Gandhi, an anti-war activist was born on October 2, 1869 in Porbandar, Kathiawar, India.
He was assassinated on January 30, 1948 in New Delhi, India.
Being the primary leader of India’s independence movement and also the architect of passive resistance, a form of civil disobedience that would influence the world, Gandhi was a spiritual and political leader who fought for India’s liberation.
He studied law in London, England, but in 1893 came to South Africa, where he spent 20 years opposing discriminatory legislation against Indians and fought for the rights of Indians, both here and at home in India.
In 1914, Gandhi returned to India, where he became leader of the Indian National Congress, advocating a policy of non-violent non-co-operation to achieve independence.
Some of his quotes include:
- “Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.”
- “I believe in equality for everyone, except reporters and photographers.”
- “You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty.”
- “Victory attained by violence is tantamount to a defeat, for it is momentary.”
- “An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind.”
