prime Minister of Porbandar and was succeeded by his son Karamchand who was the father of Mohandas. Putlibai, Mohandas\'s mother, was a saintly character, gentle and devout, and left a deep impress on her son\'s mind.

Mohandas went to an elementary school in Porbandar, where he found it difficult to master the multiplication tables. \"My intellect must have been sluggish and my memory raw\", he recalled with candour many years later. He was seven when his family moved to Rajkot, another state in Kathiawar, where his father became Dewan. There he attended a primary school and later joined a high school. Though conscientious he was a \"mediocre student\" and was excessively shy and timid.......

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