Mahatma Gandhi Author profile born in Porbander, Gujrat, India October 02, 1869 diedJanuary 30, 1948 gendermale websitemkgandhi.org/ genrePhilosophy, Politics, Pacifism influencesMichael Davitt, Henry David Thoreau About this author edit data Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, commonly known as Mahatma Gandhi, was the preeminent leader of Indian nationalism in British-ruled India. Employing non-violent civil disobedience, Gandhi led India to independence and inspired movements for non-violence, civil rights and freedom across the world. The son of a senior government official, Gandhi was born and raised in a Hindu Bania community in coastal Gujarat, and trained in law in London. Gandhi became famous by fighting for the civil rights of Muslim and Hindu Indians in South Africa, using new techniques of non-violent civil disobedience that he developed. Returning to India in 1915, he set about organizing peasants to protest excessive land-taxes. A lifelong opponent of communalism (i.e. bas...more
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