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The birth of Gandhi
On October 2, 1869, Karamchand Gandhi was born in the Indian city of Porbandar Mohandas. Trained in Great Britain as a lawyer, he began his political activity in South Africa, where he fought for the recognition of the rights of the Indian minority. -
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The friendship between Tosloi and Gandhi
During his years in South Africa, Gandhi was inspired by Tolstoy's books, especially The Kingdom of God is in you. In 1880, Tolstoy became involved in the cause of Christian anarchism. And subsequently the pacifist was inspired by another Tolstoy book called Letter to a Hindu in 1908, in response to Indian nationalists who supported the violence. Gandhi and Tolstoy maintained constant contact until the latter's death in 1910. -
Gandhi's young marriage
The marriage of the young people was stormy from the moment their parents decided to make the union. The couple couldn't be more different. Kasturbai could not read or write, a situation that greatly annoyed Gandhi who was frustrated because in order to continue with the wedding plans, he had been a year behind in school. -
Controversy with the Hindu leader
After the Boer War in 1906, the Zulu population protested against the taxes and obligations imposed on them. The British Army responded aggressively by suppressing the protests. Between 3,000 and 4,000 Zulus died, 7,000 were imprisoned, and 25 English died. This generated controversy since the Hindu leader offered the British army, young Indians to fight against the Zulus, arguing that they should train for the "real war". -
Ghandi is arrested
Gandhi was arrested on March 10, 1922, charged with sedition, and sentenced to six years in prison. He was released in February 1924 after undergoing surgery for appendicitis.
Without Gandhi's unifying presence, the National Congress Party began to split into two factions. One, led by Chitta Ranjan Das and Motilal Nehru, was in favor of the party's participation in legislatures, while the other faction, led by Chakravarti Rajagopalachari and Sardar Wallabhbhai Patel, opposed this position. -
The Salt March
On March 12, 1930, Mahatma Gandhi undertook what became known as the Salt March to wrest the independence of India from the British Empire. After a walking tour of 300 km, he reached the coast of the Indian Ocean on April 6, 1930. He got into the water and took some salt in his hands. With this laughable and highly symbolic gesture, Gandhi encouraged his compatriots to violate the state monopoly on the distribution of salt. -
Indian independence and peace
India achieved independence in 1947 and was divided into two countries, India and Pakistan, after which fighting between Hindus and Muslims began. Gandhi had advocated for a united India, where Hindus and Muslims could live in peace. -
The assassination of leader Gandhi
When Gandhi went to a meeting to pray, he was killed by receiving three gunshot wounds. The killer was Nathuram Godse, a Hindu radical linked to far-right groups in India, such as the Hindu Hahasabha party, who accused Gandhi of weakening the new government by insisting that Pakistan be paid the promised money.
His murderers, Nathuram Godse and Narayan Apte,
