The Commonwealth. << Back to FAQs index The Commonwealth is a voluntary association of 54 countries that support each other and work together towards shared goals in democracy and development. 32, of which 25 are small island states. 2 billion citizens. Almost one billion. Antigua and Barbuda; Australia; The Bahamas; Bangladesh; Barbados; Belize; Botswana; Brunei Darussalam; Cameroon; Canada; Cyprus; Dominica; Fiji Islands; The Gambia; Ghana; Grenada; Guyana; India; Jamaica; Kenya; Kiribati; Lesotho; Malawi; Malaysia; Maldives; Malta; Mauritius; Mozambique; Namibia; Nauru; New Zealand; Nigeria; Pakistan; Papua New Guinea; Rwanda; St Kitts and Nevis; St Lucia; St Vincent and the Grenadines; Samoa; Seychelles; Sierra Leone; Singapore; Solomon Islands; South Africa; Sri Lanka; Swaziland; Tonga; Trinidad and Tobago; Tuvalu; Uganda; United Kingdom; United Republic of Tanzania; Vanuatu; Zambia. ( See Country Profiles ) {*style:<b>What is a member in arrears?
No. The making of the Gandhi dynasty | News. The Gandhi brand has no peer in the world - a member of the Gandhi family has been in charge of India for 40 of the 60 years since independence. The allure of India's first family blends the right to rule of British monarchy with the tragic glamour of America's Kennedy clan. The latest in the line, Rahul, is now being groomed for leadership on the campaign trail in Uttar Pradesh. Here we look back over the previous generations. Nehru–Gandhi family. The Nehru-Gandhi family is a prominent Indian political dynasty. Their political involvement has traditionally revolved around the Indian National Congress.
Members of the family have traditionally led the Congress party and the Republic of India since independence. They have contributed to the growth of the country and fought for social justice and secularism. The Guardian wrote in 2007 "The Nehru Gandhi brand has no peer in the world — a member of the Gandhi family has been in charge of India for 40 of the 60 years since independence. Contrary to popular belief, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was not related to this family.
Family tree[edit] First generation[edit] Second generation[edit] Jawaharlal Nehru (1889–1964) was the first Prime Minister of India. Third generation[edit] Indira Gandhi (1917–1984) was the third Prime Minister of India. Fourth generation[edit] Rajiv Gandhi (1944–1991) was the eldest son of Indira and Feroze Gandhi. Fifth generation[edit] Genealogy[edit] Photos[edit]
S Potpourri: Nehrus and Gandhis. BBC News | World | The life and death of Mahatma Gandhi. Fifty years ago on January 30, 1948, India's "Father of the Nation", Mahatma Gandhi, was assassinated. Gandhi, one of the world's most famous pacifists, was killed by a fellow Hindu. The name "mahatma" means "great soul", and his philosophy of peaceful resistance is widely credited with having forced the peaceful end of British rule of India in 1947, the year before his death. He was born Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi on October 2, 1869, into a family of merchants. Breaking with caste tradition, he went to England to study law when he was 19. His fellow students shunned him because he was an Indian. It was in London that he read Henry David Thoreau's "Civil Disobedience", which inspired his principle of non-violence. He returned to India in 1891. Deeply troubled by the country's racism towards Indians, he founded the Natal Indian Congress to agitate for Indian rights in 1894.
There he also developed his politics of peaceful protests. Back in India This led to his imprisonment from 1922-1924.