Mahatma Gandhi’s second son, Manilal Gandhi, was born in India but spent his entire life in South Africa, advocating for the rights of the Indian community. He served as the editor of the Phoenix Settlement and the “Indian Opinion" newspaper, both established by his father.

Despite Mahatma Gandhi returning to India, Manilal stayed in South Africa, where he fell in love with Fatima, the daughter of one of his father’s Muslim colleagues.

Manilal Gandhi first visited South Africa in 1917 and remained there, following his father’s footsteps and enduring several prison terms during the Satyagraha movement. He wished to marry Fatima, but Mahatma Gandhi was firmly opposed to inter-religious marriages.

Mahatma Gandhi’s youngest son, Devdas, also faced similar challenges in his love life, though

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