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Rajmohan Gandhi
Indian historian, biographer and academic (born 1935) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rajmohan Gandhi (born 7 August 1935)[2] is an Indian biographer, historian, politician and research professor at the Center for South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, US. His paternal grandfather is Mahatma Gandhi, and his maternal grandfather is Chakravarthi Rajagopalachari. He is also a scholar in residence at the Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar.
Quick Facts Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha, Constituency ...
Rajmohan Gandhi | |
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![]() Gandhi in 1960 | |
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha[1] | |
In office 1990-92 | |
Constituency | Uttar Pradesh |
Personal details | |
Born | (1935-08-07) 7 August 1935 (age 88)[2] New Delhi, British India |
Political party | Aam Aadmi Party |
Other political affiliations | Janata Dal |
Spouse | Usha Gandhi |
Children | 2 |
Parent(s) | Devdas Gandhi Lakshmi (née Rajagopalachari) Gandhi |
Relatives | Mahatma Gandhi (grandfather) Kasturba Gandhi (grandmother) |
Occupation | Biographer, journalist, politician |
Awards | International Humanitarian Award (human rights) |
Website | Official website |
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In 1989, he joined Janata Dal and unsuccessfully contested against Rajiv Gandhi.[3] In 2014, he joined the Aam Aadmi Party.[4] He contested from the East Delhi constituency and lost.[5]