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Mahatma Gandhi
Born Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi October 2, 1869Porbandar, Gujarat, IndiaDied January 30, 1948New Delhi, India
The object of this massive tribute, died as he always lived, private man without wealth, without property, without official title or office
Mahatma Gandhi 
was not the commander of armies nor a ruler of vast lands, he could not bold any scientific achievement or artistic gift, yet man, governments, dignitaries from all round theworld have joined hands to pay homage to this little brown man in loin clothes, wholead his country to freedom. In the words of General George C marshal, Americansecretary of state " Mahatma Gandhi has become the spokesman of conscience of all man kind", he was a man who made humility and simple truth more powerful thanempires and Albert Einstein added "Generations to come will scars believe that suchone as this ever in flesh and blood walked upon this earth".
 
(from the movie "Gandhi")
 
 
Mahatma Gandhi
, was the charismatic leader who brought the cause of India'sindependence from British colonial rule to world attention. He powerfullydemonstrated his philosophy of non-violence, for which he coined the termsatyagraha, as one of the most powerful tools uniquely available to the masses forlasting peace.By means of non-violent civil disobedience, an idea he developed from the teachingsof Leo Tolstoy and Henry David Thoreau, Gandhi helped bring about India'sindependence from British rule. This inspired other colonial peoples to work for theirown independence, ultimately dismantling the British Empire and replacing it withthe Commonwealth of Nations. Gandhi's principle of satyagraha (from Sanskrit satya:truth, and agraha: request "a justified demand"), often translated as "way of truth"or "pursuit of truth", has inspired other democratic activists, including Martin LutherKing, Jr.. He often said that his values were simple; drawn from traditional Hindubeliefs: truth (satya), and non-violence (ahimsa).
Contents
 1Early life2Civil rights movement in South Africa3Movement for Indian independence4World War II5Partition of India and assassination6Principles7No Nobel Prize8References9External links10Gandhi Downloads (realAudio and WMA)
 
Early life
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born into a Hindu family in Porbandar, Gujarat,India. They were descendants of traders (the word "Gandhi" means grocer). He wasthe son of Karamchand Gandhi, the dewan (Chief Minister) of Porbandar, andPutlibai, Karamchand's fourth wife, a Hindu of the Vaishnava sect. Growing up with adevout Vaishnava mother and surrounded by the Jain influences of Gujarat, Gandhilearned from an early age the tenets of noninjury to living beings, vegetarianism,fasting for self-purification, and mutual tolerance between members of variouscreeds and sects. At the age of 13 Gandhi married Kasturba Makharji, who was thesame age as he. They had four sons: Harilal Gandhi, born in 1888; Manilal Gandhi,born in 1892; Ramdas Gandhi, born in 1897; and Devdas Gandhi, born in 1900.Gandhi was a mediocre student in his youth at Porbandar and later Rajkot, andbarely passed the matriculation exam for the University of Bombay in 1887, joiningSamaldas College. He did not stay there long, however, as his family felt he mustbecome a barrister if he was to continue the family tradition of holding high office in
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