# Kaba Gandhi — The Story of My Experiments with Truth character guide > Kaba Gandhi in The Story of My Experiments with Truth by Mahatma Gandhi. **Role:** supporting **Also known as:** Kaba Gandhi **First appearance:** 0003-part-i-i-birth-and-parentage ## Snapshot Gandhi's father, a Diwan of Kathiawad states, incorruptible and short-tempered, who left his son a legacy of principle without wealth. ## Who they are Kaba Gandhi served as Prime Minister in Porbandar, Rajkot, and Vankaner, earning a reputation for truthfulness and impartiality while remaining uneducated in anything but practical experience. He married four times, was given to some indulgence, yet stood firm against a British Agent's insult to his chief and accepted detention rather than apologize. His blend of moral spine and human frailty gives the young Gandhi both an ideal and a warning about the cost of principle. ## In the story ### [Part I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_story_of_my_experiments_with_truth_se/chapters/the-story-of-my-experiments-with-truth) Gandhi's father, whose influence is noted in the early chapters. ### [Birth and Parentage](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_story_of_my_experiments_with_truth_se/chapters/part-i-i-birth-and-parentage) Gandhi's father, a truthful, brave, and generous man who served as Prime Minister and was known for his strict impartiality and incorruptibility. ### [Childhood](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_story_of_my_experiments_with_truth_se/chapters/part-i-ii-childhood) Gandhi's father, who left Porbandar for Rajkot to join the Rajasthanik Court and purchased the book 'Shravana Pitribhakti Nataka'. ### [Child Marriage](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_story_of_my_experiments_with_truth_se/chapters/part-i-iii-child-marriage) Gandhi's father, who sustained injuries from a coach accident while traveling to the wedding. ### [At the High School](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_story_of_my_experiments_with_truth_se/chapters/part-i-v-at-the-high-school) Gandhi's father, whom he served as a nurse; wrote to the headmaster to exempt Gandhi from gymnastics. ### [A Tragedy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_story_of_my_experiments_with_truth_se/chapters/part-i-vi-a-tragedy) Implied as part of the staunch Vaishnava family traditions that Gandhi feared to betray. ### [VIII: Stealing and Atonement](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_story_of_my_experiments_with_truth_se/chapters/part-i-viii-stealing-and-atonement) Gandhi's father, who forgives him after reading his confession, demonstrating Ahimsa through his tears and love. ### [My Father’s Death and My Double Shame](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_story_of_my_experiments_with_truth_se/chapters/part-i-ix-my-father-s-death-and-my-double-shame) Gandhi's father, bedridden with a fistula, who dies while Gandhi is away from his bedside. ### [Glimpses of Religion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_story_of_my_experiments_with_truth_se/chapters/part-i-x-glimpses-of-religion) Gandhi's father, who hosted discussions with Jain monks and friends of different faiths. ### [Preparation for England](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_story_of_my_experiments_with_truth_se/chapters/part-i-xi-preparation-for-england) Gandhi's deceased father, referenced in the discussion about career choices. ### [XIV: My Choice](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_story_of_my_experiments_with_truth_se/chapters/part-i-xiv-my-choice) Mentioned indirectly as Gandhi's father; not directly present in the chapter. ### [Raychandbhai](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_story_of_my_experiments_with_truth_se/chapters/part-ii-i-raychandbhai) Mentioned as Gandhi's elder brother who met him at the dock and had kept the news of their mother's death from him. ### [How I Began Life](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_story_of_my_experiments_with_truth_se/chapters/part-ii-ii-how-i-began-life) Gandhi's elder brother, who had high hopes for him and managed household expenses, but whose generosity led to financial strain. ### [The First Case](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_story_of_my_experiments_with_truth_se/chapters/part-ii-iii-the-first-case) Gandhi's father, referenced in comparison of income expectations. ### [The First Shock](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_story_of_my_experiments_with_truth_se/chapters/part-ii-iv-the-first-shock) Gandhi's brother, who urges him to use his acquaintance with the Political Agent to help clear his name. ### [Preparing for South Africa](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_story_of_my_experiments_with_truth_se/chapters/part-ii-v-preparing-for-south-africa) Gandhi's brother, who discusses the South Africa offer with him and introduces him to Sheth Abdul Karim Jhaveri. ### [Result of Introspection](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_story_of_my_experiments_with_truth_se/chapters/part-iv-v-result-of-introspection) Referenced as the father whose example Gandhi claims to follow in redefining family duty. ### [Abolition of Indentured Emigration](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_story_of_my_experiments_with_truth_se/chapters/part-v-xi-abolition-of-indentured-emigration) Not directly mentioned in excerpts; omitted. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_story_of_my_experiments_with_truth_se/characters/kaba_gandhi - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_story_of_my_experiments_with_truth_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_story_of_my_experiments_with_truth_se/characters