Mohandas Karmachand Gandhi, born October 2nd 1869, was a common Indian peasant who later became a national hero in the quest for Indian independence from colonial Great Briton. Gandhi is most remembered for his stanch support of nonviolent protest and civil disobedience as a way of overturning oppressive government and making radical changes in India. Although Gandhi died in 1948 the effects of his campaign for Indian independence are still far reaching and it is copied by many others who have also fought against oppression such as Martin Luther King Jr., The Dalia Lama and Nelson Mandela.
Gandhi's beliefs about nonviolence were created at a very young age because his mother was a devoted Hindu who believed deeply in nonviolence. Gandhi eventually was accepted to the University of Bombay in 1887 although his grades were quite poor. He later decided that he would instead attend school in England, which he considered to be "a land of philosophers and poets", upon this decision......
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