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Mahatma Gandhi
Using mass nonviolent resistance in India’s independence struggle.
Salt March · Civil disobedience
- Born
- 2 October 1869
- Birthplace
- Porbandar, India
- Died
- 30 January 1948
More people
Mahatma Gandhi
An Indian lawyer and political leader whose campaigns made nonviolent resistance a powerful tool of anticolonial action.
Early life
Gujarati roots
Grew up in a Hindu family in western India.
London law studies
Trained at the Inner Temple before qualifying as a barrister.
Career
- 1893
South Africa
Moved for legal work and became involved in civil-rights campaigns.
- 1915
Return to India
Began organising campaigns among workers and farmers.
- 1920s
National leadership
Led major campaigns within the Indian National Congress.
Contributions
Hind Swaraj
Set out arguments about self-rule and modern civilisation.
Salt March
Challenged British control and taxation of salt.
Quit India
Called for an end to British rule.
Beyond work
Family
Married Kasturba in 1883; they had four sons.
Communal peace
Opposed religious violence around independence and partition.
Sources & photo credit
Biographical reference ↗Gandhi Memorial Museum: the Salt March ↗Photo: Elliott & Fry. Public domain · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
