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Mahatma Gandhi
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi or MK Gandhi was an eminent Indian freedom-fighter, lawyer, political ethicist, and anti-colonial nationalist who deployed non-violent struggle to direct the successful crusade for India's independence from British reign, and consecutively enthused movements for freedom and civil rights globally.
Mahatma Gandhi was an eminent freedom fighter who spent his entire life in the struggle for India’s independence. He was born in an Indian Hindu family on the 2nd of October, 1869 at Porbandar, Gujarat. His entire life history is a great motivation for all of us. He is known as the Bapu/Rashtrapita and he is one amongst them who converted people’s dream of a Free India into a reality by ways of his supreme sacrifices and noble ideals. While fighting with British he employed his great weapon which was non-violence independence movement to fight against the atrocities of British. He got affronted countless times however he continued his non-violent fight for India’s Independence. Several times he got detained and was sent to jail; however he never discouraged himself and continued his fight for India’s freedom.
Gandhiji started several mass movements such as the Champaran crusade in the year 1917, where Indian peasants were forced by the British to grow indigo sell them at low-prices. Gandhiji organised a non-violent remonstration against this and British were compelled to accept the peasants’ demand. Kheda village which was hit by floods in the year 1918 created a great famine in that region; despite that, Indian people were forced to pay taxes to the British as the British did not give any relief to the Indian people. Gandhiji organised a non-cooperation crusade and led non-violent remonstrations against the British for several months. Eventually the British were forced to offer relief in taxes and temporarily deferred the revenue collection. The 6 days Salt March/Namak Satyagrah’ in the year 1930 from Sabarmati Ashram, Gujarat was another non-violence movement by Gandhiji against imposition of heavy tax on the salt produce which impacted the local salt manufacture. The Non-cooperation movement in the year 1920 was where Gandhiji appealed to reject using British products and endorsed the usage of ‘Swadeshi’ products. He started weaving cotton clothes through the use of Charkha to stop using foreign goods and promoted the usage of Swadeshi goods amongst Indians.And finally the Quit India Movementon August 8, 1942 which demanded the British to quit India. After several struggles, independence of India was given freedom by the British.
Gandhiji was a very humble person who worked to eliminate the caste/colour barrier. He also worked really hard for eliminating untouchability in India and called untouchables as ‘Harijan’ implying means God’s people. He was a great Indian freedom fighter and social reformer and inspired Indian people for living a modest life and become self-dependent. He was a solid supporter of agriculture and encouraged people to undertake agriculture works.
Gandhiji was a spiritual man who brought spirituality to the Indian politics. However, he was unable to continue his life post India’s Independence in the year 1947, August 15th, since he was slayed by Nathuram Godse, and Hindu activist on 30th of January.His body was incinerated at Raj Ghat, New Delhi. Each year 30th of January is celebrated as Martyr’s Day in India to pay homage to Gandhiji .