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Mahatma Gandhi's Birth
Mohandas Karmachand Gandhi was born on October 2nd, 1869. He was born around Porbandar. He was born into the Vaisya caste as a merchant. -
Gandhi's Study
19 year old Gandhi went to London to study law. He spent his free time studying philosophy, and non-violent acts. 10 years later he returned to India after not being successful in London. -
Mahatma Gandhi Journey in South Africa
After Gandhi was not successful in London he returned and journeyed to South Africa two years later. He was admitted into the supreme court, and build a larger practice for law. Some of the Indians followed their leader and went to South Africa as laborers. -
Peace revolution
Ghandi began his peace revolution after he saw how others were treated. He stated that he would go to jail before obeying an anti-Asian law. Many of Indians joined on his act, and he was put in prison twice. -
Indian Followers
Gandhi decided that he wanted to use his life for good. With this he gained a lot of popularity among Indians. With this new group of followers that he had to please he formed a political party. -
Campaign Against Britian
With Mahadi's new political party he launched a campaign against Britain. This campaign longed for Indians to stop using British things. For the Indians to spin their own cotton and to boycott British things. -
Salt Tax
Salt was another British good that was urged to get rid of. So in 1930, Mhadi marched Indians 200 miles to collect their own salt from the sea. In result he was in-prisioned -
Retirement
Mahatma retired from the 'head of the party' but remained the true leader. He thought that India would never be free as long as it remained under the British Empire. He demanded independence from Britain as Britain's price for aiding them in war. He was sent to jail for this action for two years. -
Victory
Gandhi got his deserved victory in 1947. After the victory the subcontinent split into India and Pakistan. -
Gandhi's Assassination
On January 30 1948 Gandhi was assassinated on his way to prayer. He was killed by a Hindu that was extremely annoyed the Gandhi made efforts to make peace between two religions. Around 50 years later her ashes were spread in the Ganges river.
