MOHANDAS KARAMCHAND Gandhi (2 October 1869 30 January 1948) is the most revered Indian leader, who led the nation's independence movement through satyagraha or mass civil disobedience and non-violence. It was through Gandhi's efforts that India gained independence in 1947 from the British.
He had also led a nationwide social reform movement to support women's rights, build religious and ethnic harmony, abolishing untouchability, and increase economic self-reliance. Gandhis ideology has inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world.
"He lived modestly in a self-sufficient residential community and wore the traditional Indian dhoti and shawl, woven from yarn that he had spun by hand himself. He ate simple vegetarian food, experimented for a time with a diet comprising of fruits, and undertook long fasts as a means of both self-purification and social protest," reports Wikipedia.
He was assassinated by a fanatic on January 30, 1948 and his memorial is at Rajghat in New Delhi.
Here's a sentence acrostic 'MK GANDHI' describing him.
M: Man who was fragile in built but strong in will,
K: Knowledge and wisdom,
G: Got India freedom through mass
A: Agitation that was
N: Non-violent and based upon the
D: Doctrine of civil disobedience by making
H: Haughty and mighty British to quit
I: India.
He had also led a nationwide social reform movement to support women's rights, build religious and ethnic harmony, abolishing untouchability, and increase economic self-reliance. Gandhis ideology has inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world.
"He lived modestly in a self-sufficient residential community and wore the traditional Indian dhoti and shawl, woven from yarn that he had spun by hand himself. He ate simple vegetarian food, experimented for a time with a diet comprising of fruits, and undertook long fasts as a means of both self-purification and social protest," reports Wikipedia.
He was assassinated by a fanatic on January 30, 1948 and his memorial is at Rajghat in New Delhi.
Here's a sentence acrostic 'MK GANDHI' describing him.
M: Man who was fragile in built but strong in will,
K: Knowledge and wisdom,
G: Got India freedom through mass
A: Agitation that was
N: Non-violent and based upon the
D: Doctrine of civil disobedience by making
H: Haughty and mighty British to quit
I: India.
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