The country observes 150th birth anniversary of Kasturba Mohandas Gandhi. She was born as Kasturba Kapadia on April 11, 1869, to Gokuladas Kapadia and Vrajkunwerba Kapadia in Porbandar, Gujarat. In 1883, Kasturba was married to Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi popularly known as Mahatma Gandhi. She was also a social activist. Kasturba's patience inspired Mahatma Gandhi to take the way of Satyagraha in the fight against British rule.