Mahatma Gandhi

(1869–1948) Peace Activist India

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Mahatma Gandhi was a peace activist from India, best known for Freedom's Battle.

Quick Facts About Mahatma Gandhi

Born: October 2, 1869
Died: January 30, 1948
Nationality: India
Profession: Peace Activist
Notable works: Freedom's Battle
Known for: satyagraha
Spouse: Kasturba Gandhi

About Mahatma Gandhi

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was an Indian lawyer and political ethicist who used nonviolent resistance to help India gain independence from British rule and later inspired civil‑rights movements worldwide. He was called Mahātmā, a title first given in 1914 in South Africa.

Awards & Honors

Time Person of the Year Order of the Companions of O. R. Tambo Kaisar-i-Hind Medal Queen's South Africa Medal Natal Native Rebellion Medal

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All I want to say, with the utmost emphasis at my command, is that the description of India as a military country…

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Every calamity should lead to a thorough cleansing of individual as well as social life.

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The avowed policy of non-co-operation has been not to make political use of the disputes between labour and capital.

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Personally I crave not for 'independence', which I do not understand, but I long for freedom from the English yoke.

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