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the chief minister of the province introverted personality would last
of Porbandar, where Gandhi was until his learning in England.
born. According to records, Gandhi According to local tradition, Gandhi
was a restless child, and enjoyed was married young at the age of 13,
adventure and travel during his to Kasturbai Makhanji Kapadia in an
childhood. The family moved to arranged marrige. As he was young,
Rajkot, a nearby smaller state and the marriage was of little meaning
his father was elected chief minister to Gandhi. According to traditional
in that state as well. Gandhi was customs, the bride would live with
nine years old when he first attended her parents for a long time, which
school, which was nearby his home meant that the couple could not see
in Rajkot. During this time, he was each other for prolonged periods of
a shy student with books and school time, during which Gandhi would
lessons as his only companion. This miss his wife.
