Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi the civil rights activist, famously named as Mahatma Gandhi was a visionary and heroic quality leader, his non-violent resistance philosophy helped to free India and the people to end British rule in India and widely referred to as Mahatma with Title i.e., Mahatma Gandhi.
Full Name: Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
Born: 2 October 1869 Porbandar, Kathiawar Agency, British Raj
Died: 30 January 1948 (aged 78) New Delhi, India
Cause of death: Assassination (Gunshot wounds)
Parents: Karamchand Gandhi (Father), Putlibai Gandhi (Mother)
Monuments: Raj Ghat, Gandhi Smriti
Alma mater: Alfred High School, Rajkot (1880 – November 1887)
Samaldas Arts College, Bhavnagar (January 1880 – July 1888)
Inner Temple, London (September 1888–1891)
(Informal auditing student at University College, London between 1888 and 1891)
Occupation: Lawyer, anti-colonialist, political ethicist
Known for: Leadership of the campaign for India’s independence from British rule, Nonviolent resistance
Political Party: Indian National Congress (1920–1934)
Movement: Indian Independence Movement
Spouse: Kasturba Gandhi
Children: Harilal, Manilal, Ramdas, Devdas
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About Mahatma Gandhi
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, famously named as Mahatma Gandhi, was born on October 2nd, 1869 in Porbandar, India. In 1900’s He is one of the most honored as well as the respected nonviolent political and spiritual leaders.
Mahatma Gandhi Family
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi married Kasturba, a girl at the same age of 13. Their parents arranged the marriage. The Gandhi’s had four children – Harilal, Manilal, Ramdas, Devdas. Gandhi studied law in London (Informal auditing student at University College, London between 1888 and 1891) and returned to India in 1891 to practice.
His non-violent resistance helped to free India to end British rule in India and Widely referred to as Mahatma, meaning great soul or saint in Sanskrit, Gandhi helped free the Indian people from British rule through a philosophy of nonviolent resistance, Honored in India as the father of the nation.
Gandhi was a visionary leader. He was highly influenced by Thoreau, Tolstoy, Ruskin, and above all the life of Jesus Christ. The Bible, precisely the Sermon of the Mount and the Bhagavad-Gita had a great influence on him. The three main qualities that define Gandhiji as a hero are his strong visionary leadership, simplicity and bravery. Leadership was one of Gandhi’s heroic qualities:
One is, he empowered all Indians on a salt march to corrupt the British economic system, he pioneered and practiced the principle of Satyagraha—resistance to tyranny through mass nonviolent civil disobedience.
Secondly, he demonstrated leadership by encouraging people in his village to start using homespun clothing. Homespun was one of Gandhi’s favorite hobbies.
Top 10 Quotes of Gandhiji
The Most Popular Mahatma Gandhi Quotes on Peace, Love and Faith, gives inspiration and dare to live the life nonviolent, some of these are:
In a gentle way, you can shake the world.
I cannot conceive of a greater loss than the loss of one’s self-respect.
Service which is rendered without joy helps neither the servant nor the served.
Glory lies in the attempt to reach one’s goal and not in reaching it.
Whenever you are confronted with an opponent, conquer him with love.
A coward is incapable of exhibiting love; it is the prerogative of the brave.
You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is like an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty.
Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.
Permanent good can never be the outcome of untruth and violence.
Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes.
To get Most Popular Mahatma Gandhi Quotes on Peace and Love (FAITH).
BOOKS LIST
To know more about Gandhiji a lot of books are available, to read about him.
- “The Story of My Experiments with Truth” – Autobiography Of MAHATMA GANDHI ( BUY NOW )
- The Life of Mahatma Gandhi ( BUY NOW ) ( Kindle Edition )
- Why I Assassinated Mahatma Gandhi ( BUY NOW )
- An Autobiography: The Story Of My Experiments With Truth ( BUY NOW )
Likely to read online, more about Mahatma Gandhi you can read these articles:
- Who was Mahatma Gandhi and what impact did he have on India? – World Economic Forum
- Gandhi 150
- Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
FAQ
Who was Mahatma Gandhi in short?
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi the civil rights activist, famously named as Mahatma Gandhi was a visionary and heroic quality leader, his non-violent resistance philosophy helped to free India and the people to end British rule in India and widely referred to as Mahatma with Title i.e., Mahatma Gandhi.
What is full name of Gandhiji?
Full childhood name was Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, famously named as Mahatma Gandhi and as Gandhiji.
Why Gandhi is called Mahatma?
Gandhiji, the civil rights activist, famously named as Mahatma Gandhi was a visionary and heroic quality leader, his non-violent resistance of protest, called satyagraha (meaning “firmness in truth”) philosophy helped to free India and the People, to end British rule in India and widely referred to as Mahatma (meaning “great-souled”) with Title i.e., Mahatma Gandhi.
