Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948), also known as Mahatma Gandhi, was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist and political ethicist who led the successful campaign for India's independence from British rule. used nonviolent resistance to, and in turn inspired movements for civil rights and liberties around the world.
Respected mahatma (Sanskrit: "great-spirit", "venerable"), first applied to him in 1914 in South Africa, is now used worldwide. Born and raised in a Hindu family in coastal Gujarat, western India, Gandhi trained in law at the Inner Temple in London, and was called to the bar in June 1891 at the age of 22. After two precarious years in India, where he was unable to start a successful law practice, he moved to South Africa in 1893 to represent one. Indian businessman in a lawsuit.
He lived for 21 years. It was in South Africa that Gandhi raised a family, and first used nonviolent resistance in a campaign for civil rights. In 1915, at the age of 45, he returned to India. He began to organize peasants, peasants and urban workers to protest against excessive land taxes and discrimination.
Hi @akshatu!
