Mahatma Gandhi’s great granddaughter Nilamben Parikh passes away

GANDHINAGAR: Mahatma Gandhi’s great granddaughter Nilamben Parikh passed away. She was 92. She died at her residence in Navsari. She was known for her famous book about the relation Mahatma Gandhi had with her grandfather Harilal, eldest son of Gandhi. Nilamben had formed an organization called Dakshinapatha which she constituted for the upliftment of tribal women.

Her aim was to educate them and train them to get jobs. Nilamben was the daughter of Ramiben, eldest of the five children of Harilal Gandhi and his wife Gulab. Nilamben is wife of late Yogendrabhai and leaves behind her son Dr Sameer Parikh.