Mahatma Gandhi – Who Was He ?
Dear Friend I am not going to repeat the already known facts about Mahatma’s birth, his parents, where did he study etc as everyone know that. Answering your question : 1. Who was Mahatma Gandhi? Mohandas Gandhi, (1869 – 1948) was a major political and spiritual leader of India and its independence movement. He was a pioneer of non-violent, civil disobedience, a tactic and philosophy that figured in many of the human rights movements of the 20th century. Gandhi was commonly known as Mahatma Gandhi, a title derived from the Sanskrit for “Great Soul.” In some respects, Gandhi not only represents the best elements of Hinduism, he also was interested in the reform of this and other world religions, which he acknowledged, sometimes are applied and interpreted in ways that keep the poor and oppressed peoples of the planet in a permanent state of powerlessness. Gandhi first employed his ideas of civil disobedience in the Indian struggle for civil rights in South Africa. Upon his return to Ind
