Mahatma Gandhi Biography

Mahatma Gandhi, Leader
Born asMohandas Karamchand Gandhi
Occup.Leader
FromIndia
BornOctober 2, 1869
Porbandar, Kathiawar Agency, British India
DiedJanuary 30, 1948
New Delhi, Dominion of India
Aged78 years
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, better called Mahatma Gandhi, was born on October 2, 1869, in Porbandar, a seaside town in contemporary Gujarat, India. He was the youngest of 4 kids born to Karamchand Gandhi, an elderly federal government authorities, and also Putlibai, Karamchand's fourth partner.

Gandhi was educated in India and later in London, where he researched law. After going back to India, he had a hard time to develop a regulation technique as well as at some point took a work with an Indian company in South Africa. It was during his time in South Africa that Gandhi ended up being associated with the struggle against racial discrimination as well as oppression.

Gandhi came to be a prominent leader in the Indian neighborhood in South Africa, leading protests and also advocating for the civil liberties of Indians in the nation. He additionally began to develop his ideology of nonviolent resistance, which he called satyagraha.

In 1915, Gandhi returned to India and also came to be associated with the Indian freedom movement. He quickly came to be a leader in the movement, promoting for pacifist resistance and also civil disobedience versus British colonial policy.

Gandhi's nonviolent strategy to advocacy influenced many individuals in India and around the world. He led numerous calm demonstrations and also civil disobedience campaigns, consisting of the popular Salt March in 1930, which opposed British salt tax obligations and led to prevalent civil unrest.

Gandhi was put behind bars numerous times during his lifetime for his activism, but he remained to fight for Indian freedom as well as social justice. He additionally supported for the civil liberties of females, the poor, and other marginalized groups.

In 1947, India acquired its self-reliance from British colonial rule, however the country was likewise segmented right into India and also Pakistan. Gandhi functioned to avoid physical violence and also advertise peace between both brand-new countries, yet he was executed on January 30, 1948, by a Hindu nationalist who opposed his philosophy of nonviolence.

Gandhi's legacy survives as an icon of nonviolent resistance as well as the fight for equal rights as well as justice. He is kept in mind for his powerful speeches, his commitment to nonviolence, and his devotion to the source of Indian self-reliance. Gandhi remains a hero to many people around the world who look for to promote peace and social justice through nonviolent methods.

Our collection contains 160 quotes who is written / told by Mahatma, under the main topics: Love - Politics - Peace - History - Anger.

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160 Famous quotes by Mahatma Gandhi

Small: There is more to life than increasing its speed - Mahatma Gandhi
"There is more to life than increasing its speed"
Small: A nations culture resides in the hearts and in the soul of its people - Mahatma Gandhi
"A nation's culture resides in the hearts and in the soul of its people"
Small: Prayer is not an old womans idle amusement. Properly understood and applied, it is the most potent instrument
"Prayer is not an old woman's idle amusement. Properly understood and applied, it is the most potent instrument of action"
Small: An unjust law is itself a species of violence. Arrest for its breach is more so - Mahatma Gandhi
"An unjust law is itself a species of violence. Arrest for its breach is more so"
Small: An ounce of practice is worth more than tons of preaching - Mahatma Gandhi
"An ounce of practice is worth more than tons of preaching"
Small: An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind - Mahatma Gandhi
"An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind"
Small: An error does not become truth by reason of multiplied propagation, nor does truth become error because nobody
"An error does not become truth by reason of multiplied propagation, nor does truth become error because nobody sees it"
Small: Among the many misdeeds of the British rule in India, history will look upon the act depriving a whole nation
"Among the many misdeeds of the British rule in India, history will look upon the act depriving a whole nation of arms as the blackest"
Small: Always aim at complete harmony of thought and word and deed. Always aim at purifying your thoughts and everyth
"Always aim at complete harmony of thought and word and deed. Always aim at purifying your thoughts and everything will be well"
Small: All the religions of the world, while they may differ in other respects, unitedly proclaim that nothing lives
"All the religions of the world, while they may differ in other respects, unitedly proclaim that nothing lives in this world but Truth"
Small: All compromise is based on give and take, but there can be no give and take on fundamentals. Any compromise on
"All compromise is based on give and take, but there can be no give and take on fundamentals. Any compromise on mere fundamentals is a surrender. For it is all give and no take"
Small: Action is no less necessary than thought to the instinctive tendencies of the human frame - Mahatma Gandhi
"Action is no less necessary than thought to the instinctive tendencies of the human frame"
Small: Action expresses priorities - Mahatma Gandhi
"Action expresses priorities"
Small: A weak man is just by accident. A strong but non-violent man is unjust by accident - Mahatma Gandhi
"A weak man is just by accident. A strong but non-violent man is unjust by accident"
Small: A vow is a purely religious act which cannot be taken in a fit of passion. It can be taken only with a mind pu
"A vow is a purely religious act which cannot be taken in a fit of passion. It can be taken only with a mind purified and composed and with God as witness"
Small: A small body of determined spirits fired by an unquenchable faith in their mission can alter the course of his
"A small body of determined spirits fired by an unquenchable faith in their mission can alter the course of history"
Small: A religion that takes no account of practical affairs and does not help to solve them is no religion - Mahatma
"A religion that takes no account of practical affairs and does not help to solve them is no religion"
Small: A principle is the expression of perfection, and as imperfect beings like us cannot practise perfection, we de
"A principle is the expression of perfection, and as imperfect beings like us cannot practise perfection, we devise every moment limits of its compromise in practice"
Small: A policy is a temporary creed liable to be changed, but while it holds good it has got to be pursued with apos
"A policy is a temporary creed liable to be changed, but while it holds good it has got to be pursued with apostolic zeal"
Small: A man who was completely innocent, offered himself as a sacrifice for the good of others, including his enemie
"A man who was completely innocent, offered himself as a sacrifice for the good of others, including his enemies, and became the ransom of the world. It was a perfect act"
Small: A man is but the product of his thoughts what he thinks, he becomes - Mahatma Gandhi
"A man is but the product of his thoughts what he thinks, he becomes"
Small: A coward is incapable of exhibiting love it is the prerogative of the brave - Mahatma Gandhi
"A coward is incapable of exhibiting love; it is the prerogative of the brave"
Small: A No uttered from the deepest conviction is better than a Yes merely uttered to please, or worse, to avoid tro
"A 'No' uttered from the deepest conviction is better than a 'Yes' merely uttered to please, or worse, to avoid trouble"
Small: There is an orderliness in the universe, there is an unalterable law governing everything and every being that
"There is an orderliness in the universe, there is an unalterable law governing everything and every being that exists or lives. It is no blind law; for no blind law can govern the conduct of living beings"
Small: The law of sacrifice is uniform throughout the world. To be effective it demands the sacrifice of the bravest
"The law of sacrifice is uniform throughout the world. To be effective it demands the sacrifice of the bravest and the most spotless"
Small: The human voice can never reach the distance that is covered by the still small voice of conscience - Mahatma
"The human voice can never reach the distance that is covered by the still small voice of conscience"
Small: The greatness of a nation can be judged by the way its animals are treated - Mahatma Gandhi
"The greatness of a nation can be judged by the way its animals are treated"
Small: The good man is the friend of all living things - Mahatma Gandhi
"The good man is the friend of all living things"
Small: The essence of all religions is one. Only their approaches are different - Mahatma Gandhi
"The essence of all religions is one. Only their approaches are different"
Small: The difference between what we do and what we are capable of doing would suffice to solve most of the worlds p
"The difference between what we do and what we are capable of doing would suffice to solve most of the world's problem"
Small: The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others - Mahatma Gandhi
"The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others"
Small: That service is the noblest which is rendered for its own sake - Mahatma Gandhi
"That service is the noblest which is rendered for its own sake"
Small: Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will - Mahatma Gandhi
"Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will"
Small: Spiritual relationship is far more precious than physical. Physical relationship divorced from spiritual is bo
"Spiritual relationship is far more precious than physical. Physical relationship divorced from spiritual is body without soul"
Small: Prayer is a confession of ones own unworthiness and weakness - Mahatma Gandhi
"Prayer is a confession of one's own unworthiness and weakness"
Small: Power is of two kinds. One is obtained by the fear of punishment and the other by acts of love. Power based on
"Power is of two kinds. One is obtained by the fear of punishment and the other by acts of love. Power based on love is a thousand times more effective and permanent then the one derived from fear of punishment"
Small: Poverty is the worst form of violence - Mahatma Gandhi
"Poverty is the worst form of violence"
Small: Peace is its own reward - Mahatma Gandhi
"Peace is its own reward"
Small: Only he can take great resolves who has indomitable faith in God and has fear of God - Mahatma Gandhi
"Only he can take great resolves who has indomitable faith in God and has fear of God"
Small: Ones own religion is after all a matter between oneself and ones Maker and no one elses - Mahatma Gandhi
"One's own religion is after all a matter between oneself and one's Maker and no one else's"
Small: Nonviolence is the first article of my faith. It is also the last article of my creed - Mahatma Gandhi
"Nonviolence is the first article of my faith. It is also the last article of my creed"
Small: Non-violence, which is the quality of the heart, cannot come by an appeal to the brain - Mahatma Gandhi
"Non-violence, which is the quality of the heart, cannot come by an appeal to the brain"
Small: Non-violence requires a double faith, faith in God and also faith in man - Mahatma Gandhi
"Non-violence requires a double faith, faith in God and also faith in man"
Small: Morality which depends upon the helplessness of a man or woman has not much to recommend it. Morality is roote
"Morality which depends upon the helplessness of a man or woman has not much to recommend it. Morality is rooted in the purity of our hearts"
Small: Morality is the basis of things and truth is the substance of all morality - Mahatma Gandhi
"Morality is the basis of things and truth is the substance of all morality"
Small: Morality is contraband in war - Mahatma Gandhi
"Morality is contraband in war"
Small: Moral authority is never retained by any attempt to hold on to it. It comes without seeking and is retained wi
"Moral authority is never retained by any attempt to hold on to it. It comes without seeking and is retained without effort"
Small: Measures must always in a progressive society be held superior to men, who are after all imperfect instruments
"Measures must always in a progressive society be held superior to men, who are after all imperfect instruments, working for their fulfilment"
Small: Mans nature is not essentially evil. Brute nature has been know to yield to the influence of love. You must ne
"Man's nature is not essentially evil. Brute nature has been know to yield to the influence of love. You must never despair of human nature"
Small: Man should forget his anger before he lies down to sleep - Mahatma Gandhi
"Man should forget his anger before he lies down to sleep"
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