Mahatma Gandhi
MAHATMA GANDHI
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist and political ethicist who employed nonviolent resistance to lead the successful campaign for India's independence from British rule, and to later inspire movements for civil rights and freedom across the world. WikipediaBorn: 2 October 1869, Porbandar
Full name: Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
Assassinated: 30 January 1948, Birla House, New Delhi
Spouse: Kasturba Gandhi (m. 1883–1944)
Organizations founded: Non-cooperation movement,
Born
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
2 October 1869
Porbandar, Porbandar State, Kathiawar Agency, British India
Died
30 January 1948 (aged 78)
New Delhi, Dominion of India
Cause of death
Assassination (gunshot wounds)
Monuments
Raj Ghat
Gandhi Smriti
Citizenship
British Empire (1869–1947)
Dominion of India (1947–1948)
Alma mater
Alfred High School, Rajkot (1880 – November 1887)
Samaldas Arts College, Bhavnagar (January 1888 – July 1888)
Inner Temple, London (September 1888–1891)
(Informal auditing student at University College London between 1888 and 1891)
Occupation
Lawyeranti-colonialistpolitical ethicist
Years active
1893–1948
Era
British Raj
Known for
Leadership of the campaign for India's independence from British rule
Nonviolent resistance
Notable work
The Story of My Experiments with Truth
Office
43rd President of the Indian National Congress