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    Marriage

    In May 1883, the 13-year-old Gandhi was married to 14-year-old Kasturbai Gokuldas Kapadia (her
    first name was usually shortened to "Kasturba", and affectionately to "Ba") in an arranged marriage,
    according to the custom of the region at that time.[28] In the process, he lost a year at school but was
    later allowed to make up by accelerating his studies.[29] Gandhi's wedding was a joint event, where
    his brother and cousin were also married. Recalling the day of their marriage, Gandhi once said, "As
    we didn't know much about marriage, for us it meant only wearing new clothes, eating sweets and
    playing with relatives." As was the prevailing tradition, the adolescent bride was to spend much time
    at her parents' house, and away from her husband.[30]

    Called to the bar

    Gandhi, at age 22, was called to the bar in June 1891 and then left London for India, where he
    learned that his mother had died while he was in London and that his family had kept the news from
    Gandhi.[47] His attempts at establishing a law practice in Bombay failed because Gandhi was
    psychologically unable to cross-examine witnesses. He returned to Rajkot to make a modest living
    drafting petitions for litigants, but Gandhi was forced to stop after running afoul of British officer Sam
    Sunny.[47][48]

    In 1893, a Muslim merchant in Kathiawar named Dada Abdullah contacted Gandhi. Abdullah owned
    a large successful shipping business in South Africa. His distant cousin in Johannesburg needed a
    lawyer, and they preferred someone with Kathiawari heritage. Gandhi inquired about his pay for the
    work. They offered a total salary of £105 (~$4,143 in 2023 money) plus travel expenses. He accepted
    it, knowing that it would be at least a one-year commitment in the Colony of Natal, South Africa, also
    a part of the British Empire.[48][51]

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