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What was Gandhi's approach to leading India's campaign for independence?
Where did Gandhi train in law?
What event led to the partition of India in 1947?
Study Notes
- Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was an Indian lawyer and anti-colonial nationalist.
- He employed nonviolent resistance to lead India's successful campaign for independence from British rule.
- He inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world.
- Gandhi was born and raised in a Hindu family in coastal Gujarat.
- He trained in law in London and lived in South Africa for 21 years.
- Gandhi returned to India in 1915 and led nationwide campaigns for social and political change.
- He adopted a simple lifestyle and undertook long fasts as a means of political protest.
- Gandhi led Indians in challenging the British-imposed salt tax with the Dandi Salt March in 1930.
- He was imprisoned many times in both South Africa and India.
- Gandhi's vision of an independent India based on religious pluralism was challenged by Muslim nationalism, leading to the partition of India in 1947.
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"Discover the Life and Legacy of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi: Test Your Knowledge on India's Iconic Leader and Nonviolent Activist"
