Kanu Gandhi (scientist)
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Kanu Gandhi (1928[1] – 7 November 2016) was an Indian scientist and son of Ramdas Gandhi, thus a grandson of Mahatma Gandhi.
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Born | 1928 |
Died | 7 November 2016(2016-11-07) (aged 87–88) |
Alma mater | MIT |
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Relatives | Putlibai Gandhi (great-grandmother) Karamchand Gandhi (great-grandfather) Mahatma Gandhi (grandfather) Kasturba Gandhi (grandmother) |
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He studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, graduating with a master's degree in civil engineering in 1963. Later he worked for NASA and United States Department of Defense on aircraft design. He moved back to India with his wife in 2014. Gandhi died in a private hospital in Surat.