Kanu Gandhi

Kanu Gandhi
Born1917 (1917)
Died20 February 1986(1986-02-20) (aged 68–69)
FamilyGandhi family

Kanu Gandhi (1917 – 20 February 1986) was an Indian photographer. He was a grandnephew of Mahatma Gandhi who lived with him in several of his ashrams and was a member of his personal staff. He is best remembered as Gandhi's photographer, recording many moments of Gandhi's life on film from 1938 until his assassination in 1948. Following Gandhi's death, Kanu and his wife Abha moved to Rajkot where they ran a rural centre named after Kasturba Gandhi. Abha was one of the companions with Gandhi at Birla House Delhi, when Godse shot Gandhi .[1][2]

  1. ^ "Kanu Gandhi". Retrieved 19 June 2013.
  2. ^ Gandhi, Rajmohan (2006). Mohandas: A True Story of a Man, His People, and an Empire. New Delhi: Penguin India. p. 688. ISBN 9780143104117.