Mahatma Gandhi
Name Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
2 October 1869, Porbandar Gujrat
Freedom fighter, nationalist leader, social reformer
Association: Indian National Congress
Death: 30 January 1948
Core ideology
Ahimsa (Non-Voilence) No harm in thought word action
Satya Moral Foundation of life
Satyagraha Non Voilent resistance
Ethics+Politics= Gandhian philosophy
Major Movements
Champaran Satyagraha (1917)
Kheda (1918) Tax relief (Gujrat)
Ahmedabad Mill Strike (1918)
Promotion of Khadi and Swadeshi
Removal of untouchabilibty (Harijan Movement)
Emphasis on basic eduction (Nai Talim)
Focus on Gram Samaj (village self-rule)
writing and publications
Hind Swaraj (1909)
Edited journals - Young India
Leader of mass-based freedom struggle transformed INC into a mass orgnisation symbol pf peace and non voilence worldwide
central figure in India's Independence
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