Mohandas Karamchand GANDHI (/ˈɡɑːndi, ˈɡændi/;[2] 2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948) was an Indian lawyer,[3] anti-colonial nationalist,[4] and political ethicist[5] who employed nonviolent resistance to lead the successful campaign for India's independence from British rule[6] and in turn inspired movements for civil rights and FREEDOM across the world. The honorific Mahātmā (Sanskrit: "great-souled", "venerable"), first applied to him in 1914 in South Africa, is now used THROUGHOUT the world.[7][8]

Mahatma

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

Mahatma-Gandhi, studio, 1931.jpg

Studio photograph of Gandhi, 1931

Born

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

2 October 1869

Porbandar, Kathiawar Agency, British Raj

Died

30 January 1948 (aged 78)

New Delhi, India

Cause of death

Assassination (Gunshot wounds)

Monuments

Raj Ghat,

Gandhi Smriti

Citizenship

British Raj (1869–1947)

Dominion of India (1947–1948)

Alma mater

Alfred High School, Rajkot (1880 – November 1887)

Samaldas Arts College, Bhavnagar (January 1880 – July 1888)

Inner Temple, London (September 1888–1891)

(Informal auditing student at University College, London between 1888 and 1891)

Occupation

LawyerAnti-Colonial NationalistPolitical Ethicist

Years active

1893–1948

Era

British Raj

Known for

Leadership of the campaign for India's independence from British rule,

Nonviolent resistance

Notable work

The Story of My Experiments with Truth

Political party

Indian National Congress (1920–1934)[1]

Movement

Indian independence movement

Spouse(s)

Kasturba Gandhi

(m. 1883; died 1944)

Children

HarilalManilalRamdasDevdas

Parents

Karamchand Gandhi (father)

PUTLIBAI Gandhi (mother)

Signature

Signature of Gandhi