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((short description|Indian journalist))
((More citations needed|date=December 2010))
((Use Indian English|date=June 2016))
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((Infobox officeholder
| name                = Samaldas Gandhi
| image               = SamaldasGandhiImage.jpg
| caption             = Portrait of Samaldas
| birth_date          = 1897
| birth_place         = [[Porbandar State]], [[British India]]<br>(Now [[Porbandar]], [[Gujarat]], [[India]])
| death_date          = 1953
| death_place         = [[Bombay State]], [[British India]]<br>(Now [[Maharashtra]] and [[Gujarat]], [[India]])
| spouse              = Vijayaben
| children            = 4
| office              = Head of [[Provisional Government]] of [[Junagadh State|Junagadh]]
| termend             = 9 November 1947
| termstart           = 25 September 1947
| succeeded           = ''Office abolished''
| predecessor         = ''Office created''
))

'''Samaldas Gandhi''' (1897-1953) was a journalist and Indian independence activist who headed the ''Aarzi Hakumat'' or ''Provisional Government'' of the erstwhile [[Junagadh State|princely state of Junagadh]]. He was a nephew of [[Mahatma Gandhi]].

==Early life==
Samaldas was born in 1897. He was a son of Laxmidas/Kalidas Karamchand Gandhi and Nandkunwarba. Samaldas was a close follower of his uncle, [[Mahatma Gandhi|Mohandas Gandhi]].<ref name=":0">((Cite web|last=Jani|first=Shashikant Vishwanath|date=2010-01-01|title=ગાંધી, શામળદાસ લક્ષ્મીદાસ|url=https://gujarativishwakosh.org/%E0%AA%97%E0%AA%BE%E0%AA%82%E0%AA%A7%E0%AB%80-%E0%AA%B6%E0%AA%BE%E0%AA%AE%E0%AA%B3%E0%AA%A6%E0%AA%BE%E0%AA%B8-%E0%AA%B2%E0%AA%95%E0%AB%8D%E0%AA%B7%E0%AB%8D%E0%AA%AE%E0%AB%80%E0%AA%A6%E0%AA%BE/|access-date=2022-01-02|website=[[Gujarati Vishwakosh]]|language=gu))</ref>

== Career ==

=== Journalism ===
Gandhi joined Gujarati evening newspaper [[Janmabhoomi (Gujarati newspaper)|''Janmabhoomi'']]. He served as a deputy editor and later editor of it from 1937 to 1940. Due to differences with Amrutlal Sheth, the founder of ''Janmabhoomi'', regarding policy regarding [[princely state]]s, he left ''Janmabhoomi'' in 1940 and started a new Gujarati daily ''Vande Mataram. Vande Mataram'' became popular.<ref name=":0"/><ref>((Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LkleAAAAIAAJ&q=Janmabhoomi+gujarati|title=Indian journalism: origin, growth and development of Indian journalism from Asoka to Nehru|last=Kr̥ṣṇamūrti|first=Nāḍiga|date=1966|publisher=University of Mysore|language=en))</ref>

=== Politics ===
He was active in politics and social activities. He was the President of Kathiawar Praja Mandal which brought awareness in Bombay regarding problem of people of [[Kathiawar]]. He was also welcome president of the Kathiawar Praja Sammelan held at [[Azad Maidan]] in Bombay in June 1947. He opposed Jam Group Scheme regarding integration of princely states of Kathiawar.<ref name=":0"/>

When the [[Nawab]] of [[Junagadh State]] [[Instrument of Accession|acceded]] his state to [[Pakistan]] in 1947, Samaldas Gandhi, [[U. N. Dhebar]] and members of Junagadh Praja Mandal met at the office of ''Vande Mataram'' on 19 August 1947. He was specially invited to attend Kathiawar Rajakiya Prishad on 25 August 1947. A five-member committee called Junagadh Samiti was formed on 15 September 1947 which included Samaldas Gandhi. Gandhi met [[V. P. Menon]] and proposed to form a government-in-exile, the ''Aarzi Hakumat'' or ''Provisional Government'' of Junagadh State. On 25 September 1947, the ''Aarzi Hukumat'' headed by Samaldas Gandhi was declared in a public meeting at Madhavbagh in Bombay.<ref name=":0"/>

The five member ministry of ''Aarzi Hakumat'' went to [[Rajkot]]. Gandhi became the Prime Minister and also held ministry of foreign affairs. ''Aarzi Hakumat'' captured 160 villages in forty days, from 30 September to 8 November 1947. Junagadh acceded to the [[India|Union of India]] on 9 November 1947.<ref name=":0"/>

After six months, Gandhi was appointed as one of the three civilian members for the administration of Junagadh on 1 June 1948. He was one of the seven members elected unopposed to the Constitution Assembly of Saurashtra in December 1948. All seven members voted to merge Junagadh State with Saurashtra and it was merged in January 1949. Gandhi served as the minister of revenue of Saurashtra State from 25 January 1949 to 18 January 1950. He resigned following personal differences.<ref name=":0"/>

Later he and his publication ''Vande Mataram'' faced financial difficulties. He died on 8 June 1953.<ref name=":0"/>

==Commemoration==
Samaldas Gandhi is widely remembered in Junagadh and [[Gujarat]] today as a hero and patriot. There are several schools, public foundations and hospitals named after him.

The [[Princess Street (Mumbai)|Princess Street]] in [[Mumbai]] has been renamed as Samaldas Gandhi Marg.

The townhall in Junagadh is dedicated to him.<ref>((Cite web|date=2009-11-11|title=Junagadh town hall dedicated to Shamaldas Gandhi|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/ahmedabad/junagadh-town-hall-dedicated-to-shamaldas-gandhi/|access-date=2022-02-14|website=The Indian Express|language=en))</ref>

== Personal life ==
He married Vijayaben and had two sons, Kishor and Hemant; and two daughters, Pushpa and Manjari. Kishor Gandhi published a children's magazine ''Ramakadu''.<ref name=":0"/>

==See also==
*[[Indian Independence Movement]]
*[[Political integration of India]]

==References==
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[[Category:1953 deaths]]
[[Category:Indian independence activists from Bombay Presidency]]
[[Category:People from Junagadh]]
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[[Category:Gandhians]]
[[Category:Members of the Constituent Assembly of India]]

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