Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born to Putlibai and Karamchand Gandhi at Porbandar on the 2nd of October 1869. He was the youngest among his siblings. He started school at the age of 7. He then shifted to a suburban school where he reached the twelfth year. He was a shy boy in school and used to go to school at the stroke of the hour and run back home as soon as the school closed. He has narrated a story about his school when an inspector Mr. Giles had come to his school for inspection and took a words spelling test in which Gandhi could not spell the word ‘Kettle’ in spite of the school teacher prompting him. He never learnt the art of copying or cheating. He also took keen interest in reading about the stories of Shravana and Harishchandra.
Gandhi got married at the age of 13 to Kasturbai on the same day when his 2 elder brothers and a cousin got married. For him marriage was nothing more than the prospect of wearing new clothes, processions, rich dinners and a new girl to play with. He has also talked about the traditions existing then about betrothal and marriage. Kasturbai was illiterate unlike her husband, but was an independent girl. Gandhi has also talked about how he tried to power his authority as a husband, his ups and downs with his wife, etc.
He continued studies after marriage. He enjoyed the affection of his teachers. He had obtained scholarships of Rs.4 and Rs.10 in the fifth and sixth grade respectively. He didn’t keep a keen interest in sports. In one instance he has said he was punished even though he was correct. He has also expressed the hard work done by him to learn different languages.
M.K. Gandhi has also penned down some tragedies that he came across in friendship, communication and loss of dear ones and