Bharata das biography of mahatma gandhi
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The Gandhi you know, and the one you don’t
Married as teenagers, and ‘jealously possessive’ till her death decades later
Gandhi and Kasturba—both born in —were married in Back then, it was a five-day bullock-cart journey to cover the kms between Rajkot, where he lived, and Porbandar, the wedding venue. Gandhi and Kasturba were married for 61 years, and he often describes himself as a jealous and possessive husband. She died in at the Aga Khan Palace in Pune, where she was imprisoned with Gandhi from onwards for participating in the Quit India movement.
London calling, and the experience of life on a broader canvas
In , Gandhi moved to London to study law, convincing his mother and brother that his religious values would not be compromised. This was a period of exposure not just to bad weather and worse food, but also to ideas and people who would influence his personality. He tried French, dancing and violin lessons, worked on his English and etiquette, attended me
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Mahatma Gandhi
Indian independence activist (–)
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Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi[c] (2&#;October &#;&#; 30&#;January )[2] 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. He inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world. The honorific Mahātmā (from Sanskrit, meaning great-souled, or venerable), first applied to him in South Africa in , is now used throughout the world.[3]
Born and raised in a Hindu family in coastal Gujarat, Gandhi trained in the law at the Inner Temple in London and was called to the bar at the age of After two uncertain years in India, where he was unable to start a successful law practice, Gandhi moved to South Africa in to represent an Indian merchant in a lawsuit. He went on to live in South Africa for 21
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Biography of Mahatma Gandhi
Biography of Mahatma Gandhi