1. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi(1869 - 1948) Geraldine M. MéndezGonzález

2. Introduction Known as 'Mahatma' (great soul), Gandhi was the leader of the Indian nationalist movement against British rule, and is widely considered the father of his country. His doctrine of non-violent protest to achieve political and social progress has been hugely influential.

3. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born in Porbandar, a coastal town in present-day Gujarat, India, on 2 October 1869. His father, Karamchand Gandhi (1822-1885), who belonged to the Hindu Modh community, was the Prime Minister of the eponymous Porbander state, a small princely state in the Kathiawar Agency of British India. His grandfather's name was Uttamchand Gandhi, fondly called Utta Gandhi. His mother, Putlibai, who came from the Hindu PranamiVaishnava community, was Karamchand's fourth wife, the first three wives having apparently died in childbirth.

4. Young Gandhi

5. India Independence After the Quit India Movement the freedom struggle got even more intense and passionate. Entire India was united together in the movement for freedom. Everyone contributed what they could in the freedom struggle. The cry of PurnaSwaraj or complete independence was raised. After much sacrifices and efforts, India gained its independence on the 15th August, 1947.

6. Assessination On 30 January 1948, Gandhi was shot while having his nightly public walk on the grounds of the Birla Bhavan (Birla House) in New Delhi. The assassin, NathuramGodse, was a Hindu nationalist with links to the extremist Hindu Mahasabha, who held Gandhi responsible for weakening India by insisting upon a payment to Pakistan.

7. NathuramGodse

8. Gandhi'sprinciples Truth Nonviolence Vegetarianism Brahmacharya Simplicity Faith

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