Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (1869-1948), known honorifically as Mahatma, meaning great soul, was an Indian lawyer and political leader who became the principal figure of the Indian independence movement against British colonial rule. He first developed his philosophy of nonviolent civil resistance, satyagraha, while working as a lawyer for the Indian community in South Africa, and after returning to India in 1915 applied it to a series of mass campaigns against British rule, including the 1930 Salt March and the Quit India movement of 1942. India achieved independence in August 1947, though Gandhi opposed the accompanying partition of the subcontinent into India and Pakistan and the communal violence that followed it. He was assassinated in January 1948 by a Hindu nationalist who blamed him for conceding too much to Muslims during partition, and his method of nonviolent resistance went on to influence civil rights and independence movements worldwide.
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RoleLeader of the Indian Independence Movement through nonviolent resistance (satyagraha); founder of the Natal Indian Congress. 1 Role
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How did Mahatma Gandhi die?
Shot at close range in Delhi on 30 January 1948 as he went to an evening prayer meeting.
Gandhi was assassinated in Delhi on 30 January 1948. According to Encyclopaedia Britannica, he was on his way to an evening prayer meeting when Nathuram Godse, a young Hindu fanatic, shot him at close range. The day is commemorated as Martyrs' Day in India.
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October 2, 1869, Porbandar, India
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January 30, 1948, Delhi (aged 78)
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Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948) was an Indian lawyer, politician, social activist, and writer who became the leader of the Indian Independence Movement against British rule.
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He first developed his philosophy of nonviolent civil resistance, satyagraha, while working as a lawyer for the Indian community in South Africa, and after returning to India in 1915 applied it to a series of mass campaigns against British rule, including the 1930 Salt March and the Quit India movement of 1942.
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Partition of India (Wikipedia)
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Gandhi remained in Bengal to work with the new refugees from the partitioned subcontinent.
Mahatma Gandhi (Wikipedia)
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Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (2 October 1869 - 30 January 1948) was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist, and political ethicist who employed nonviolent resistance to lead the successful campaign for India's independence from British rule, which would later inspire movements for civil rights and freedom across the world.
Salt March (Wikipedia)
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The Salt March, also known as the Salt Satyagraha, Dandi March, and the Dandi Satyagraha, was an act of nonviolent civil disobedience in colonial India, led by Mahatma Gandhi.
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