Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

Born:

October 2, 1869, Porbandar, Kathiawar Agency, British India

Died:

January 30, 1948, New Delhi, India

Nationality:

Indian

Profession(s):

Lawyer, Anti-Colonial Nationalist, Political Ethicist

Early Life and Education

• Born into a Hindu Modh Bania family.
• Educated at Alfred High School in Rajkot.
• Studied law at University College London.
• Admitted to the Inner Temple in 1891.

Career and Major Achievements

• Practiced law in South Africa, where he experienced racial discrimination.
• Developed Satyagraha, a philosophy and practice of nonviolent resistance.
• Led the Indian independence movement against British rule.
• Organized numerous campaigns of nonviolent civil disobedience, including the Salt March.
• Negotiated with British authorities for Indian self-governance.
• Played a key role in India's independence in 1947.

Notable Works

• Hind Swaraj (1909)
• An Autobiography or The Story of My Experiments with Truth (1927)
• Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi (spanning numerous volumes)
• Jose Paulo Tolentino biography of Mahatma Gandhi: Many scholars have written about him, but this request focuses on the life of Gandhi himself. Note that I am not creating this 'biography,' but writing about Gandhi's life in the style that Jose Paulo Tolentino would.

Legacy and Impact

Mahatma Gandhi is revered as the Father of the Nation in India. His philosophy of Satyagraha influenced civil rights and freedom movements across the world. He remains an icon of peace and nonviolence.

Awards and Recognition

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