Mahatma Gandhi was the
greatest son of our motherland, India. He was the leader of Indian freedom
movement which led India to get her freedom from the administration of
Britishers. He was also the great politician of the world.
Mahatma Gandhi was born on 2nd
October 1869 at Porbandar in Kathiawad, Gujarat. His real name was Mohandas
Karamchan Gandhi. His mother was a religious lady and father held a high and
responsible post in Porbander. He belonged to a well-to-do Vaishya family. He received
his school education in local school. After that he was married to Kasturba.
He went to England to study
law and became a qualified barrister for legal profession. Then he returned
India and after sometime practicing in Bombay High Court, he went to Natal in
South Afric. There he saw humiliation of Indins. Once he, himself was thrown
away from a railway compartment, which was only for white Europeans. His self-esteem
was challenged and there only, he decided to throw Britishers out of India.
He invented and practiced weapon
of fighting for a noble cause, without any cost. This was ‘Satyagraha’. His satyagraha
was comprised of two components of Truth and Non-Violence. He liberated indo
cultivators of Motihari (Bihar) from the oppression by Europeans in 1917. In 1918
he interrupted in a conflict between mill-owners and labourers in Ahmadabad. Thus
Gandhiji came in close contact between Indian masses and dedicated his whole
life for the noble cause of Indians. Hence he started stepwise struggle for
freedom by non-c-operation movement in 1921 and led the Indian National
Congress. During his regime famous historical events like Dandi March and
Jallian Wala Bagh episode had taken place. Lastly India got freedom in 1947.
Gandhiji was the first Indian
leader, who lived in simple way like mass of India. His aims and dreams were:
Hindu-Muslim unity; struggle for untouchability; to raise social status of
women in India. He was the person who gave the name ‘Harijan’ for untouchables.
He had a strong belief in prayer and his famous prayer was ‘Raghupati Raghav
Raja Ram. Patit Pawan Sita-Ram. Alash! This great son of India was shot dead at
Delhi, while going to attend prayer meeting on 30th January, 1948.
Seeing his great soul, he was
awarded the title ‘Mahatma’ and called father of the nation.
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