Write an essay on Mahatma Gandhi in 200 words.
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Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, popularly known as Mahatma Gandhi, is regarded as the Father of Nation. Gandhi was a social reformist and leader of the Indian Independence Movement who introduced the idea of non-violent resistance called Satyagrah. Gandhi was born in Gujarat and studied law at the Inner Temple, London. After organizing a civil disobedience movement for Indians living in South Africa, he returned to India in 1915.
In India, he set out on a train journey to different parts of the country trying to understand the problems of farmers, peasants, and urban laborers and organizing protest for them. He assumed the leadership of the Indian National Congress in 1921 and rose to become its mosts prominent leader and an iconic figure in Indian politics. He organized the Dandi Salt March in 1930 and the Quit India Movement in 1942.
He also worked for the upliftment of untouchables and have them a new name ‘Harijan’ meaning the children of God. Gandhi also wrote extensively for various newspapers and his symbol of self-reliance – the spinning wheel – became a popular symbol of the Indian Independence Movement. Gandhi played a key role in pacifying people and averting the Hindu-Muslim riots as tensions rose before and during the partition of the country. He was shot dead by Nathuram Godse on January 31, 1948.