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Born.
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born at Porbandar, a coastal city in Kathiawad (now a part of the Gujarat State) on the 2nd October 1869. He was the youngest child of his parents, Karamchand and Putlibai.
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Chldhood.
Mohan attended Primary School at Porbandar. When he was seven, his family moved to Rajkot. He was a mediocre student, was shy and avoided any company. He read little besides the text books and had no love for outdoor games. He had no love for outdoor games. However, he was truthful, honest, sensitive and was alert about his character. Plays about Shravan and Harishchandra made a deep impression on him. -
Child Marriage.
As a teenager he was a shy young man who went unnoticed. At the age of thirteen, he married a young Indian woman of the same age, Kasturba Makharji, with whom he had four children. This link was arranged since they were both children. -
His Father.
His father, Karamchand Gandhi, was the prime minister of Porbandar and belonged to the Banyan caste, merchants of proverbial cunning and skill in trade. When he was 16 his father fell ill and cared for him selflessly on his sickbed and until his death. -
Gandhi in England
In 1888, he received the opportunity to study law at the Inner Temple in London. Thus he left the Samaldas College and sailed to England in August. There he studied law and jurisprudence with the intention of becoming a barrister. -
Stage In South Africa
Soon he felt the discrimination on his own skin. While traveling by train in South Africa, several events made the racism in the country even more evident. This caused Gandhi to begin to worry about racial discrimination. -
Return To India.
His return to India came in 1915. The fight for the rights of the Indian community in South Africa was seen as an act of heroism. At once all of India knew who Mahatma Gandhi was.
The Gandhi who returned was a completely different one from the one who left. He abandoned Western clothing for that of his country. With this, he adopted the traditional Indian customs and lifestyle. -
Jail.
Mahatma Gandhi was sentenced to six years in prison. He was released two years later, after being diagnosed with appendicitis.
Upon his release from prison, the Congress Party had split. Furthermore, the unity between the Hindus and the Muslims had disappeared. Faced with this situation, Gandhi retired from politics and lived as an anchorite, apart from the rest of civilization. After new episodes of racial discrimination, Gandhi interrupted his retirement in 1927. -
March Of Salt.
Gandhi launched a new campaign of civil disobedience known as the Salt March. This campaign aimed to declare the independence of India in a symbolic way. -
Pilgrimage.
After 24 days of pilgrimage and more than 300 kilometers behind him, Gandhi reached the coastal town of Dandi. There, he scooped up salt water in his hands in a gesture of defiance of the salt monopoly. The Indians were forbidden to collect it themselves and had to pay a high price for it. -
Hunger Strike.
Mahatma Gandhi was imprisoned several times throughout his life for the protests he led. Furthermore, the hunger strikes by the Indian activist are known as a form of non-violent disobedience. -
Independence.
With the end of World War II came the independence of India in 1947. India was divided into Hindus (India) and Muslims (Pakistan). There was a huge exodus and a great massacre in which hundreds of thousands of people died. -
Death.
On January 30, 1948, Nathuram Godse, Hindu radical assaulted him and shot him down. The murderer and his accomplice were sentenced to death and executed in November 1949.
