ABOUT MAHATMA GANDHI IN 1000 WORDS
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Popularly known as Rastrapitta or father of the nation, Mahatma Gandhi’s full name was Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. He was born on 2nd October 1869 in Porbandar, in the present state of Gujarat. Born in a Hindu merchant family, his father served as dewan of the portable state. His middle name Karamchand is his father’s name which was used along with Mohandas in his name.
One of the significant figures of freedom fight of India, Rabindranath Tagore also named him THE MARTYR OF THE NATION’ since 1948 as he played a very vital role in the freedom of India from the British rule of 200 years.
At the age of 40, Gandhi initiated a Non-cooperation movement in 1920. Where for the first time in history such a huge number of Indians, irrelevant of cast and class gathered together against the British to free India. The idea was to show non-cooperation to the British rule by all Indians in unity.
In 1930 the civil disobedience movement was started which was to disobey all the rules made by British Raj, its main focus remained on disobeying the salt law by doing a salt satyagraha
Mahatma Gandhi did play war but a war with no weapon. The sword of non-violence and the shield of truth were his only weapons which helped India gain freedom and united the nation under one flag.
His idea was to control body and mind for a better life. He believed that the body should be controlled by the mind and mind by the soul, only this way of life will lead to enlightenment.
He believes in living with morals, and he did achieve to spiritualized politics by his idea of truth justice and non-violence. He believed in accepting the bigger truth of life which is ‘working for others’
And his very famous principle of life was, ‘simplicity’ he lived a very simple and self-made life where he wore simple, live in the very simple atmosphere and ate vegetarian food. He did not live a life full of facilities. He believes that all man must live a simple life to gain the satisfaction of living.
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