Mahatma Gandhi's grandson Kanu Gandhi died at the age of 87 late Monday, two weeks after being admitted to hospital in western Gujarat state following a stroke. One of several grandchildren of India's famous independence leader, Kanu was a scientist for NASA but spent the final months of his life living an ashram in Surat, Gujarat. "Kanu kaka had suffered from (a) stroke and had been in hospital since October 26. Since (the) last couple of days he was on ventilator support," Parimal Desai from the ashram told AFP.