Mahatma Gandhi

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Biography of Mahatma Gandhi;- Many great personalities and great men have been born in India who has left behind a legacy of greatness, noble life and great ideals. Mahatma Gandhi is considered to be the first among such great men. Today, he is considered to be the greatest and lofty person among the people born on our earth. Mahatma Gandhi is the father of India, He is also called Bapu in India.

Childhood and Education

Mahatma Gandhi was born on 2 October 179 in Porbandar, Gujarat, into an aristocratic family. The name was Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. After passing his matriculation examination he went to England to study law. He returned to India from England as a lawyer in 1890. Shortly after his arrival in India, he had many difficulties under English rule in South Africa. Was called to assist the Indians facing Gandhiji called for the help of the Indians there.

Gandhiji launched the Satyagraha movement against the unjust treatment being done by the British towards the Indians there. As a result of their tireless results, the British rule was forced to give more freedom to the Indians living there.

Principles of Mahatma Gandhi

The paths Gandhiji gave are his invaluable contribution not only to our country but to the whole world. He incorporated the element of spirituality into politics and made it loftier by keeping it free from violence and hate.

He laid special emphasis on Hindu Muslim unity, the abolition of untouchability, the advancement of backward classes, development of villages as centers of social development, social freedom, use of indigenous goods, etc. These are some of the legacies of his contributions such as There are elements that made a long-lasting impact on our country and changed the map of our country. India will be especially indebted to them He also included the common people in the freedom struggle movement and made it a national movement in the true sense.

Immortal Heritage

Today Mahatma Gandhi is considered to be the Father of the Nation because he laid the foundation of India’s freedom movement in A true sense through his great ideas and ideals and sacrifice of all. His death was a great loss to the pro-peace forces of peace and democracy. According to Lord Mountbatten, India, virtually the world, may not be able to see a person like him for many centuries to come. His immortal legacy will never be destroyed in the ravages of time and will continue to show light not only to our country but to the whole world.

Mahatma Gandhi in South Africa

The pivotal moment of Gandhiji’s life began only when he visited South Africa for the first time. In 1893, when he did not have any success in advocating while living in India, he thought it appropriate to go from here. And from an Indian firm in Natal South Africa, which was part of the British Empire at that time, accepted a proposal to advocate on a one-year agreement.

In South Africa, Gandhi also had to face discrimination and persecution of Indians. Not only this, they were pushed out of the moving vehicle and thrown out only because despite being a first-class ticket, he refused to sit in the third category and protested against the atrocities happening with him. Also, the driver suffered. This series did not end here. He faced even more difficulties in his journey. He was barred from entering several hotels in Africa.

Gandhi returned to India from South Africa in 1914. By this time Gandhi had become famous as a nationalist leader and convenor and had come to India at the invitation of moderate Congress leader Gopal Krishna Gokhale. And first of all, to understand the current state of the country, he traveled all over India and analyzed political, economic and social topics in depth.

Champaran and Kheda Satyagraha

The movements of Champaran (Bihar) and Kheda (Gujarat) introduced Gandhi to India for the first time. This was his first political victory in India. In Champaran, the British zamindars were forcibly cultivating indigo from the farmers and were torturing them at very low prices, due to which the farmers were dying of hunger.

Khilafat Movement

The Khilafat Movement further strengthened Gandhi’s credibility between Congress and the Muslims. The Ottoman Empire collapsed during the First World War. For this reason, Muslims from all over the world were protesting against the falling influence of the Khalifa in the Khilafat movement. He returned the honors and medals given by the British for supporting the Indian Muslims. Which had a deep impact on Muslims.

Non-Co-Operation Movement

According to Gandhiji, the British were able to survive in India because we let them do so. By now he was established as the most popular leader of India. The whole of India started following him. Using the weapons of truth, non-violence and peaceful resistance against the British, they concocted the Non-Cooperation Movement.

Quit India Movement

As soon as the Quit India Movement of 1942 started, the independence of the country was beginning to happen. Now Gandhiji also gave a slogan like ‘do or die’ instead of non-violence. The British ‘Quit India’ slogan has now reached every street and square. Now the British understood that it was not possible to keep us more slaves and finally on 15 August 1947, British rule came to an end and the emergence of a newly independent India.

India’s independence

Gandhiji adopted non-violence and satyagraha as his main weapons for attaining independence. He was arrested several times and put in jail. But they could not find any difference in the goal of national independence. Under his leadership, all classes and people of all religions and castes in India, whether they were Hindus or Muslims, Sikhs, Harijans, youths, old people or children, all struggled by joining them in the call for independence. The British had realized that we could no longer live in India, so the British were forced to give freedom to our country.

Assassination of Mahatma Gandhi

On 30 January 1949, while they were going for prayer, a Hindu fanatic was shot and killed at that time because he thought that Gandhiji was hurting the Hindus by taking the side of the Muslims. Thus ended the life of the great Mahatma. He remained devoted to the identity and freedom of the motherland as long as he lived. The light has gone from our lives and darkness has been everywhere. In these words, the then Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru, had told the nation about the tragic news of Mahatma Gandhi’s death. The ashes of Gandhiji’s ashes have been preserved in Rajghat specially built in New Delhi in the memory of Gandhiji.

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