Mohandas Gandhi was an Indian nationalist leader and activist who led the Indian independence movement against British rule. Born in 1869 in India, Gandhi was heavily influenced by Hinduism and Jainism and became the leader of the Indian National Congress, leading large non-violent protests like the Salt March in the early 1900s to end British monopolies and gain independence. While he succeeded in obtaining freedom for India from British rule in 1947, he was only partially successful in establishing other goals like gaining full rights for women and removing the caste system before his assassination in 1948.
Mohandas Gandhi was an Indian nationalist leader and activist who led the Indian independence movement against British rule. Born in 1869 in India, Gandhi was heavily influenced by Hinduism and Jainism and became the leader of the Indian National Congress, leading large non-violent protests like the Salt March in the early 1900s to end British monopolies and gain independence. While he succeeded in obtaining freedom for India from British rule in 1947, he was only partially successful in establishing other goals like gaining full rights for women and removing the caste system before his assassination in 1948.
Mohandas Gandhi was an Indian nationalist leader and activist who led the Indian independence movement against British rule. Born in 1869 in India, Gandhi was heavily influenced by Hinduism and Jainism and became the leader of the Indian National Congress, leading large non-violent protests like the Salt March in the early 1900s to end British monopolies and gain independence. While he succeeded in obtaining freedom for India from British rule in 1947, he was only partially successful in establishing other goals like gaining full rights for women and removing the caste system before his assassination in 1948.
Mohandas Gandhi was an Indian nationalist leader and activist who led the Indian independence movement against British rule. Born in 1869 in India, Gandhi was heavily influenced by Hinduism and Jainism and became the leader of the Indian National Congress, leading large non-violent protests like the Salt March in the early 1900s to end British monopolies and gain independence. While he succeeded in obtaining freedom for India from British rule in 1947, he was only partially successful in establishing other goals like gaining full rights for women and removing the caste system before his assassination in 1948.
India( present day Gujarat) He was the leader of Indian nationalism and known later as Mahatma which means great soul, he was one of the greatest national leaders of the twentieth century.
Mohandas
Gandhi was heavily
influenced by the Hinduism and Jainism religions, which his mom was interested with. He represented the Indians and Hindus. Gandhi protested against the British monopoly on salt. This was called the Civil Disobedience. This took place during the late 1800s through the early 1900s.
Goals Obtain
freedom for India from British
rule. Provide India with a new government Gain rights for women
Success or Fail? He
did indeed gain freedom for India,
but did fail to gain human rights for women as well as removing the caste system.