We admitted him to a private multi-specialty hospital. He arrived in Kolhapur on February 28 and planned to stay for ten days.īhosale told TOI that he fell ill before he could leave. The girls and women in the sanstha called him Appaji and they celebrated his birthday on April 14. I visited him when he was admitted to the hospital." The sanstha, run by Anuradha Bhosale, has had a long association with Gandhi Worldwide Education Institute founded by Arun in 2008. He had come to India in February to attend my son's wedding. "The vital organs were weak due to pre-existing conditions. Tushar told TOI that his father was suffering from a respiratory condition. The last rites were performed on Tuesday evening in the presence of the family and Shahu Chhatrapati Maharaj, head of Kolhapur's royal family. Arun, the Mahatma's grandson, who lived in Rochester in the US, is survived by son Tushar and a daughter. KOLHAPUR: Arun Manilal Gandhi, eminent author and staunch Gandhian, passed away on Tuesday morning in Avani Sanstha, an institution that works for needy girls and homeless women, in Hanbarwadi near Kolhapur in Maharashtra.
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