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Birth and Parentage
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born at Porbandar, a coastal city in Kathiawad (now a part of the Gujarat State). He was the youngest child of his parents, Karamchand and Putlibai. -
Childhood
They taught him to be truthful at any cost and to serve his parents with devotion.
He was married along with his brother and cousin for the sake of economy and convenience.He was only 13 then.He enjoyed the festivities of the marriage.Kasturbai,his wife, was of the same age. She was illiterate but strong-willed.His jealousy and immature efforts to make her an ideal wife led to many quarrels.He wanted to teach her but found no time.His experience later made him a strong critic of child-marriages -
death of mohan's father
Mohan's father died when Mohan was 16. He had nursed him daily. But at the time of his death, Mohan was with his wife. He always felt ashamed for this lapse. -
Gandhi becomes a Barrister
passed his examination and was called to the bar -
First campaign of civil disobedience.
He is sentenced to prison. -
March of the salt.
Mahatma Gandhi undertook what is known as the Salt March in order to wrest the independence of India from the British Empire. -
His death in New Delhi
Killed by a Hindu fanatic.