BIOGRAPHY ON

MAHATMA GANDHI
Submitted By :Mitali Kesarwani
MBA 1st year
Student ID: 23210018
Section A

Submitted to: Mr. Noor Ahmad

About
 Mahatma Gandhi, byname of Mohandas
Karamchand Gandhi, (born October 2,
1869, Porbandar, India—died January
30, 1948, Delhi), Indian lawyer, politician,
social activist, and writer who became
the leader of the nationalist movement
against the British rule of India. As such,
he came to be considered the father of
his country. Gandhi is internationally
esteemed for his doctrine of nonviolent
protest (satyagraha) to achieve political
and social progress.
His Youth
 He had his schooling in nearby
Rajkot,where his father served as the
adviser of prime minister to the local
ruler. In may 1883,the 13 year old
Mohandas was married to 14 year old
Kasturbai Makhanji in an arranged child
marriage.
Main Principles Of Mahatma Gandhi

Satya

Ahimsa

Khadi

Fasting

Religion
His Achievements
  HE LED THE POPULAR NON-
COOPERATION MOVEMENT IN EARLY
1920S
  MAHATMA GANDHI LED THE FAMOUS SALT
MARCH TO DANDI
 HE LAUNCHED THE QUIT INDIA MOVEMENT
IN 1942 DEMANDING END OF BRITISH RULE
 MAHATMA GANDHI WAS THE LEADING
FIGURE RESPONSIBLE FOR INDIA
ACHIEVING INDEPENDENCE
His London Years
 In London, the young Gandhi–a slender Indian with
protruding ears and terrible shyness–felt
desperately isolated. His command of English,
despite a high-school education that emphasized
the language, was weak and his command of
European custom weaker, and on the boat to
Southampton he ate in his cabin to avoid
embarrassment.
 In England, fortunately, family friends took him
under their wing and enabled him to get settled in a
boarding-house without incident. But problems
persisted–notably the difficulty of diet
Interesting Facts About Mahatma Gandhi

Gandhi called for

Gandhi supported
He studied law in nonviolent
the British Empire
London resistance to
in South Africa
British rule

He led the Salt

In India, Gandhi March to Gandhi lived in
emerged as a demonstrate the South Africa for 21
nationalist leader power of Indian years
nonviolence
His struggle for Independence
 The contribution of Mahatma Gandhi to
the Indian freedom movement can't be
measured in words. He with other
freedom fighters enforced the Britishers
to leave India.

 His action, words are the source of

inspiration for millions, and his struggle
movement, policies were non-violent.
 Champaran Satyagrah(1917)
 Kheda Satyagraha (1917 -1918)
 Khilafat Movement (1919)
 Non-Cooperation Movement (1920)
 Civil-Disobedience Movement (1930)
Some Influences On the carrier Of
Mahatma Gandhi
 His socio-cultural background especially
the impact of the Vaishnav Movement.
 Bhagvat Gita impact.
 Impact of Bible.
 John Ruskin’s text ‘Unto the Last’.
 Impact of Emerson Thoreau
 Impact of Leo Tolstoy
His Last Days
 India is observing the 74th death
anniversary of Mohandas Karamchand
Gandhi, popularly known as Mahatma
Gandhi, who was assassinated by
Nathuram Godse on January 30, 1948,
at Birla House in New Delhi. ... Godse, a
member of Hindu Mahasabha, fired
three bullets in Gandhi's chest as he
made his way to a prayer meeting.