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Gandhi was born on October 2, 1869. He was born in Porbandar, which is near Bombay.
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Gandhi was married at the age of 13, in 1882. He was married to a girl named Kasturba.
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When Gandhi was 19, he decided to go to a university in London. After going to college in London, he decided to come back to India.
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When Gandhi was unsuccessful in Bombay, he decided to go to South Africa. Wile he was there, he was the first so-called "colored" layer in South Africa. He also started a large practice.
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In 1894, Gandhi started the Natal Indian Congress. He started this, so Indians could have more rights. Yet, he stayed loyal to the British Empire.
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In 1899, during the Boer War Gandhi raised an ambulance corps and served for the South Africa government. So, he went against the British Empire, for what he thought was right.
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Later in 1906, Gandhi began his peaceful revolution. He said that he would go to jail or even doe before he obeyed an anti-asian law.
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During World War 1, he organist another ambulance corps for the British. Afterwards, he headed back to his home in India in 1914.
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In 1930, in protest of a salt tax, Gandhi led thousands of Indians on a 200-mile march. So, they went to the sea to collect their own salt. Through this, he was jailed three times.
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On January 30, 1948 Gandhi was killed. He was killed by a Hindu who was maddened by Gandhi's effort to reconcile Muslims and Hindus. After that, an epic motion picture about his life won several academy awards.
