Short answers, pulled from the story.
Karamchand Uttamchand Gandhi, also known as "Kaba" Gandhi, was a court official who served as Diwan of both Porbandar and Rajkot. His duties included advising the royal family and hiring government officials. He is best known as the father of Mahatma Gandhi.
Karamchand Gandhi was born in 1822 and died on the 16th of November 1885, at the age of 63. He died from complications of fistula after doctors were unable to reverse his deteriorating condition.
Karamchand Gandhi married four times. His first three marriages ended with the deaths of his wives, two of whom died shortly after childbirth. In 1857, he married Putlibai Gandhi, and that marriage lasted until his death in 1885.
Karamchand Gandhi had four children with his fourth wife, Putlibai: three sons named Laxmidas, Karsandas, and Mohandas, and a daughter named Raliatbehn. Mohandas Gandhi, born on the 2nd of October 1869, was the youngest.
The Gandhi family originated from the village of Kutiana in what was then Junagadh State. In the early 18th century, an ancestor named Lalji Gandhi moved to Porbandar and entered the service of its ruler. Successive generations, including Karamchand's father Uttamchand, served as civil servants and diwans in the Porbandar state administration.
Karamchand Gandhi had very little formal education, with gaps in his knowledge of geography and history. Despite this, he was considered a capable administrator who learned by observing his father and attending religious ceremonies. He was described as kind and generous, though also known for a bad temper.