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Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (Gujarati: મોહનદાસ કરમચંદ ગાંધી; Hindi: मोहन्दास करमचंद गांधी, Pronunciation-IPA: / / ) (October 2 1869 – January 30, 1948) was a major political and spiritual leader of India and the Indian independence movement. He was the pioneer The Birth of Satyagraha : From The Story of my Experiments with Truth, by Mohandas K. Gandhi and perfector of Satyagraha — resistance through mass civil disobedience strongly founded upon ahimsa (total non-violence). Gandhi is commonly known and addressed in India and across the world as Mahatma Gandhi (Hindi: महात्मा, / /; from Sanskrit, Mahatma: Great Soul) and as Bapu (in many Indian languages, Father).
An English-educated lawyer, Gandhi first employed his ideas of peaceful civil disobedience in the Indian community's struggle for civil rights in South Africa. Upon his return to India, Gandhi organised poor farmers and labourers in India to protest oppressive taxation and extensive discrimination. Leading the Indian National Congress, Gandhi pioneered an all-India campaign for the alleviation of the poor, the liberation of Indian women, brotherhood amongst different religious and ethnic communities, an end to untouchability and caste discrimination, and for the economic self-sufficiency of the nation. But above all, Gandhi led the fight for Swaraj — the independence of India from foreign domination. Gandhi famously led Indians in the disobedience of the salt tax through the 400 kilometer (248 miles) Dandi Salt March in 1930, and in an open call for the British to Quit India in 1942. He spent his final years fighting for communal peace and harmony amongst Hindus, Muslims and Sikhs.
Gandhi remained committed to non-violence and truth even in extreme situations. Gandhi was a student of Hindu philosophy and lived simply, organizing an ashram that was self-sufficient in its needs. He made his own clothes — the traditional Indian dhoti and shawl, woven with a charkha — and lived on a simple vegetarian diet. He used rigorous fasts — abstaining from food and water for long periods — for self-purification as well as a means of protest. Gandhi's life and teachings inspired Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Steve Biko and Aung San Suu Kyi and respectively the American civil rights movement and the civil rights struggles in South Africa and Myanmar. His criticism towards many aspects of western modernity (such as modern technology and industrialization) has also earned him a reputation of development critic whose thinking has inspired many later political thinkers.
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Dandi March - Scott Graham describes Gandhi's march to Dandi to protest against the salt tax. Includes photographs and bibliography.
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Gandhi - A small collection of quotes of and about Gandhi, together with brief biographical information.
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Gandhi - Mahatma or Flawed Genius - Critical biography of Gandhi; family background, early days in South Africa, attitude towards violence, role in the Indian freedom movement, relationship with other Indian leaders
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Gandhi - The Great Experimenter - The site analysis Gandhi as a 'constant experimenter' in spirituality, self-reliance, health, clothing, child care, and status of women.
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Gandhi and Non Violence - The Mission of the M.K. Gandhi Institute for Non violence is to promote and apply the principles of nonviolence locally, nationally, and globally, to prevent violence and resolve personal and public conflicts through research, education, and programming.
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Gandhi and the People of South Africa - An essay by James D. Hunt analysing the relationship between Gandhi and the residents of this country.
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Gandhi in South Africa - Read about Gandhi's visit to South Africa, where he went to study law.
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Gandhi on Education - An essay by Barry Burke exploring Gandhi's views on western education system.
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Gandhi Teachings - Learn about Gandhi's ideology of satyagraha and ahimsa. Includes biography, teachings and related resources.
Gandhi's Death - ThinkQuest entry features the story of Gandhi's assassination by Nathuram Godse.
Gandhi's Diet - An article by Arundhati Bhanot on Mahatma's diet and views.
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Gandhi's Personality - Essay by Lavanam discussing Gandhi's courageous and revolutionary approach in life.
Gandhi's Vegetarianism - An essay by Arun Sannuti on Gandhi's belief in vegetarianism.
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Mahatma Gandhi and His Myths - Text of the 1990 Annual Gandhi Lecture for the International Association of Gandhian Studies, on misconceptions about Gandhi and nonviolence.
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Mahatma Gandhi and the Corea Family of Chilaw in Sri Lanka - Mahatma Gandhi visited Ceylon in 1927 and stayed with the Corea Family in Chilaw. The story of that visit, with illustrations.
Mahatma Gandhi and Vegetarianism. - Essay by Keith Akers on Gandhi's views on following the vegetarian diet.
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Mahatma Gandhi on Character Education - About Gandhi's emphasis on character education and how it helps in academic achievement.
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Mahatma Gandhi's Madurai Visit - About Gandhi's trip to Madurai, which brought about the change in his way of dressing.
Mahatma Gandhi, the Missing Laureate - An article by Øyvind Tønnesson from the Nobel eMuseum on Ganghi's nominations for, but failure to win the Nobel Peace Prize.
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The Salt March Commemorative 1930 - 2005. - Dedicated to commemorate 75 years of the Salt March of 1930. The Great Salt march is acknowledged as the event that shook the British Empire.
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