THE LIFE OF GANDHI. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born on October 2, 1869 in Gujarat, India. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born on October 2, 1869 in

THE LIFE OF GANDHITHE LIFE OF GANDHI


Mohandas Mohandas Karamchand Karamchand Gandhi was born Gandhi was born on October 2, on October 2, 1869 in Gujarat, 1869 in Gujarat, India.India.

He was educated He was educated in law at in law at University University College, London.College, London.


In 1891, after In 1891, after having been having been admitted to the admitted to the British bar, British bar, Gandhi returned Gandhi returned to India and to India and attempted to attempted to establish a law establish a law practice in practice in Bombay.Bombay.


Two years Two years later, an later, an Indian firm Indian firm retained him as retained him as a legal adviser a legal adviser in its office in its office in Durban.in Durban.

In Durban, In Durban, Gandhi was Gandhi was treated as a treated as a member of an member of an inferior race.inferior race.


He wanted to He wanted to change the change the elementary elementary rights for rights for Indian Indian immigrants in immigrants in South Africa.South Africa.


Gandhi remained Gandhi remained in South Africa in South Africa for 20 years, for 20 years, where he where he experienced experienced imprisonment imprisonment many times.many times.


In 1896, after In 1896, after being attacked being attacked and beaten by and beaten by white South white South Africans, Gandhi Africans, Gandhi began to teach a began to teach a policy of policy of passive passive resistance.resistance.


During the Boer During the Boer War, Gandhi War, Gandhi organized an organized an ambulance corps ambulance corps for the British for the British army and army and commanded a Red commanded a Red Cross unit.Cross unit.

THE LIFE OF GANDHITHE LIFE OF GANDHI In 1914 the In 1914 the government of government of the Union of the Union of South Africa South Africa made important made important concessions to concessions to Gandhi’s Gandhi’s demands, demands, including including recognition of recognition of Indian marriages Indian marriages and abolition of and abolition of the poll tax.the poll tax.


Gandhi arrived Gandhi arrived back in Bombay, back in Bombay, India in 1915.India in 1915.

Europe has Europe has already fallen already fallen into World War I into World War I by this time.by this time.


He became the He became the leader of the leader of the Indian campaign Indian campaign for home rule.for home rule.

Following WWI, Following WWI, he launched his he launched his movement of movement of non-violent non-violent resistance to resistance to Great Britain.Great Britain.


Gandhi’s Gandhi’s teachings spread teachings spread throughout throughout India, gaining India, gaining millions of millions of followers.followers.

THE LIFE OF GANDHITHE LIFE OF GANDHI Activities Activities against the against the Rowlatt Acts Rowlatt Acts resulted in a resulted in a massacre of massacre of Indians at Indians at Amritsar by Amritsar by British British soldiers.soldiers.

There were There were 1,516 1,516 casualties.casualties.


Mayhem ruled the Mayhem ruled the streets of streets of India.India.

Gandhi was Gandhi was arrested, but arrested, but the British were the British were soon forced to soon forced to release him.release him.


Economic Economic independence independence for India, for India, involving the involving the complete complete boycott of boycott of British goods, British goods, was made of was made of Gandhi’s “self-Gandhi’s “self-ruling” ruling” movement.movement.


Gandhi lived a Gandhi lived a spiritual and spiritual and ascetic life of ascetic life of prayer, fasting prayer, fasting and meditation.and meditation.

He wore the He wore the clothes of the clothes of the lowliest Indian.lowliest Indian.


Indians saw him Indians saw him as a saint and as a saint and began calling began calling him “Mahatma” him “Mahatma” (Great-soul).(Great-soul).

He thought that He thought that by using non-by using non-violence, violence, Britain would Britain would also consider also consider violence violence useless.useless.


In 1921, the In 1921, the Indian National Indian National Congress gave Congress gave Gandhi complete Gandhi complete executive executive authority.authority.


Series of armed Series of armed revolts broke revolts broke out against out against Great Britain, Great Britain, and Gandhi ended and Gandhi ended the campaign of the campaign of the civil-the civil-disobedience.disobedience.


The British The British government government again again imprisoned imprisoned Gandhi in 1922.Gandhi in 1922.

After he was After he was released in released in 1924, he tried 1924, he tried to stay away to stay away from active from active politics, but politics, but he couldn’t.he couldn’t.


In 1930, Gandhi In 1930, Gandhi founded a new founded a new campaign which campaign which called upon the called upon the Indian Indian population to population to refuse to pay refuse to pay taxes, taxes, particularly particularly the tax on the tax on salt.salt.


The campaign was The campaign was a march, in a march, in which thousands which thousands of Indians of Indians followed Gandhi followed Gandhi from Ahmedabad from Ahmedabad to the Arabian to the Arabian Sea.Sea.


He was arrested He was arrested once more, but once more, but released in released in 1931.1931.

In the same year In the same year Gandhi Gandhi represented the represented the Indian National Indian National Congress at a Congress at a conference in conference in London.London.


While While imprisoned, imprisoned, Gandhi Gandhi undertook a undertook a “fast unto “fast unto death” to death” to improve the improve the status of the status of the Untouchables in Untouchables in 1932.1932.


Although he was Although he was a member of the a member of the merchant caste, merchant caste, Gandhi was Gandhi was dedicated to dedicated to stop the unjust stop the unjust caste system in caste system in india.india.


Gandhi formally Gandhi formally resigned from resigned from politics in 1934 politics in 1934 after being after being replaced as a replaced as a leader of the leader of the Congress by Congress by Jawaharlal Jawaharlal Nehru.Nehru.


The public upset The public upset caused by the caused by the fast was so big fast was so big that the that the government had government had to meet the to meet the demands. demands.


By 1944, the By 1944, the British British government has government has agreed to agreed to independence if independence if the two the two religious groups religious groups resolve their resolve their differences.differences.


India and India and Pakistan became Pakistan became separate separate countries after countries after the British the British agreed to agreed to independence in independence in 1947.1947.


Gandhi took on Gandhi took on another another successful fast successful fast in New Delhi to in New Delhi to bring peace.bring peace.


Gandhi was Gandhi was assassinated on assassinated on January 30January 30thth, , 1948 by a Hindu.1948 by a Hindu.

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